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What happens when the brain is artificially stimulated?
Stimulating the brain via electricity or other means may help to ease the symptoms of various neurological and psychiatric disorders,...
An algorithm for taxi sharing
Researchers in Uruguay have developed an evolutionary algorithm to allow a smart city to facilitate efficient taxi sharing to cut...
Rapid adaptation of Aspergillus fungus presents doctors with a dilemma
The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is capable of rapid genetic adaptation in both natural environments and in humans according to a...
Having a happy spouse could be good for your health
Having a happy spouse may be related to better health, at least among middle-aged and older adults, according to a...
Students in bilingual elementary school programs present worse academic results, according to study
Bilingual education programs, in which a substantial part of the teaching is done in a language different from the mother...
How cancer’s ‘invisibility cloak’ works
UBC researchers have discovered how cancer cells become invisible to the body’s immune system, a crucial step that allows tumours...
Women with hearing loss more likely to have preterm or low birth weight babies
Hearing loss is a marginalizing and disabling condition, resulting in various adverse social and health outcomes. Babies born to women...
Older Adults With Long-Term Alcohol Dependence Lose Neurocognitive Abilities
Heavy drinking can lead to neurophysiological and cognitive changes ranging from disrupted sleep to more serious neurotoxic effects. Aging can...
New Hope in Fight Against Aggressive, Often Hard to Treat Brain Tumor
Researchers from the University of Southampton have discovered a potential way of stopping one of the most aggressive types of...
Does physical activity lower the risk of bacterial infections?
The risk of viral infections is known to be affected by physical activity, but little information is available regarding the...
Health benefits of evening classes revealed
Those with a taste for adult education classes have long known it, but now Oxford University scientists have confirmed that...
Can nicotine protect the aging brain?
Everyone knows that tobacco products are bad for your health, and even the new e-cigarettes may have harmful toxins. However,...
Unique molecular atlas of pancreas produced
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to produce the first molecular map of the genes that are active in the...
Researchers find a potential signature of cognitive function in people living with HIV
UH researchers have identified a unique epigenetic footprint in specific types of immune cells from blood that can identify individuals...
Science can shape healthy city planning
Previous studies have shown a correlation between the design of cities and growing epidemics of injuries and non-communicable diseases such...
Yoga may not count toward 30 minutes of daily physical activity, but may have other benefits
Hatha yoga is an increasingly popular form of physical activity and meditative practice in the U.S. It is important to...
Four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school
Credit: Copyright Loughborough University New research from Loughborough University has revealed many four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school....
Essential mouse genes could guide human precision medicine
Credit: Doug Rowland, UC Davis. About one-third of 1751 genes studied in the first comprehensive survey of the mouse genome...
Five scientists named Faculty Scholars by high-profile philanthropies
UT Southwestern faculty members named Faculty Scholars (l-r) include Dr. Elizabeth Chen, Dr. Neal Alto, Dr. Benjamin Tu, Dr. Julie...
Neutrophils are key to harnessing anti-tumor immune response from radiation therapy, study finds
DALLAS – September 21, 2016 – Combining targeted radiation therapy with a neutrophil stimulant enhances anti-tumor immunity, according to new...