Science
Understanding immune reaction to the hepatitis B virus
Credit: Professor Hiroyuki Oshiumi The innate immune system in mammals defends against infection from viruses and other microbial infections. Unfortunately,...
Safe hair care spares hair, Johns Hopkins dermatologists report
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine A common cause of hair loss and breakage known as acquired trichorrhexis nodosa, or TN --often...
Gene mutation linked to early onset of Parkinson’s disease in Caucasians
AMES, Iowa - A defect in a gene that produces dopamine in the brain appears to accelerate the onset of...
Vestibular function declines starting at age 40
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Boston, Mass. -- A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye...
Electronic prescribing of high-risk meds may contribute to falls in elderly
Certain medications are considered high risk in elders. In a recent study of 287 individuals ?65 years who experienced a...
First new HIV vaccine efficacy study in 7 years has begun
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen...
Dartmouth researchers break new territory analyzing DNA modifications in glioblastoma
Nov. 25, 2016, Lebanon, N.H. - Using state-of-the-art molecular biology and statistical approaches, researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center...
New target receptor discovered in the fight against obesity
The team of scientists from King's College London and Imperial College London tested a high-fat diet, containing a fermentable carbohydrate,...
Researchers discover most winter boots are too slippery to walk safely on icy surfaces
Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada - Nov. 24, 2016) - A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation...
Macrophage-dependent IL-1β production induces cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice
One of the most serious complications of diabetes, heart arrhythmias, is now on its way to be prevented and combated....
First steps to neutralizing Zika
Credit: Victor Kostyuchenko, Duke-NUS Medical School As Zika spreads throughout the world, the call for rapid development of therapeutics to...
Study suggests that parental health behaviors may influence children’s sleep
DARIEN, IL - A new study indicates that children's sleep duration may be influenced by parental sleep duration and confidence,...
Greater job satisfaction for transgender employees
Transgender individuals in the workplace can sometimes feel stigmatized, either through the actions and attitudes of their coworkers, or through...
For wearable electronic devices, NIST shows plastic holes are golden
Credit: Reyes-Hernandez/NIST In science, sometimes the best discoveries come when you're exploring something else entirely. That's the case with recent...
Stuttering related to brain circuits that control speech production
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy...
JNeurosci: Highlights From the Nov. 23 issue
Check out these newsworthy studies from the November 23, 2016, issue of JNeurosci. Media interested in obtaining the full text...
Fat cell biologist awarded diabetes research prize
Credit: Charles LeDuc/Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (November 23, 2016)--Columbia University has awarded the 2016 Naomi Berrie Award...
The eye has it: Vitreous gel could hold clues to visual impairment
Research is underway at Rochester Institute of Technology that will give scientists a better understanding of the vitreous humor, or...
Cancer signaling pathway could illuminate new avenue to therapy
MADISON, Wis. -- Researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Carbone Cancer Center have...
Pioneers in IVC filter removal
Most filters -- whether for water or a furnace -- eventually need to be removed or replaced to avoid complications....