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Young toddlers can tell when others hold false beliefs, study finds
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A new study finds that, under the right conditions, 2 1/2-year-old children can answer questions...
Largest resource of human protein-protein interactions can help interpret genomic data
An international research team has developed the largest database of protein-to-protein interaction networks, a resource that can illuminate how numerous...
Smart patch releases blood thinners as needed
Credit: Yuqi Zhang An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a smart patch designed to monitor a patient's blood and...
Gene discovered to cause rare, severe neurological disease
Credit: Peter McPherson Lab, Montreal Neurological Institute Researchers have linked a debilitating neurological disease in children to mutations in a...
Wound irrigation tools improvised in the wilderness are effective
Credit: Susanne J. Spano Philadelphia, PA, November 28, 2016 - Wounds are a very common injury and irrigation is crucial...
Toxic ‘marine snow’ can sink quickly, persist at ocean depths
Credit: Astrid Schnetzer In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a specific neurotoxin can persist...
It’s all in the eyes: Women and men really do see things differently
Women and men look at faces and absorb visual information in different ways, which suggests there is a gender difference...
Measures of inflammation in blood tests may help predict risk of disease and death
A new study looking at deaths from cancer, cardiovascular disease and all causes suggests that an inflammatory marker detected in...
Physical-environment checklist leads to sharp drop in inpatient suicides in VA
Credit: Jeff Bowen A new study shows a sharp decline in suicides at Veterans Affairs inpatient mental health units from...
Electro-acupuncture for disrupted sleep in women with breast cancer
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 28, 2016)--It's somewhat of a little-known adverse effect of having breast cancer, but studies suggest that approximately...
Defining immortality of stem cells to identify novel anti-aging mechanisms
Credit: Alireza Noormohammadi and Amirabbas Khodakarami The survival of an organism is linked to its ability to maintain the quality...
Comparing gait parameters can predict decline in memory and thinking
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Walking is a milestone in development for toddlers, but it's actually only one part of the complex...
US blood system faces financial and biological threats, study finds
Medical advances have reduced the demand for blood in the United States, creating financial pressure on the nation's blood collection...
A novel anticandidal compound containing sulfur from endophytic fungus
Credit: Dr. Shweta Mittal et al. Bentham Science Publishers There is a continuous search for new, safe and relatively cheaper...
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