UNLV research: No, the human brain did not shrink 3,000 years ago
Did the 12th century B.C.E. — a time when humans were forging great empires and developing new forms of written text — coincide with an...
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Reshaping how doctors and researchers share phenotypic information: first GA4GH standard published by ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published Phenopackets, the first clear computational way to responsibly share individual patient traits, removing a major barrier to...
Kessler Foundation neuroimaging study reveals fatigue-related differences by age and gender
East Hanover, NJ. August 5, 2022. To study the relationship between age and fatigue, Kessler Foundation researchers conducted a novel study using neuroimaging and self-report...
Wisdom and warfare – Athena sets sail at NPS to solve fleet operational problems
Following years of discussion, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is launching an ambitious initiative that will help keep NPS, and the Department of the Navy,...
New recommendations aim to ease patient access to lung cancer clinical trials
A clinical trial is only as powerful as its participants. For years, researchers have struggled to fill clinical trials and enroll sufficiently diverse groups of...
nTIDE July 2022 Jobs Report: Employment remains high for people with disabilities despite July dip
East Hanover, NJ – August 5, 2022 – Employment remained high in July for people with disabilities, despite a dip in their economic indicators, according...
Immune boosting benefits of tuberculosis vaccine seen in infants more than a year after vaccination
The immune boosting benefits of a tuberculosis vaccine can be seen in infants more than one year after vaccination, according to a new study.Credit: Ivan...
Extending the shelf life of vaccines
Nearly half of all vaccines go to waste. This is due to the logistical obstacles involved in transporting them to diverse regions of the world....
Reinvigorating ‘lost cause’ exhausted T cells could improve cancer immunotherapy
During a battle with cancer, T cells can become exhausted and are no longer able to function properly. The early phase of exhaustion can sometimes...
New at-home, saliva-based COVID test as effective as PCR in preliminary analysis
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2,...
New research on the emergence of the first complex cells challenges orthodoxy
In the beginning, there was boredom. Following the emergence of cellular life on earth, some 3.5 billion years ago, simple cells lacking a nucleus and...
New study explores cell receptor crucial for cardiovascular health
Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of death around the world. A primary contributor to these afflictions is high blood pressure, or hypertension.Credit: Graphic by...
Study that investigated whether three smoking cessation drugs could reduce alcohol intake yields unexpected finding
A clinical trial to test whether three proven smoking cessation treatments could also reduce alcohol intake found no differences between the medications, but the rates...
HKUMed reveals the mechanism of how coronaviruses exploit the host antiviral defense mechanisms for efficient replication
Researchers from Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) revealed insights into...
When a task adds more steps, this circuit helps you notice
Life is full of processes to learn and then relearn when they become more elaborate. One day you log in to an app with just...