Widespread connections among neurons help the brain distinguish smells
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 24, 2018) Can you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a ...
Link found between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the frontal brain
Dyslexia, a reading disorder, is characterized by a difficulty in "decoding" -- navigating between the visual form and sounds of ...
NIH renews NeuroNEXT for neurological clinical research
The Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials, or NeuroNEXT, a research program that helps streamline Phase II clinical trials ...
Enzyme AEP’s importance to immunity discovered
The importance of the enzyme AEP as a key regulatory of the immune system has been discovered in new research ...
Can treatment for depression after a heart attack reduce the long-term risk of another cardiac event
Bottom Line: Depression has been associated with poorer medical outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), including heart attack ...
Updated recommendations for treating, preventing HIV infection
Bottom Line: A volunteer panel of experts in HIV research and patient care evaluated new data and treatments to update ...
Ebola virus gene stolen and preserved by myotis bats, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A gene from the deadly Ebola virus that allows the virus to escape from the human ...
New guidelines for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults
Credit: UAB Photo The International Antiviral Society-USA Panel has released updated recommendations for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection ...
Bats harbor a gene swiped from an ancient Ebola-like virus — here’s how they may use it
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Some 18 million years ago, an ancestor of mouse-eared bats "stole" genetic material from an ancient virus ...
Chance of being prescribed opioids for minor injury differs dramatically by where you live
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Patients who sought care for a sprained ankle in states that were found to be ...
How to stop rape: ground-breaking work in Nairobi by a group of Stanford statisticians
He has been called "Stanford's star of statistical inference," and he is responsible for creating a swathe of modern statistics, ...
Depression and antidepressants are associated with an increased risk of VTE
In the first review of its kind, new research has found that depression and the use of antidepressants are each ...
Researchers find new way to target flu virus
Credit: Xingcheng Lin/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 24, 2018) - There's a hitch in the swing of a protein that ...
Changes in bacterial mix linked to antibiotics increase risk for type 1 diabetes
A single course of antibiotics early in childhood may increase risk for Type 1 diabetes. This is the finding of ...
Environment key battle ground in fight to tackle antibiotic resistance
The environment could be as important a battle ground as the clinic in the global fight against the spread of ...
First randomized trial of ‘kick and kill’ approach to HIV cure leaves puzzles to be solved
Researchers have reported the results of the first randomised clinical trial to test a novel strategy involving waking up and ...
Regulation of cell orientation and shape for tissue morphogenesis
Credit: Dr. Koji Kikuchi A collaborative research group led by Kumamoto University has developed a new control system for regulating ...
Oxford University Press to publish the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) and Oxford University Press are pleased to announce their partnership to publish AJHP (American ...
New digital partnership will allow access to high-quality peer-reviewed 3D printing content
In a move highlighting their continued commitment to furthering the adoption of 3D printing in the medical field for the ...
Transplanted kidney survives longer
The lifespan of a transplant kidney has significantly improved over the last thirty years. Between 1986 and 1995, 75% of ...
