Compact fiber optic sensor offers sensitive analysis in narrow spaces
Credit: Chao Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new flexible sensor with high sensitivity that is designed to perform variety...
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Cell therapy could improve brain function for Alzheimer’s disease
San Francisco, CA -- March 15, 2018 -- Like a great orchestra, your brain relies on the perfect coordination of many elements to function properly....
Rutgers student on front lines of orangutan conservation, research
Credit: Cecilia Mayer Deep in a tropical forest in Borneo 15 years ago, Rutgers student Didik Prasetyo first encountered a young male orangutan that he...
Scientists map the portal to the cell’s nucleus
Credit: The Rockefeller University Like an island nation, the nucleus of a cell has a transportation problem. Evolution has enclosed it with a double membrane,...
A new algorithm designed to make cardiopulmonary resuscitation more effective
Credit: UPV/EHU In the event of a cardiorespiratory arrest, two actions are crucial for the patient's survival: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation. CPR consists of...
False beliefs about MMR vaccine found to influence acceptance of Zika vaccine
People's willingness to use a Zika vaccine when it's available will be influenced by how they weigh the risks associated with the disease and the...
Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that integrates head motion with visual signals
Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome Centre Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have identified a circuit in the primary visual cortex (V1) of the brain that integrates...
New heart attack test better informs of underlying condition
A new blood test developed by a University of Alberta physician promises to eliminate the guesswork clinicians face with an apparent heart attack. The current...
New doctors’ intense and changing schedules take a toll on sleep, activity and mood
ANN ARBOR, MI - This week, thousands of graduating medical students around the country will find out where they'll head next, to start their residency...
Spectrum Health Study finds delay in initial dementia diagnosis
Credit: Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A study conducted by a multidisciplinary Spectrum Health neurology team has found that dementia patients are not undergoing...
Cryptococcal meningitis: Validation of new therapeutic regimens
The results of the ACTA trial were presented at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science held in Paris from 23 to 26 July 2017...
Study shows shorter hepatitis C regimen effective in black patients
Boston, MA - A study by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute found that contrary to current hepatitis C treatment guidelines, an eight-week treatment regimen...
Study shows omega-3 levels better predictors of death risk than serum cholesterol
Study shows omega-3 levels are better predictors of risk for death than serum cholesterol A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology looked...
A certain type of neurons is more energy efficient than previously assumed
Credit: Peter Jonas Theory and reality don't always match completely. One contradiction, about how a type of neurons generates signals, was now resolved by researchers...
Joint supplement speeds melanoma cell growth
Chondroitin sulfate, a dietary supplement taken to strengthen joints, can speed the growth of a type of melanoma, according to experiments conducted in cell culture...
