Psychedelic drug MDMA may reawaken ‘critical period’ in brain to help treat PTSD
Johns Hopkins neuroscientists have found that the psychedelic drug MDMA reopens a kind of window, called a "critical period," when the brain is sensitive to...
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Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms
Finding could improve development of personalized psychiatric treatmentsCredit: Widge et. al. In a new study that could improve the therapeutic efficacy of deep-brain stimulation (DBS)...
That’s ‘sew’ smart! Scientists invent threads to detect gases when woven into clothing
Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applicationsCredit: Rachel Owyeung, Tufts University, Nano Lab MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass....
Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors
Clinical trial shows promise of immune treatment against HPV infections that lead to cancer ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A potential new immune-based therapy to treat...
Stressed? Take a 20-minute nature pill
Just 20 minutes of contact with nature will lower stress hormone levels, reveals new study Taking at least twenty minutes out of your day to...
Paris hosts the world’s largest event dedicated to musculoskeletal disease prevention
The World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2019), taking place April 4-7, 2019, is expected to attract more than 4,000 delegates from...
Researchers have invented a quieter airplane toilet
Now you can truly feel free to move about the cabin Airplane toilets are loud. For some, they are downright terrifying. But chin up, frequent...
Study: Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases
Finding in laboratory mice also may shed light on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and related disordersCredit: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health LOS ANGELES...
The screen interval for high cardiovascular disease risk should be individual
Current American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and UK National Health Service guidelines recommend a 5-yearly health check interval for screening of individuals at...
Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs safely transplanted
Team prevents transmission of virus, reports good outcomes at 6 months for 35-of-35 thoracic organ recipients Boston, MA -- Infectious diseases experts and transplant physicians...
Johns Hopkins faculty staff members address travails of navigating metastatic cancer survivorship
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Due to advances in treatment, an ever-increasing number of patients are living longer as metastatic cancer survivors. They and...
Researchers receive multi-year grants to identify corneal ulcer genetic biomarkers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine More than 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common...
Scientists pioneer new low-temperature chemical conversion process
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Chemists spend a great deal of time and energy trying to get chemical reactions to begin or to speed up --...
Montana State postdoctoral researcher wins LSRF fellowship for CRISPR research
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- When Andrew Santiago-Frangos came down the hallway with a slightly stunned look on his face, Montana State...
New $22 million project targets deadly viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine April 3, 2019--(BRONX, N.Y.)--The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded an international consortium led by...
