E-meditation: A new tool for an ancient technique
How a team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina is trying to take meditation practices into the future by merging cutting-edge brain...
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When do alcohol-dependent mothers parent harshly?
Credit: Stephen Dow/University of Rochester, researchers Not surprisingly, parents with substance use disorders often struggle with parenting and frequently have strained relationships with their children....
Fly me (partway) to the moon
To measure the Moon's brightness, NIST scientists sent a telescope as high as planes can flyCredit: NASA photo/Ken Ulbrich Last week, scientists from the National...
Deep brain stimulation safer for patients with new MRI compatible electrode
Brain-computer interface advancementsCredit: SDSU Imagine having an electrode embedded in your brain in a surgical procedure that involves drilling holes in your skull to implant...
NASA identifies new Atlantic Tropical Storm Sebastien
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of newly formed Tropical Storm Sebastien, located northeast of the Leeward Islands in the Atlantic...
Avoidance of apoptotic death via a hyperploid salvage survival pathway after platinum treatment in high grade serous carcinoma cell line models
The cover for issue 62 of Oncotarget features Figure 7, 'Proposed model of the hyperploid pathway as a salvage survival strategy regulated by the G2-M...
New advances in the treatment of advanced lung cancer
As part of a public-private research projectCredit: Xènia Fuentes/UB The University of Barcelona (UB) and Hospital ClÃnic de Barcelona collaborate with Boehringer Ingelheim Inc. to...
Consuming cholera toxin counteracts age-associated obesity
Here the research team tested a safe and well-established microbe-based immune adjuvant to restore immune homeostasis and counteract inflammation-associated obesity in animal models.Credit: Susan E....
Mapping the pathway to gut health in HIV and SIV infections
UC Davis team identifies mechanism for rapid repair of leaky gutCredit: UC Davis Health A UC Davis study found that the damaged gut lining (known...
Ohio University entomologist: Photos show evidence of life on Mars
Analysis of images from Mars rovers shows insect- and reptile-like fossils, creaturesCredit: Analysis by Dr. William Romoser ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 19, 2019) - As scientists...
Ammonia levels do not aid management of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients
Ammonia is believed to contribute to the pathology of hepatic encephalopathy, but ammonia levels in the blood do not influence treatment decisionsCredit: Sarah Pack The...
Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Genetically targeted drugs and immunotherapies are transforming the way we treat many forms of lung cancer. However, a University...
Scientists use modern technology to understand how ochre paint was created in pictographs
Ochre, one of Earth's oldest naturally occurring materials, was often seen as a vivid red paintCredit: University of Missouri Ochre, one of Earth's oldest naturally...
University of Maryland, Baltimore County wins DOE’s 2019 CyberForce Competition™
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory After a long suspenseful day, University of Maryland, Baltimore County earned the top spot as national winner of the U.S. Department...
National Foundation for Cancer Research conducts Salisbury Award Competition
Winner and runners-up named, Salisbury Family honoredCredit: NFCR ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) last Thursday, November 14, conducted its latest...
