It’s all in your head: Brain protein targeted for alcoholism cure
Credit: University of Houston A protein in the brain that binds to alcohol could be the key to curing alcoholism, reports UH College of Pharmacy...
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New tool enables big-scale analysis of single cells
Credit: CNAG-CRG New research led by Holger Heyn at the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CNAG-CRG), presents a sophisticated...
New theory on why more women than men develop autoimmune diseases
Credit: Photo by photo: Magnus Gotander/Bilduppdraget New findings are now being presented on possible mechanisms behind gender differences in the occurrence of rheumatism and other...
Ribavirin for treating Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever — latest Cochrane review
In a viral haemorrhagic disease where up to 40% of people developing it die, it is remarkable that doctors still do not agree whether the...
A new indicator of human development at subnational level
Credit: Smits-Permanyer 2018 The Human Development Index, published each year by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is the world's most famous indicator of the...
What the size distribution of organisms tells us about the energetic efficiency of a lake
Credit: TERRALAC The size distribution of organisms in a lake facilitates robust conclusions to be drawn on the energy efficiency in the food web, as...
What effect does transcranial magnetic stimulation have on the brain?
Credit: RUB, Kramer Researchers of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have gained new insights on the question of how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) effects functional interconnectivity of...
Money or altruism: What motivates people to donate their poop to medicine?
Credit: Digestive Disease Week Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2018) -- Appealing to a concern for others is the best way to recruit most people to...
Listening to gut noises could improve diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome
Credit: Digestive Disease Week(R) Washington, DC (June 5, 2018) -- Utilizing newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers have developed an acoustic belt that offers a new...
Putting lungs under less stress
The numbers are grim: Of the 200,000 Americans diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) each year, 30 to 50 percent will die. But, clinical...
World Association of Eye Hospitals explores innovations in eye care
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The World Association of Eye Hospitals will host its first meeting in the United States June 6-9 at the University of...
Older adults with asthma are happier when they have more say in their care
Credit: iStock ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (JUNE 5, 2018) - It's clear an increasing number of people want a say in their medical care. A...
Psychedelic drug use associated with reduced partner violence in men
Credit: UBC Okanagan In a new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, researchers from UBC's Okanagan campus have discovered that men who have used...
Rules about technology use can undermine academic achievement
Parents who restrict their children's use of new media technologies may be acting counterproductively in the long run, particularly if they invoke afterschool homework time...
Zebrafish expose tumor pathway in childhood muscle cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 5, 2018 -A popular aquarium fish may hold answers to how tumors form in a childhood cancer. Muscle precursor...
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