PAC1R mutation may be linked to severity of social deficits in autism
Credit: Children's National Health System A mutation of the gene PAC1R may be linked to the severity of social deficits experienced by kids with autism...
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Long-term breastfeeding sheds light on whether an infant becomes right- or left-handed
Bottle feeding infants is associated with left-handedness, according to a new study from the University of Washington. The study found that the prevalence of left-handedness...
Anxiety-depressive disorder changes brain genes activity
Russian neuroscientists discovered that anxiety-depressive disorder in mice is associated with impaired energy metabolism in the brain. The obtained data provides a fresh look at...
University of Cincinnati awarded $3.2 million to study stroke recurrence risk
Neuroimaging researchers will look for signs of small vessel disease in the brain to help identify patients at higher risk for strokeCredit: Colleen Kelley, University...
Senescent cell research moves into human trials
Rochester, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers, along with collaborators from Wake Forest School of Medicine and the The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at...
Can artificial intelligence tell a polar bear from a can opener?
UCLA psychologists' experiments demonstrate severe limitations of 'deep learning' machinesCredit: PLOS Computational Biology/Rubylane.com How smart is the form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning...
Introducing gun safety into health care providers' checklists to prevent teen suicide
There is some support for promoting firearm safety in pediatric primary care to prevent teen suicideCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a recent study...
Female penguins are getting stranded along the South American coast
Credit: Takashi Yamamoto Every year, thousands of Magellanic penguins are stranded along the South American coast--from northern Argentina to southern Brazil--1,000 kilometers away from their...
Climate model uncertainties ripe to be squeezed
The latest climate models and observations offer unprecedented opportunities to reduce the remaining uncertainties in future climate change, according to a paper published in Nature...
First-in-human trial of senolytic drugs encouraging
Small pilot study points to feasibility of larger trials in age-related diseases SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA -- UT Health San Antonio researchers, collaborating with the...
Scientists developed new mouse model of Hirschsprung's disease
About one in every 5,000 babies is born without enteric neurons in distal colon resulting in Hirschsprung's disease. Because of the lacking neurons, contents of...
Increased risk of comorbid neck injury in females with a concussion-related ED visit
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 7, 2019--In a study of neck injury comorbidity in concussion-related emergency department (ED) visits in...
Henry Ford Cancer Institute enrolls first patient in pancreatic cancer research study
Study to evaluate impact of using precise, higher dose MRI-guided radiation therapyCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - The Henry Ford Cancer Institute announced today...
Opioids fueled a doubling of suicides and overdoses in the US
Turning the tide demands improvements to pain care, mental health care and medication-assisted opioid addiction care, researchers say Suicides and drug overdoses kill American adults...
New bat-borne virus related to Ebola discovered by Singapore team
New genus of filovirus found in fruit bats may be capable of infecting other speciesCredit: Rajesh Puttaswamaiah, Bat Conservation India Trust Researchers from Singapore's Duke-NUS...
