Phantom limb sensation explained
New study reveals functional changes among sensitive and motor brain areas after limb amputation, shedding light on the mechanisms behind the false idea that the...
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Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves
UCLA study sheds new light on critical role of heart-derived macrophagesCredit: Developmental Cell/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center UCLA researchers have identified for the first...
Current tools have low accuracy for predicting delayed ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Study among the first to appear in Critical Care Explorations, the Society of Critical Care Medicine's new open-access journal February 21, 2019 - Both CT...
New ‘interspecies communication’ strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and developmentCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bacteria in the gut do far...
Report offers evidence-based recommendations aimed at reducing Illinois gun violence
Johns Hopkins report identifies weaknesses or gaps in current Illinois law and offers recommendations to reduce gun violence Ilinois could reduce the number of people...
New research and education partnership announced between UCL and AIIMS
UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered into a new partnership which will enable much closer research collaboration and will...
Height gap with parents, not genetics, determines onset of puberty — Ben-Gurion U. study
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 21, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the age puberty hits is based on the gap between...
Too hot for comfort: the physiological dangers of extreme heat
Climate change will increase the frequency of temperatures 'inconsistent with life,' review says Rockville, Md. (February 21, 2019)--A new review of more than 140 studies...
Salk scientists uncover how high-fat diet drives colorectal cancer growth
Experimental drug candidate slows cancer progression in mouse modelCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 21, 2018) As cancer death rates drop overall, doctors have noted a...
Dr. Dobryakova of Kessler Foundation is the recipient of INS 2019 Early Career Award
Ekaterina Dobryakova, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation, honored with International Neurological Society's Early Career Award at annual meeting in NYCCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. February...
NASA takes an infrared analysis of Tropical Cyclone Oma
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson An infrared look by NASA's Aqua satellite revealed where the strongest storms were located within the Southern Pacific Ocean's Tropical...
Price transparency helps Arizona health system achieve financial turnaround
February 21, 2018 - Efforts to understand costs and openly share information on healthcare prices played a key role in a major Arizona health system's...
UTA grants to enhance nation’s only university-based, arc-heated, hypersonic wind tunnel
Like the windCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington's new arc-heated, hypersonic wind tunnel, one of just a handful of its kind in...
New drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy clears phase 1 clinical trial testing in boys
Medication targets NF-κB, a key link between loss of dystrophin and disease progression Amsterdam, February 21, 2019 - Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have...
10 percent of Chinese adults have high heart disease risk, aren’t treated for it
New Haven, Conn. - Researchers at Yale and at the National Center for Cardiovascular Disease in China just quantified a significant opportunity to improve Chinese...
