The reasons for hemispheric dominance in the brain
The left and the right hemispheres specialise in different tasks. However, it has not yet been fully understood how one hemisphere assumes dominance over the...
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Arima Genomics completes early access program and launches the Arima-HiC platform
Credit: Arima Genomics, Inc. SAN DIEGO-- Arima Genomics, Inc., a biotechnology company empowering researchers to apply long-range genetic sequence and structure information towards the understanding..
New NYU Abu Dhabi research suggests corals produce molecules that can help resist disease
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Alexandray Mystikou and Prof. Shady Amin. Fast facts: Recent research shows that corals' resistance to disease depends on their ability to...
New material cleans and splits water
Credit: Alina-Stavroula Kampouri/EPFL Some of the most useful and versatile materials today are the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs are a class of materials demonstrating structural...
Timely care key to improving survival rates and racial disparities
Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina Delayed care is a crtically important factor in the survival of patients with head and neck cancer,...
Researchers identify promising proteins for diagnostic, prognostic use in ALS
Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified proteins that may be useful in both earlier diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and in more...
Drinking coffee may reduce your chances of developing Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
TORONTO - Approximately 500 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide each year. A new study out of the Krembil Brain Institute, part of the...
Shorter sleep can lead to dehydration
Adults who sleep just six hours per night -- as opposed to eight -- may have a higher chance of being dehydrated, according to a...
WEIRD science
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- For decades, consensus among psychologists has held that a cluster of five personality traits -- or a slight variation thereof --...
What can a tau mouse model reveal about the effects of repetitive brain injury?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2018--Researchers have developed a mouse model expressing the human tau protein and subjected it...
Team studying rare disorder discovers novel way to target melanoma
Credit: Jill Johnson, UNTHSC While studying a rare genetic disorder called NGLY1 deficiency, University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) researchers discovered a new...
Scientists develop method to quickly enhance immune-system proteins
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University scientists have found a simple method to attach drugs or other substances to antibodies, the powerful proteins that are...
Dana-Farber scientists find new drug targets in aggressive cancers
BOSTON - Scientists have discovered a previously unknown molecular vulnerability in two rare, aggressive, and hard-to-treat types of cancer, and say it may be possible...
From asexuality to heteroflexibility: New openness about intimate relationships
The 21st century has ushered in a "quiet revolution" in the diversity of intimate relationships, and a leading scholar says the scale and pace of...
Meditation: An effective new therapy to reduce eye pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma
Credit: Journal of Glaucoma Magdeburg, Germany and New Delhi, India, November 5, 2018 - A new era in the management of glaucoma is ushered in...
