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...
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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...
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(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...
Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience awarded to Kenneth Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kenneth Miller, PhD, will receive the 2018 Swartz Prize in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience for his cumulative contributions to theoretical models or...
Michael Bruchas receives the Jacob P. Waletzky Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Jacob P. Waletzky Award to Michael Bruchas, PhD, of the Washington University School of...
Lisa Giocomo and Christopher Harvey receive Young Investigator Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lisa Giocomo, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Christopher Harvey, PhD, assistant...
Society for Neuroscience makes record number of trainee awards
WASHINGTON, DC -- For the second year, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) awarded a record number of Trainee Professional Development Awards. Funding from the SfN...
Violence in childhood leads to accelerated aging, study finds
Children who suffer abuse are more likely to age faster, while those who endure food insecurity or neglect may develop more slowly, according to new...
Tethered antibodies present a potential new approach to prevent influenza virus infections
LA JOLLA, CA - Nov. 5, 2018 - As co-leaders of an international collaboration, scientists at Scripps Research have discovered that tethering four antibodies together...
