Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies
Credit: Judy Gallagher CC BY 2.0 A new study, based on 27 years of data from Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, suggests that temperature...
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Philosophy of mind: In touch with reality?
Every year, museums bear the cost of repairing the damage caused to their artworks by visitors touching them. Why would people want to touch objects...
Study confirms association between breastfeeding and lower risk of maternal hypertension
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 23, 2018-- A new systematic review of the literature not only confirmed that breastfeeding for...
Study sheds light on differences between male and female fat tissue, and health
Credit: York University News TORONTO, October 23, 2018 - New research from York University on fat tissue is providing an important clue as to how...
‘Mushrooms’ and ‘brushes’ help cancer-fighting nanoparticles survive in the body
Credit: Drexel University For a number of innovative and life-saving medical treatments, from organ replacements and skin grafts to cancer therapy and surgery, success often...
Nerve-on-a-chip platform makes neuroprosthetics more effective
Credit: © 2018 EPFL Neuroprosthetics - implants containing multi-contact electrodes that can substitute certain nerve functionalities - have the potential to work wonders. They may...
Politics interferes with the ability to assess expertise
Learning about someone's political beliefs interferes with a person's ability to assess expertise, as people judge like-minded peers as being more expert in fields completely...
EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
EuroEcho-Imaging is the annual congress of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC. Wednesday 05 - Saturday 08 December 2018 Milan -...
ERC Synergy Grant awarded to project exploring playful learning
Implementing a project entitled 'BrainPlay', an interdisciplinary team of researchers will explore the way in which play affects the human brain. Researchers from Charité -...
Acute Cardiovascular Care 2019
Acute Cardiovascular Care is the European meeting place for specialists dealing with patients in the acute setting. Learn, exchange and update your skills at the...
EHRA 2019
EHRA Congress (formerly Europace) is the annual congress of the European Heart Rhythm Association - EHRA. EHRA 2019 is the leading European EP conference and...
ERC Synergy Grant worth €10M develops new methods for brain research, diagnostics and care
(Aalto University) The new methods are based on rapid, algorithm-controlled magnetic stimulation pulses that excite neurons and forge connections across brain regions. The research will...
Painkillers during pregnancy can bring forward puberty in girls
The more weeks a women takes pain-reliving medication during pregnancy, the earlier their daughters enter puberty. This is shown by a new study from Aarhus...
EuroHeartCare 2019
The event to attend for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals. EuroHeartCare is the annual Congress of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP)...
EuroPrevent 2019
EuroPrevent is the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), where leading experts get together in an international forum to present their...
