Feeling young could mean your brain is aging more slowly
While everyone gets older, not everyone feels their age. A recent study finds that such feelings, called subjective age, may reflect brain aging. Using MRI...
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Consciousness is partly preserved during general anaesthesia
When people are administered an anaesthetic, they seem to lose consciousness - or at least they stop reacting to their environment. But is consciousness lost...
Researchers gather in New Delhi to kick off observational study for newborns with sepsis
Over 80 researchers from 11 countries are meeting in New Delhi today to kick off an observational study to understand sepsis in newborns and current...
Sound waves could provide ‘liquid biopsies’
Credit: Kara Manke, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Using sound waves, an international team of researchers has developed a gentle, contact-free method for separating circulating...
More than 8 million babies born from IVF since the world’s first in 1978
Barcelona, 3 July 2018: Forty years after the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, an international committee monitoring progress in assisted reproduction...
Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting
Credit: Sur Lab / MIT Picower Institute You see the flour in the pantry, so you reach for it. You see the traffic light change...
A novel switch to control genome editing
Credit: Tony Perry/University of Bath A biological switch that reliably turns protein expression on at will has been invented by University of Bath and Cardiff...
A commonly offered add-on treatment for IVF fails to provide any benefit in a large randomized trial
Barcelona, 3 July 2018: An add-on treatment commonly offered to female IVF patients to improve their chance of success has been shown in a large...
Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing
Anticonvulsant drugs are increasingly being used to treat low back pain, but a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds they are ineffective...
Caring for seniors with dementia and their caregivers: A guide for physicians
Podcast pre-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/170920-view Community-based health care providers, such as physicians, nurse practitioners and others, should be aware of services and r..
AOSSM presents prestigious research awards and grants
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents Prestigious Research Awards and Grants at Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, CA - To recognize and encourage cutting-edge...
UC Davis receives $2.7 million to map brain’s attention network
From moment to moment, the brain processes millions of pieces of information. When people need to focus on a critical task, special circuits in the...
17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films registration opens
The 17th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films (ICOMF) in Brooklyn, NY, USA, during 23th - 27th July 2018 will provide a unique opportunity for...
Stem cells restore function in primate heart-failure study
Credit: UW Medicine Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart failure. The...
PETA, Dow Chemical, Department of Defense, others co-author inhalation testing paper
In another heavy-hitting collaboration, PETA scientists coauthored an article with leading universities, corporations, and government agencies--including Cardiff University, The Dow Chemical Company, ..
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