Experts reveal ‘football vision’ as important as ball skills
Credit: University of Chichester Study shows young footballers would benefit from more time learning to read the field - and less on ball skills. Frank...
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Serotonin-Noradrenalin reuptake inhibitors may cause dependence and withdrawal when stopped
The Authors conducted a systematic review examining electronic databases including PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and MEDLINE from the inception of each database...
Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition
An international research team from the University of Leicester, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) from Russia...
New study questions effectiveness of invasive procedures for chronic pain
Alexandria, VA (September 12, 2018¬) -- An extensive review of 25 randomized clinical trials found "little evidence" that invasive surgery was more effective than sham...
Heart attack: Substitute muscle thanks to stem cells
Myocardial infarction - commonly known as a heart attack - is still one of the main causes of death. According to the Federal Statistical Office,...
Cocaine addiction traced to increase in number of orexin neurons
Philadelphia, September 12, 2018 A study in cocaine-addicted rats reports long-lasting increases in the number of neurons that produce orexin--a chemical messenger important for sleep...
New Yorkers who use drugs report changing behaviors to avoid overdose
People who use drugs in New York City have adjusted their behaviors to avoid overdose, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and...
New technology transforming vaccine development through faster viral detection
Credit: LumaCyte Could we finally have a faster, more objective analytical tool to rapidly measure viral infectivity for vaccine development and production? Scientists and bioengineers...
New tool developed at UBC screens online health ads for deception
Credit: University of British Columbia The internet is rife with ads for health products, from weight-loss systems to arthritis cures--but whether they actually work can...
Healthcare cuts ‘strongly linked’ to the resurgence of measles
Credit: European Journal of Public Health Recent trends show that primary reason for the measles outbreak, affecting several European countries, is the decline in vaccination...
ADHD may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease and similar disorders
Credit: University of Utah Health While about 11 percent of children (4-17 years old) nationwide have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the long-term...
To flee or not to flee: how the brain decides what to do in the face of danger
Credit: Gil Costa, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown Though it has been many millennia since human lives were regularly threatened by predatory wild animals, the...
Discovery of new neurons in the inner ear can lead to new therapies for hearing disorders
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which are new to science. The...
New sensors track dopamine in the brain for more than year
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Dopamine, a signaling molecule used throughout the brain, plays a major role in regulating our mood, as well as controlling movement. Many...
Researchers explain how viral protein promotes deadly infection by Nipah and Hendra viruses
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Researchers have identified how a viral protein, which plays a major role in causing deadly Nipah and Hendra virus infections, targets...
