3D virtual simulation gets to the ‘heart’ of irregular heartbeats
Credit: Johns Hopkins University In a proof of concept study, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have successfully performed 3D personalized virtual simulations of the...
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Childhood trauma linked to impaired social cognition later in life for patients with major psychiatric disorders
Philadelphia, September 12, 2018 - A new report published in European Psychiatry identified a significant association between childhood adversity and impaired social cognitive functioning among...
World’s bone health research experts gather Sept. 28 — Oct. 1, Montreal
More than 3,000 bone scientists will come together for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2018 Annual Meeting in Montréal September 28...
World’s bone health research experts gather
Announcement of Clinical Recommendations to Prevent Secondary Fractures, Latest Research on Osteoporosis Drug Holidays, Risk of Osteoporatic Fractures in Men, Impact of Exercise on Bone...
Experts devise social security innovations to meet more Americans’ needs
Social Security can be enhanced to provide Americans greater protections against financial risk, according to proposals found in a new supplemental issue of the journal...
MPFI scientist receives more than $2 million in funding
Credit: Courtesy of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that Dr. Jason Christie, MPFI Research...
Aging may be as old as life itself
A new USC Dornsife study indicates that aging may have originated at the very beginning of the evolution of life, at the same time as...
Sleep apnea could favour tumor growth at young ages
Credit: UB-CIBERES A scientific study, conducted with animal models, states that sleep apnea can favour lung cancer growth in young individuals. Thus, aing would be...
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...
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...
