New method grows brain cells from stem cells quickly and efficiently
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a faster method to generate functional brain cells, called astrocytes, from embryonic stem cells. Astrocytes play a...
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Brazilian d’or Institute and L’oréal R&I develop functional human sensory neurons
(D'Or Institute for Research and Education) Scientists were able to generate, in the laboratory, human neurons responsive to sensorial stimuli. After 5 years of collaboration...
Mixed report card for low-cost indoor air quality home monitors
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/ Berkeley Lab Affordable indoor air quality monitors for the home can be worth the purchase, a recent product evaluation revealed, but all...
Wyss Institute’s infant health-promoting technology licensed to Prapela
(BOSTON) -- Today the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Prapela Inc. announced that the Institute's clinically validated Stochastic Vibro-tactile Stim..
How brains of doers differ from those of procrastinators
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have analysed why certain people tend to put tasks off rather than tackling them directly. Using magnetic resonance...
PCORI Board approves $85 million in new studies on opioids, cancer & other high-burden conditions
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $85 million to fund 16 new studies comparing two or more...
Breastfeeding may help protect mothers against stroke
DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2018 -- Breastfeeding is not only good for babies, there is growing evidence it may also reduce the risk for stroke in...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
Credit: UCLA Health More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose the ability to urinate voluntarily after their...
Research finds naps plus sleep may enhance emotional memory in early childhood
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a new study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, neuroscientists led by Rebecca Spencer report...
Candidate for universal flu vaccine protects against multiple strains
PHILADELPHIA--A universal flu vaccine that protects people against most influenza strains is one step closer to reality, with a study from the Perelman School of...
Smartphone apps hold promise for electronic medical record matching, study finds
Mobile phones and smartphones apps offer a promising approach to ensure that an individual's medical records when shared between different health care providers are matched...
Study examines relationship between social disparities and benign prostatic hyperplasia
In an Andrologia study of 100,000 men in Korea, social disparities--such as low education level and low household income, current or previous use of medical...
Pain, insomnia, and depression often drive osteoarthritis patients to seek medical care
Pain was the main driver of seeking medical care in an Arthritis Care & Research study of patients with osteoarthritis. In addition to pain, insomnia...
Study results may benefit patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears
In an Arthritis & Rheumatology study of 221 patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears, increases in inflammation of the synovial membrane (synovitis)--whether persistently extensive...
Maternal depression may alter stress and immune markers in children
New research suggests that depression in women may affect their children's stress and physical well-being throughout life. For the Depression & Anxiety study, researchers followed...
