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Credit: Department of Neuropathology, TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, involving memory loss and a reduction in...

Mistakes in "proofreading" the genetic code of retinal cells is the cause of a form of inherited blindness, retinitis pigmentosa (RP) caused by mutations in...

Credit: Anna Hobbiss The brain's crucial function is to allow organisms to learn and adapt to their surroundings. It does this by literally changing the...

Credit: Photo courtesy of David Pickel/Stanford University The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to...

A new study by Australian researchers, out today, is challenging what we know about the causes of diabetes. The new research points to fat tissue...

Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine suggests Jewish men...

Credit: Chan et al., Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 2018 Acetaminophen is a common pain reliever found in every pharmacy. However, it is also the No....

LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 11, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborating corporate and academic partners have found a new way to use...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 11, 2018 - UT Southwestern researchers attempting to transform supporting brain cells into neurons instead reprogrammed mature inhibitory neurons...

Researchers from the Higher School of Economics and the Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics* have discovered that in children with arthrogryposis, the...

Credit: Duke University For adults over age 65, surgical complications can dampen not only their physical health but also their mental sharpness, with more than...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents clinically with abnormal movement and tremors at rest. In the brain, PD is marked by the...

AUSTIN, Texas (October 11, 2018)--A new Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) study on Texas organizations receiving family planning funds finds that proposed federal guidelines restricting...

Credit: Rutgers School of Public Health Investing in affordable housing that offers supportive social services to senior citizens on Medicare has the potential to reduce...

The University of Colorado Denver and assistant psychology professor Dr. Amy Wachholtz, PhD, MDiv, MS, were awarded more than $700,000 in funding by the National...