Emotional support is key for stroke patients, research suggests
Doctors caring for severe stroke patients need to take account of their psychological needs and help prepare families for the possibility that they may not...
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An itch you can’t scratch: Researchers find ‘itch receptors’ in the throats of mice
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have found previously known skin itch receptors in the airways that appear to contribute to bronchoconstriction and...
Tokyo Tech’s six-legged robots get closer to nature
Credit: IEEE ACCESS A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of driving multi-legged robots by means...
New blood pressure app and hardware rivals arm cuff accuracy
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Cuff devices for blood pressure measurement are inconvenient, and mobile device apps for blood pressure measurement that are now...
New method increases life span of donated brain tissue
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that enables them to use donated brain tissue from people with epilepsy for 48 hours....
Telemonitoring in cardiac disorders: Benefit still unclear
To prevent cardiac death, people with certain cardiac disorders are implanted with electronic devices designed to automatically stimulate the heartbeat or counteract serious arrhythmia if...
Defect in cells’ antenna linked to deformed organs in zebrafish
A large part of the cells in the human body carry a small antenna on their surface, a so-called cilium, which receives signals from the...
NIH experts call for transformative research approach to end tuberculosis
WHAT: A more intensive biomedical research approach is necessary to control and ultimately eliminate tuberculosis (TB), according to a perspective published in the March 2018...
ANU research reveals genetic timeline of early Pacific settlers
Credit: ANU Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have helped put together the most comprehensive study ever conducted into the origins of people in...
Heat shock system helps bug come back to life after drying up
The larva of the sleeping chironomid, Polypedilum vanderplanki--a mosquito-like insect that inhabits semi-arid areas of Africa--is well known for being able to come back to...
Plant-derived volatiles may serve as future antifungals
A research team at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology has developed a novel screening method to identify antimicrobial properties of volatile substances. With this...
Increasing tree mortality in a warming world
Credit: Photo courtesy of Andrea Starr/PNNL A mix of factors is contributing to an increasing mortality rate of trees in the moist tropics, where trees...
When sciences come together
Credit: Kyoto University / Chris Vincenot Kyoto, Japan -- In a new report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Christian E Vincenot from...
Meal times may be key to managing malaria, parasite study shows
Malaria infections might be brought under control by managing the eating habits of infected people or animals, according to a new study. Meal times are...
A compass in the dark
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A research team headed by scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of...
