Study draws links between physical characteristics, like age and body mass index, and brain health
(New York - March 7, 2018) -- Mount Sinai researchers have shown, for the first time, the complex web of links between physical and behavioral...
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The brain’s internal clock continually takes its temperature
Credit: Shafer lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Circuits in the brain act as an internal clock to tell us it is time to sleep...
Signaling pathway involving the Golgi apparatus identified in cells with Huntington’s disease
Credit: Juan Sbodio Working with cells grown in the lab, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a biochemical pathway that allows a structure within cells, called...
On the immortality of stem cells
Human embryonic stem cells are considered to be immortal: they do not age, they can proliferate indefinitely, and form any tissue of the organism. As...
Researchers invent nano-drops that improve nearsightedness and farsightedness
A revolutionary, cutting-edge technology, developed by researchers at Bar-Ilan University's Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), has the potential to provide a new alternati..
ACC to launch new product for EMS providers
Every day across the United States, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers triage and safely transport myocardial infarction (MI) patients to the hospital. Currently, there are...
More realistic and accurate organs-on-chips
In a step toward better diagnosis and treatment of digestive conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, scientists report in ACS Biomaterials & Engineering that they...
One-month worth of memory training results in 30 minutes
A new study shows that when participants are taught an effective strategy for a working memory training task, they quickly improve their performance in the...
North Pacific climate patterns influence El Nino occurrences
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences For decades, the world's leading scientists have observed the phenomena known as El Nino and La Nina. Both significantly impact...
Neuro Kinetics’ game-changing I-PAS cleared by FDA
(Neuro Kinetics, Inc.) Neuro Kinetics, Inc. announced U.S. FDA clearance for its innovative I-Portal® Portable Assessment System (I-PAS). The head-mounted, multi-modal system is used as...
New molecular target could help ease asthma
Researchers at UC Davis Health and Albany Medical College have shown that the protein vascular endothelial growth factor A -- or VEGFA -- plays a...
Research project on dangerous hospital germ extended
Credit: Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Cases of multi-resistant bacteria in hospitals have increased dramatically in recent years and the health system faces tremendous problems as...
Sexual harassment, gender stereotypes prevalent among youth
PULLMAN, Wash. - Young women enrolled in high schools and colleges told Washington State University researchers that people routinely make sexual comments, both in-person and...
Russian scientists prove the possibility of creating liposomal form of porphyrazine photosensitizer
Credit: Lobachevsky University A team of Nizhny Novgorod researchers led by Dr. V.A. Vodeneev, head of the Laboratory for Optical Theranostics at the Institute of...
Depression, anxiety high in graduate students, survey shows
Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population, according to a comprehensive survey...
