Scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson’s even earlier
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new study provides further evidence that a simple scratch-and-sniff test could predict Parkinson's disease even earlier...
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St. Jude and TSRI scientists help launch Human Dark Proteome…
Memphis, TN and La Jolla, CA – November 9, 2015 – Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and other...
New NIH grant will study alcohol’s effects on the nervous system
Credit: Michigan Tech When a drink at the local watering hole turns into five or six, what are the effects on our brains and hearts?...
A step toward understanding how hibernation protects hearts
Wintry weather means hats and scarves for some mammals, and hibernation for others. Hibernation dramatically lowers body temperatures, heart rates and oxygen consumption — things...
Birds of a feather mob together
Credit: Filipe Cunha Dive bombing a much larger bird isn't just a courageous act by often smaller bird species to keep predators at bay. It...
Ancient feces provides earliest evidence of infectious disease being…
An ancient latrine near a desert in north-western China has revealed the first archaeological evidence that travellers along the Silk Road were responsible for the...
Scientists win $1.7 million grant to advance new strategies to treat…
IMAGE: Scripps Florida biologist Srinivasa Subramaniam is the principal investigator for the new project. Credit: Photo courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute. JUPITER, FL –...
Study confirms beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
Credit: Craig Chandler | University Communication | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Popular songs and barstool philosophers have long observed how, after a few drinks, guys often...
How to detect and preserve human stem cells in the lab
Human stem cells that are capable of becoming any other kind of cell in the body have previously only been acquired and cultivated with difficulty....
Mindfulness may help mothers cope with stress when their babies have a…
Mindfulness may offer an active coping mechanism for mothers faced with the stress of having a newborn diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD). Mindfulness, which...
Surprising health changes among postmenopausal women who marry or divorce
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2017–Contrary to previous data, a new study finds that some health measures in postmenopausal...
Previous influenza virus exposures enhance susceptibility in another…
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 16, 2018) – While past exposure to influenza A viruses often builds immunity to similar, and sometimes different, strains...
Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain…
Credit: N/A In efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists from Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and the Kimmel Cancer Center's Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for...
Canada’s aging population signals need for more inclusive,…
Credit: Council of Canadian Academies As the number of Canadians aged 65 and older continues to grow faster than any other age group, so too...
Penn researchers: An injectable gel that helps heart muscle regenerate after heart attack
Credit: University of Pennsylvania In mammals, including humans, the cells that contract the heart muscle and enable it to beat do not regenerate after injury....
