Crocodiles listen to classical music in MRI scanner
Credit: RUB, Marquard What happens in a crocodile's brain when it hears complex sounds? An international research team headed by Dr Felix Ströckens from the...
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New research uncovers ‘stability protein’ for cancer treatment
Researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have characterised a new protein that is...
Women should have right to reject pregnancy
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic who has says abortion can...
Sylentis announces the results of tivanisiran for dry eye syndrome
Sylentis, Pharmaceutical Company belonging to the PharmaMar Group, has presented results from the clinical studies carried out with tivanisiran for the treatment of dry eye...
Mystery solved: The bacterial protein that kills male fruit flies
In the fifties, geneticists were faced with a mystery: when two strains of the same fruit fly species (Drosophila) crossed, they only produced female flies...
Cutting number of cancers diagnosed as emergencies could save 1,400 lives a year
Over 1,400 lives could be saved every year - four more every day - if more cancers were diagnosed through GP referral instead of emergency...
Frequent sauna bathing reduces risk of stroke
Credit: UEF Frequent sauna bathing is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, according to a new international study. In a 15-year follow-up study, people...
Noise throws the heart out of rhythm
Credit: Photomontage realized by Peter Pulkowski, Mainz University Medical Center With an increasing level of noise, the incidence of atrial fibrillation also increases dramatically. Scientists...
Bowel disease study points to new therapies for lifelong conditions
Treatments for incurable bowel conditions may be a step closer following the discovery of a key molecule associated with disease flare-ups. Researchers say the finding...
Childhood communication enhances brain development, protecting against harmful behaviors
Philadelphia, May 3, 2018 Children with greater parent communication in early adolescence have less harmful alcohol use and emotional eating in young adulthood, according to...
Study points to the futility of urine tests for salbutamol doping
Salbutamol, also known as albuterol, is a medication that opens up constricted medium and large airways in the lungs and is often used to treat...
COPD-associated inflammation halted in model experiment
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short, is believed to be the third most...
Pitt and UPMC join NIH in launching nationwide precision medicine effort
PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2018 - On May 6, the National Institutes of Health will open national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program--a momentous...
Even brief maternal deprivation early in life alters adult brain function and cognition
Credit: School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- When a baby is taken from its mother for even a brief period early in life, this...
Mix of natural cures, biomedical devices prompts bone health, growth
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - A WSU research team is bringing together natural medical cures with modern biomedical devices in hopes of bringing...
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