Rice University technology could cut MRI scan times
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Patients who have to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging scan may be spared the ordeal of having to lie still in...
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Keck School of Medicine of USC receives $2.2 million NIH grant for…
Credit: Les Dunseith LOS ANGELES – Jay R. Lieberman, MD, chair and professor of orthopedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University...
Video game system technology helping physical therapists, athletic…
Credit: Photo by Rachel Coward COLUMBIA, Mo. – Motion-based lab technology can help physical therapists, clinicians and athletic trainers analyze how we move–it also is...
MD Anderson and nation’s cancer centers jointly endorse updated…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center As national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has...
Steering an enzyme’s ‘scissors’ shows potential for stopping Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: UBC Faculty of Medicine The old real estate adage about "location, location, location" might also apply to the biochemical genesis of Alzheimer's disease, according...
Cost of neurological disease in US Approaching $800 billion a year
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of South Florida/Tampa, FL TAMPA, FL (March 29, 2017) — More Americans are living longer and surviving chronic conditions like...
Turning down the brain to erase fearful memories
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Erasing unwanted memories is still the stuff of science fiction, but Weizmann Institute scientists have now managed to erase one...
Two new lizards with ‘heroic past’ discovered in the…
Credit: Hugo A. Díaz Two new species of lizards have been discovered in the Andean highlands of Southern Chile. Collected from areas of heroic past,...
Penn study solves mystery of cell powerhouse’s balance of…
IMAGE: The mitochondrial matric calcium ion concentration regulates activity of the major mitochondrial calcium influx pathway, as measured by patch clamp physiology. Credit: The lab...
Birds’ unique skulls linked to young dinosaur brains
Credit: Fabbri et al., 2017 Bird skulls and brains look like those of young dinosaurs, providing clues to their unique evolution and modern success. A...
New opioid use in older adults with COPD associated with increased…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, June 29, 2017–Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder who recently started using opioids have an increased risk...
New HIV guidelines outline prevention strategies for high-risk…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2017–New Canadian guidelines recommend the use of new medications by HIV-negative people from high-risk populations both...
UTA biochemists are advancing research into autism, Alzheimer’s disease and Down…
IMAGE: This is Dr. Brad Pierce, UTA Associate Professor of Biochemistry. Credit: UT Arlington Biochemists at The University of Texas at Arlington are mapping the...
Bariatric surgery associated with semen abnormalities and reduced…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 7, 2017–A meta-analysis of studies in which men underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedures found...
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional…
Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult cancers might enhance radiation and...
