Ann McKee named to TIME’S Annual List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
(Boston) -TIME magazine has named Ann McKee, MD, Chief of Neuropathology, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Director of the BU CTE Center, to the 2018...
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IU psychologist awarded $1.7 million to study early child language learning
Credit: Photo by Chris Meyer, IU Communications. An Indiana University psychologist has been awarded $1.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to better understand...
Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars in their diets to protect childhood cognition
Ann Arbor, April 19, 2018 - A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly...
UPV/EHU researchers account for the complex symptoms of Angelman syndrome
The group, led by the Ikerbasque professor Ugo Mayor of the UPV/EHU's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has just published in the journal Human...
GLUT5 fluorescent probe fingerprints cancer cells
Credit: Tanasova, Rao/Michigan Tech Determining the presence of cancer, as well as its type and malignancy, is a stressful process for patients that can take...
Drug combination targeting HSP90 and BRAF is safe and effective in advanced melanoma
TAMPA, Fla. - Patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma have been able to live longer cancer-free lives because of several new therapies approved over the...
Blowfly uses saliva to keep cool
On warm days the Oriental latrine blowfly (Chrysomya megacephala) keeps cool by moving a droplet of saliva repeatedly in and out of its buccal apparatus,...
Chip-based blood test for multiple myeloma could make bone biopsies a relic of the past
Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting plasma cells, traditionally forces patients...
More students report carrying guns in Chicago than New York or Los Angeles
Credit: Northwestern Medicine CHICAGO --- More students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a new Northwestern Medicine study shows....
Novel discoveries on aggressive NK-cell leukemia pave the way for new treatments
International research consortium led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, discovered new information related to a rare form of leukemia called aggressive NK-cell...
How can medical marijuana benefit older adults?
Managing symptoms such as pain, nausea, and psychiatric illness can be challenging as people age. A new Journal of the American Geriatrics Society review highlights...
Depression during and after pregnancy may affect children’s development
Maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy, in the first year postpartum, and in early childhood were linked with poorer child neurodevelopment in a recent Depression &...
Biofeedback relaxation app may help kids during medical procedures
A new Pain Practice study indicates that biofeedback-assisted relaxation may help manage pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures. BrightHearts is a biofeedback mediation...
Tai Chi improves brain metabolism and muscle energetics in older adults
A new Journal of Neuroimaging study provides insights into the biochemical mechanisms by which Tai Chi-- a mind-body exercise--may provide both physical and psychological benefits....
Skin cancers linked with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Previous studies have demonstrated a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in individuals with various cancers, including non-melanoma skin cancers (including squamous cell cancers and...
