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Five new research units and two new humanities centers for advanced studies
This was decided by the Senate of the DFG at its summer session held during the DFG's Annual Meeting in Bonn. Research Units enable researchers...
Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine A Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds to...
Homogeneous BTK occupancy assay
Credit: Helen Yu, Gilead Sciences, Inc. In a new SLAS Discovery article, Helen Yu and a team of researchers at Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Foster City,...
Diabetes drug with better side-effect tolerance could improve treatment
Improved medications for Type 2 diabetes are one step closer thanks to a new discovery reported this week by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania...
Brain changes responsible for the appetite effects of cannabis identified in animal studies
New research on how cannabis use alters eating behavior could lead to treatments for appetite loss in chronic illness, according to experts at Washington State...
Researchers find that hunger hormones offer promising avenue for addiction treatment
Hormones that signal the body's state of hunger and fullness could be the key to new treatments for drug and alcohol addiction. That is the...
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Mayo Clinic announce congenital heart defect collaboration
Mayo Clinic's Todd and Karen Wanek Family Program for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Children's Hospital Colorado are collaborating to provide solutions for patients with...
Mindset during meal planning changes food choices and brain responses to food
A simple instruction to change your thinking as mealtime approaches can help cut calories, according to new research from the University of Tübingen, Germany. By...
Researchers identify brain area linked to motivational disruptions in binge eating
Scientists at Rutgers Brain Health Institute have discovered that a small group of brain cells in the hypothalamus called 'orexin' neurons could be a promising...
Lehigh University researchers to study Ebola method of host cell invasion
Credit: Lehigh University Viruses cause diseases ranging from the common cold to the deadly and highly infectious Ebola disease. Their methodology is to enter healthy...
Researchers engineer bacteria to create fertilizer out of thin air
Credit: Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University In the future, plants will be able to create their own fertilizer. Farmers will no longer need to buy and...
In borophene, boundaries are no barrier
Credit: Hersam Research Group/Northwestern University Borophene, the atomically flat form of boron with unique properties, is even more interesting when different forms of the material...
Homology Medicines announces publication of in vivo gene editing data with nuclease-free technology
BEDFORD, Mass., July 16, 2018 - Homology Medicines, Inc., a genetic medicines company, announced today a peer-reviewed publication demonstrating that Homology's technology induces efficient and...
New development in 3D super-resolution imaging gives insight on Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Recent studies show that 40 percent of Americans over the age of 85 have Alzheimer's disease, and...
