Brain’s ‘GPS’ does a lot more than just navigate
Credit: Illustration by Julia Kuhl The part of the brain that creates mental maps of one's environment plays a much broader role in memory and...
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CDC scientists review methods to prevent bites and suppress ticks that transmit Lyme disease
Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific literature on the effectiveness of...
Study shows how genes affect immunity in response to pathogens
A study that is first in its kind and published in Nature Medicine today has looked at how far genetic factors control the immune cell...
New research shows where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s occur
The image illustrates where in the brain the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s occur through accumulation of the beta-amyloid protein. Credit: Image courtesy of Lund University...
PolyU discovers a newly emerged superbug
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences at the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology (ABCT) of The...
New TSRI study: Flipping molecular ‘switch’ may reduce nicotine’s effects in the brain
IMAGE: Loren 'Larry' Parsons, senior author of the new study, is a professor at The Scripps Research Institute. Credit: Photo courtesy of The Scripps Research...
Links between poor sleep and poor mental well-being
Inadequate sleep at night leads to poor memory and increases the risk of depression, anxiety and stress, according to research revealed today. A study found...
Blood discovery could benefit preemies, help end platelet shortages
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System The emergency call issued by the American Red Cross earlier this year was of a sort all too...
Biology study suggests father’s nutrition before sex could…
Credit: Michal Polak/UC Doctors long have stressed the importance of good nutrition for expectant mothers. Now biologists at the University of Cincinnati say the father's...
Detailed view of immune proteins could lead to new pathogen-defense strategies
Credit: Nicole Haloupek/UC Berkeley Biologists have resolved the structure of a ring of proteins used by the immune system to summon support when under attack,...
Marshall University School of Medicine launches medical journal
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has launched its first scholarly medical journal. The Marshall Journal of Medicine is...
Internet crystal ball can predict risk of heart disease, diabetes,…
Credit: UVA Health System An online metabolic calculator developed by a University of Virginia School of Medicine doctor and his research partner at the University...
IPM’s ring study results published in New England Journal of Medicine
Credit: Andrew Loxley p>SILVER SPRING, Md. (Dec. 1, 2016) – The International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) announced today that The New England Journal of Medicine...
Democrat senators vote for public health policies 4 times more often than GOP
Credit: Courtesy of Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health Democrat senators are roughly four times as likely to use their vote to positively affect...
High levels of exercise linked to 9 years of less aging at the cellular level
Despite their best efforts, no scientist has ever come close to stopping humans from aging. Even anti-aging creams can’t stop Old Father Time. But new...
