Both accelerator and brake are required for normal movement
Credit: Angela Cenci Nilsson In order to drive a car, you need a good balance between accelerator and brake. The same applies to a part...
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Team receives nearly $11 million COBRE grant to establish neuroscience…
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — The National Institutes of Health is awarding a Kansas State University-led team of psychological sciences researchers with a...
UC San Diego health researchers join pancreatic cancer ‘dream…
In an effort to advance research on one of the deadliest forms of cancer, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers Andrew Lowy,...
New medication significantly decreases involuntary movement
Credit: University of South Florida Tampa, FL (April 7, 2017) Antipsychotic treatment can cause involuntary movements such as lip smacking, tongue protrusions and excessive eye...
New book on Cell-Cell Junctions published by CSHLPress
Credit: Image provided by Matthias Rübsam and Carien M. Niessen, University of Cologne. Cold Spring Harbor, NY– Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced the...
Size matters when it comes to keeping blood sugar levels in check
Credit: Sabrina Diano, Yale University Keeping blood sugar levels within a safe range is key to managing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In...
Penn Medicine’s Carl June, MD, to receive ASCO’s Highest Scientific Honor
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – The American Society of Clinical Oncology has named University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV gene therapy pioneer Carl June, MD,...
Cardiac stem cells from young hearts could rejuvenate old hearts, new study shows
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (EMBARGOED UNTIL AUG. 14, 2017, AT 10 A.M. EDT ) – Cardiac stem cell infusions could someday help reverse the aging...
Study shows GMU’s Lyme disease early-detection test is effective
After three years and 300 patients, George Mason University researchers have proof that their early-detection urine test for Lyme disease works. It's the largest study...
Parkinson’s disease involves degeneration of the olfactory…
Credit: Max Planck Research Unit for Neurogenetics The first symptom of Parkinson's disease is often an impaired sense of smell. This neurodegenerative disease primarily causes...
Breast cancer study in India shows how the country can avoid crisis
Credit: University of Portsmouth A new study examining breast cancer awareness in India has found that a lack of early diagnosis is leading the country...
Photo-responsive protein hydrogels as agent for controlled stem…
Credit: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, HKUST Hydrogels, noted for their biomimetic properties, are the leading materials for biomedical applications, such as drug delivery...
UTMB researchers find first direct evidence that A. aegypti mosquito…
GALVESTON, Texas – In collaboration with colleagues from Mexico, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were the first to directly connect the Aedes...
Cholesterol lowering drugs cut risk of a first heart attack or stroke
Credit: OHSU PORTLAND, Ore. – Cholesterol-lowering drugs help prevent heart attacks and strokes in adults with cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood...
Discovery of drug combination: Overcoming resistance to targeted drugs for liver cancer
Credit: KAIST A KAIST research team presented a novel method for improving medication treatment for liver cancer using Systems Biology, combining research from information technology...
