Preventing adolescent substance use may need to start in early childhood
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Research from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions suggests the approach to preventing alcohol and drug use by some adolescents...
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‘Princess Leia’ brainwaves help sleeping brain store memories
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 15, 2016) Every night while you sleep, electrical waves of brain activity circle around each side of your brain, tracing...
NIH scientists identify potent antibody that neutralizes nearly all HIV strains
WHAT: Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have identified an antibody from an HIV-infected person that potently neutralized 98 percent of HIV isolates tested,...
New bioinformatic analysis reveals role of proteins in diabetic kidney disease
Credit: UC San Diego Health A new bioinformatic framework developed by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has identified key proteins...
Prescribing drugs for cardiovascular disease prevention in the UK
Drugs such as statins that have the potential to prevent strokes and other types of cardiovascular disease have not been prescribed to a large proportion...
Three brain chemicals affect how we handle uncertainty
Credit: Edvard Munch and Roland Roberts New research has revealed how three important brain signaling chemicals affect the way that we handle uncertainty. It turns...
PSU receives Grand Challenges Explorations grant
Credit: Portland State University Portland State University announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda...
Light therapy could save bees from deadly pesticides
Loading video... Credit: UCL Treating bees with light therapy can counteract the harmful effects of neonicotinoid pesticides and improve survival rates of poisoned bees, finds...
New model reveals adaptations of world’s most abundant ocean microbe
Credit: Tara Clemente, University of Hawaii SOEST Researchers from David Karl's laboratory at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) and from Professor Jens Nielsen's...
Bacteria discovery offers possible new means of controlling crop pest
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A bacterium common in insects has been discovered in a plant-parasitic roundworm, opening up the possibility of a new, environmentally friendly way...
New drug beats standard therapy in advanced kidney cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- An experimental kidney cancer drug outperformed the standard first-line therapy for patients with metastatic disease who are considered at...
Novel mapping technique targets gene therapy to hibernating heart muscle
, the Official Journal of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy, French Society of Cell and...
Consuming violent media linked to 13x surge in violent dreams
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The violent and sexual media you consume during the day may infiltrate your dreams at night, new research suggests. People who reported...
Flu vaccine’s effectiveness can be improved, new findings suggest
A team of engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin is reporting new findings on how the influenza vaccine produces antibodies that...
Once inside a tumor, our immune cells become traitors
New research has found a subset of our immune cells (called regulatory T cells) that are highly abundant in the tumor microenvironment and are particularly...
