Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain — and control body…
Credit: Credit: Munshi et al, eLife BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientists have used magnetism to activate tiny groups of cells in the brain, inducing bodily movements...
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Refuting the idea that mutations cause cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center What causes cancer? Smoking, certainly, and also things like sun and chemical exposure. Cancer risk also increases with some...
New study on reasons for low rates of blood glucose monitoring in type…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 21, 2017–Researchers in China who assessed self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) behavior among nearly 19,000...
Death rate for depressed heart patients double than for non-depressed heart patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center People who are diagnosed with coronary artery disease and then develop depression face a risk of death that's twice as high...
From mice, clues to microbiome’s influence on metabolic disease
Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. — The community of microorganisms that resides in the gut, known as the microbiome, has been shown to work in...
Method to identify bacteria in blood samples works in hours instead of…
Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a desktop diagnosis tool that detects the presence...
Yin and yang of serotonin neurons in mood regulation
(NEW YORK, NY)–Low levels of serotonin in the brain are known to play a role in depression and anxiety, and it is customary to treat...
‘Corrective glass’ for mass spectrometry imaging
Credit: Benjamin Bartels, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology The chemical analysis of biological tissues with three-dimensional shapes has been a major problem so far....
Harvard chemists develop simple new platform for development of macrolide antibiotics
Credit: B. D. Colen/Harvard University Harvard researchers have created a new, greatly simplified, platform for antibiotic discovery that may go a long way to solving...
Half of primary care doctors provide unnecessary specialty referrals…
IMAGE: Lead author Sapna Kaul is shown. Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston A study recently published in the American Journal of...
Preterm babies may suffer setbacks in auditory brain development,…
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Preterm babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are likely to experience delays in...
PA researchers and innovators granted $4.34 million dollars by American Heart Association
Nov. 4, 2015 – Philadelphia, PA – Research is the starting point for all medical progress. American Heart Association research programs have made significant contributions...
Study shows diet and exercise improve treatment outcomes for obese pediatric cancer patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Diet and exercise may improve treatment outcomes in pediatric cancer patients, according to a study at The University of Texas...
How does brain functional connectivity change from the awake to…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 8, 2017–A new study examined how brain functional connectivity patterns change over the continuum from...
1 in 5 surgical weight-loss patients take prescription opioids seven…
Credit: Nicole Santo/UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 5, 2017 – While the proportion of adults with severe obesity using prescription opioids initially declines in the months after...
