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...
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‘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...
How do polar bears respond to climate change, subsistence hunting?
Credit: Kristin Laidre/University of Washington UW's Kristin Laidre awarded Pew marine fellowship to study effects of climate change, subsistence hunting on polar bears Polar bears...
IBM’s Watson can improve cancer treatment through better gene targeting
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 7, 2017) – IBM's Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping this icon of artificial intelligence...
Researchers show p300 protein may suppress leukemia in MDS patients
Credit: The website of the National Cancer Institute (https://www.cancer.gov). MIAMI, March 27, 2017 – Scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami...
MUSC leads research on potential research treatment
Credit: Sarah Pack Though rheumatologist and lupus expert Gary Gilkeson, M.D., was concerned and disappointed to hear that singer Selena Gomez's lupus condition required a...
What role does the gut play in type 2 diabetes?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 3, 2017–In the destructive cycle that leads to and perpetuates type 2 diabetes, driven by...
New method to detect ultrasound with light
Credit: Cheng Sun A tiny, transparent device that can fit into a contact lens has a bright future, potentially helping a range of scientific endeavors...
