‘Bursts’ of beta waves, not sustained rhythms, filter…
Credit: Shin et. al./Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — To better understand the brain and to develop potential therapies, neuroscientists have been investigating how "beta" frequ..
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The antibody that normalizes tumor vessels
Credit: IBS An important parcel must be delivered to the correct place. It is so important that it can be a question of life or...
Helmholtz researchers identify genetic switch regulating satiety and…
Why do we get fat and why is it so difficult for so many people to keep off excess weight? Researchers in the Reseach Unit...
Research suggests new contributor to heart disease
Medical professionals have long known that the buildup of plaque in arteries can cause them to narrow and harden, potentially leading to a whole host...
Deer make collision-free escapes thanks to inbuilt ‘compasses’
Credit: Petr Obleser Why do deer in a group, when startled, suddenly bolt away together and never collide with each other? It's because these deer...
Cancer drug development award given to Jean-Charles Soria
Credit: ESMO LUGANO, 12 February 2018 – The TAT 2018 Honorary Award for cancer drug development has been granted to Professor Jean-Charles Soria, for his...
First national studies of quality of VA ministroke care and how best…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – The first national study of the quality of the care offered by the Veterans Health Administration to patients following a...
Imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours
Credit: University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) UAlberta researchers have created two new imaging agents that could help physicians visualize the formation of tumour-associated blood vessels,...
Engaging family in care of hospitalized loved ones enhances healing, reduces readmission rates
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center A voluntary program being spearheaded by Intermountain Healthcare that allows family members of hospitalized patients to participate in their care enhanced...
Geoscientist Denis Scholz appointed to a Heisenberg Professorship funded by the DFG
This news release is available in German. Junior Professor Denis Scholz of the Institute of Geosciences at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has been appointed...
Scientists identify ‘checkpoint’ to prevent birth defects and spontaneous miscarriage
Researchers from the University of Southampton have established that eggs have a protective 'checkpoint' that helps to prevent DNA damaged eggs being fertilised. Damage to...
Stanford researchers create deep learning algorithm that could boost…
Credit: L.A. Cicero Artificially intelligent algorithms can learn to identify amazingly subtle information, enabling them to distinguish between people in photos or to screen medical...
Concurrent heat waves, air pollution exacerbate negative health effects of each
Credit: Jordan Schnell / Princeton University Irvine, Calif., March 1, 2017 – The combination of prolonged hot spells with poor air quality greatly compounds the...
For tropical mayflies, mountain passes are higher indeed
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – In tropical climes, animals and plants aren't adapted to surviving freezing temperatures – and why would they be? It's never all...
Eye abnormalities in infants with microcephaly associated with Zika…
Vision-threatening eye abnormalities in infants in Brazil with microcephaly (a birth defect characterized by an abnormally small head) may be associated with presumed intrauterine infection...
