Parkinson’s disease involves degeneration of the olfactory system
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...
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Uncovering why psoriasis recurs
New research by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Rockefeller University helps address a longstanding question about the inflammatory skin condition psoriasis: Why do...
National Eye Institute awards prize for ‘Retina in a dish’ competition
Credit: Erin Lavik, Sc.D. A proposal to create a living model of the human retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, won...
Medical device recall rates linked to frequency of FDA inspector rotations says new study
Key Takeaway: Placing FDA investigators on a rotating schedule at medical device manufacturing plants can lead to 100 fewer medical device recalls annually in the...
Charity gives grant to cancer researchers at the University of Huddersfield
Credit: University of Huddersfield CANCER researchers at the University of Huddersfield aim to develop new treatments specifically for young people and they will be aided...
Mapping the thylacine’s mysterious loss from mainland
Credit: University of Adelaide Ancient DNA extracted from fossil bones and museum specimens has shed new light on the mysterious loss of the Tasmanian tiger...
Chimpanzees can learn how to use tools without observing others
New observations have lead researchers to believe that chimpanzees can use tools spontaneously to solve a task, without needing to watch others first. The evidence...
Making surgical screws from bones
Credit: © surgebright To heal broken bones using medical help, the surgical method of choice for decades have been metal screws, mainly made of titanium...
Scientists create endocytosis on demand by ‘hotwiring’ cells
Credit: Gabrielle Larocque Scientists develop method to create endocytosis on demand System using a chemical and light likened to 'hotwiring' a car Discovery could be...
How do zebrafish develop their stripes?
A Cardiff University mathematician has thrown new light on the longstanding mystery of how zebrafish develop the distinctive striped patterns on their skin. In a...
Researchers identify intriguing link between sleep, cognition and schizophrenia
More than 3.2 million Americans suffer from schizophrenia; about 100,000 people are newly diagnosed every year. The disease includes a wide range of symptoms including...
New mechanism points the way to breaking ribosome antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics are the most common medication used to treat microbial infections. Many antibiotics target intracellular bacterial ribosomes - cellular factories that synthesize proteins - which...
Study explores the biology of mending a broken heart
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Early research results suggest scientists might be on to a way to preserve heart function after heart attacks or for...
How tuberculosis hides in the body
Credit: Illustration: Alexandre Gidon, CEMIR and Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU Tuberculosis bacteria hide in the very cells that would normally kill them....
Secrets from inside the womb that could provide clues to miscarriage
Credit: Dr Eleftheria Pervolaraki The major structures of a baby's heart form in just four days, according to new research using the latest imaging techniques....
