New insights into the information processing of motor neurons
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience In a study published in Cell Reports in February 2017, Matt Rowan, Ph.D., a Post-doctoral researcher in the...
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Model helps explain why some patients with multiple sclerosis have seizures
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects nearly 2.3 million...
Children’s Mercy honored as recipient of the 2017 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards
Credit: Children's Mercy Kansas City KANSAS CITY, MO -- February 21, 2017 -- Children's Mercy Kansas City today announced it has been named a recipient...
Artificial synapse for neural networks
Credit: L.A. Cicero For all the improvements in computer technology over the years, we still struggle to recreate the low-energy, elegant processing of the human...
NASA spots short-lived Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of the Southern Pacific Ocean's newly formed tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Carpentaria....
Science vs. the sea lamprey
Montreal, February 21, 2017 -- Of all the fishy predators in the Great Lakes, few are more destructive than the sea lamprey. There's something of...
Prediction: More gas-giants will be found orbiting Sun-like stars
Credit: Alan Boss Washington, DC--New planetary formation models from Carnegie's Alan Boss indicate that there may be an undiscovered population of gas giant planets orbiting...
Pitt chemists reveal novel biocatalysts for bioactive alkaloid synthesis
PITTSBURGH--Alkaloids are natural nitrogen-containing compounds produced by plants and microbes. These molecules, such as morphine and quinine, are important human medicines. Alkaloids are typically p..
Penn/Wistar study finds ‘sweet spot’ where tissue stiffness drives cancer’s spread
Credit: University of Pennsylvania In order for cancer to spread, malignant cells must break away from a tumor and through the tough netting of extracellular...
Exercise most important lifestyle change to help reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence
For patients with breast cancer, physical activity and avoiding weight gain are the most important lifestyle choices that can reduce the risk of cancer recurrence...
The way breast cancer genes act could predict your treatment
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A Michigan State University breast cancer researcher has shown that effective treatment options can be...
Penn expert calls for shorter radiation use in prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Men with prostate cancer can receive shorter courses of radiation therapy than what is currently considered standard, according to Justin...
Discovery of a new gene critical in the development of lung and pancreatic cancers
(Universidad de Navarra) Researchers at the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra (Spain) have identified a critical gene, FOSL1, in...
Prostate cancer cells grow with malfunction of cholesterol control in cells
DURHAM, N.C. - Advanced prostate cancer and high blood cholesterol have long been known to be connected, but it has been a chicken-or-egg problem. Now...
Drug treatment could combat hearing loss
Credit: Will McLean, Ph.D. CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Within the inner ear, thousands of hair cells detect sound waves and translate them into nerve signals that...
