Math study shows our brains are far more adaptable than we know
Human babies and even animals have a basic number sense that many believe evolves from seeing the world and trying to quantify all the sights....
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How the brain controls our appetite
Korean researchers show how our brain activates self-destruct mechanisms when it is low on energy to regulate appetite. Researchers from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science...
Codeine too risky for kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents and health providers to stop giving codeine to children, calling for more education about its risks and...
New study compares approaches to prevent malaria in pregnancy
A novel strategy to screen pregnant women for malaria with rapid diagnostic tests and treat the test-positive women with effective antimalarials does not lower the...
Diet and exercise may improve physical function and quality of life in older obese adults
A recent review and analysis of published studies since 2005 found low-to-moderate evidence that dietary and exercise interventions can improve physical function and quality of...
Newly discovered neural connections may be linked to emotional decision-making
MIT neuroscientists have discovered connections deep within the brain that appear to form a communication pathway between areas that control emotion, decision-making, and movement. The...
Molecular switch controlling immune suppression may help turn up immunotherapies
False-colored scanning electron micrograph depicts oral squamous cancer cell (white) being attacked by to T cells (red), part of the natural immune response. Photo Credit:...
Glutamate plays previously unknown role in neuromuscular development
Image of a neuromuscular junction. University at Buffalo and Johns Hopkins researchers have shown in mice that glutamate plays a key role in the muscle...
Robo-fish
Oscar M. Curet, Ph.D., in FAU’s Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering (far right), has been observing how animals move to identify the differences between...
New software helps to find out why ‘jumping genes’ are activated
Photo Credit: Robert Kofler/Vetmeduni ViennaThe genome is not a fixed code but flexible. It allows changes in the genes. Transposons, however, so-called jumping genes, interpret...
Mucosa forms special immunological memory – Breakthrough for vaccine research
If a vaccine is to protect the intestines and other mucous membranes in the body, it also needs to be given through the mucosa, for...
Mobile device detects irregular heartbeats
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a mobile app and thumb-size device that help to prevent cerebral infarctions at an early stage, during...
Computer program beats physicians at brain cancer diagnoses
MRI scans of patients with radiation necrosis (above) and cancer recurrence (below) are shown in the left column. Close-ups in the center column show the...
Drinking beer helps us see happy faces faster
What does drinking beer really do? A new study has shown that drinking beer affects the way we see specific emotions and allows us to...
Ancient DNA traces extinct Caribbean ‘Island Murderer’ back to the dawn of mammals
The Solenodon taxa is the closest living relative to the extinct Nesophontes. Photo Credit: Natural History Museum, London UKFrom skeletal remains found among ancient owl...