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July 27, 2018

Credit: European Research Council Why is the world so green? What can we eat to prevent dementia? Are our eyes ...

Scientists discover neurodegenerative disease in monkeys

July 27, 2018

OHSU scientists have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that mimics a deadly childhood neurodegenerative disorder in people - ...

Engineers track neural activity, muscle movement in ageless aquatic creatures

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Just because an animal is soft and squishy doesn't mean it isn't tough. Experiments at Rice ...

NASA-developed coating investigated for protecting Smithsonian specimens

Credit: Credits: NASA A technology that has shielded some of NASA's highest-profile space observatories from potentially harmful molecular contamination is ...

End-of-life conversations with nonclinical worker bring patient satisfaction, lower costs

Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal goals for care were more likely to ...

Adult fish ‘predict’ availability of food for their young

Credit: Northeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA. In seasonal environments, timing is everything: Ecosystem dynamics are controlled by how well predators ...

Surrey develops ground-breaking flexible X-ray detector

Detectors that are presently used for mammograms and for dose measurements in radiotherapy are often rigid, causing errors in screening, ...

Certara experts highlight quantitative systems pharmacology’s role in first-in-human clinical trials

Credit: Certara PRINCETON, NJ - July 26, 2018 - Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, market ...

Mind-body therapies can help teens with anxiety — The Nurse Practitioner presents review and update

July 26, 2018 - Mind-body therapies - biofeedback, mindfulness, yoga, and hypnosis - provide a promising approach to the very ...

For spinal fusion surgery patients, taking opioids before surgery is major risk factor for long-term opioid use

July 26, 2018 - Patients taking opioids for at least three months before spinal fusion surgery in the lower spine ...

Feds back Rice U. study of nanoscale electrocatalysis

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 25, 2018) - The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences ...

Study: Intensive blood pressure control reduces risk of mild cognitive impairment

CHICAGO, July 25, 2018 - Significant reductions in the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI)*, and the combination of MCI ...

A breath test for early-stage Parkinson’s

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremor, loss of smell and neuropsychiatric problems. However, many people aren't diagnosed until their disease ...

Heart disease and cancer kill more people in developing nations than in Western countries

Diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke are deadlier in the developing world than in rich nations. This is ...

NYU’s Sanjana receives DARPA 2018 Young Faculty Award for precise gene repair

Credit: New York Genome Center New York University biologist Neville Sanjana has received the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's 2018 ...

Common painkillers triple harmful side effects in dementia

Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia. Researchers from the University of Exeter, King's ...

New guidelines for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults

Credit: UAB Photo The International Antiviral Society-USA Panel has released updated recommendations for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection ...

Enzyme AEP’s importance to immunity discovered

The importance of the enzyme AEP as a key regulatory of the immune system has been discovered in new research ...

Fitness trackers prove helpful in monitoring cancer patients

Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (July 24, 2018) -- Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life ...

Experts band together to eradicate prostate cancer