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Researchers have developed a set of nanoparticles for Parkinson’s disease treatment
Researchers at the Center for Nanoparticle Research, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), have developed a set of nanoparticles for Parkinson's...
University of Guelph researchers have discovered the type of stem cell allowing geckos to...
University of Guelph researchers have discovered the type of stem cell allowing geckos to create new brain cells, providing evidence that the lizards may...
Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis usually undergo a procedure called...
While kyphoplasty can stabilize the bone, cancer patients are still often left with spinal column tumors that are very hard to reach with conventional...
Stimulant medications are an effective treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
In the classroom, parents and teachers say that medications like methylphenidate (MPH) can reduce symptoms and improve behavior.
Although stimulants have been in use for...
Aging vessels connecting the brain and the immune system play critical roles in both...
Aging vessels connecting the brain and the immune system play critical roles in both Alzheimer's disease and the decline in cognitive ability that comes...
Researchers report the brain’s response to taste stimuli is linked to higher anxiety and...
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that the brain’s response to taste stimuli is linked to high anxiety and...
A study of more than 3,500 French psoriasis patients found that the healthier their...
Specifically, the closer an individual adhered to the nutritious "Mediterranean" diet, the less onerous their psoriasis became.
This was true regardless of whether or not...
The immune system can be an important ally in the fight against cancer
The immune system can be an important ally in the fight against cancer.
A study from McGill scientists published today in Science suggests that the...
A new genetic screen may predict a person’s future risk of osteoporosis and bone...
Specifically, the study, one of the largest of its kind, identified 899 regions in the human genome associated with low bone-mineral density, 613 of...
ATRII has developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) to manipulate a robotic arm while the...
A pair of researchers at Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Japan has developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) to manipulate a robotic arm while...
Google launches its own USB-based FIDO U2F Keys – Titan Security Keys
At Google Cloud Next '18 convention in San Francisco, the company has introduced Titan Security Keys—a tiny USB device, similar to Yubico's YubiKey, that offers hardware-based...
EU door opens for generic version of AIDS medicine Truvada
Patient associations on Thursday lauded an EU decision to allow the sale of generic versions of Truvada, an anti-retroviral medicine used by those diagnosed...
When a muscle is acutely injured – whether through accidental strain or intentional weight...
These cells coordinate the activity of the immune system and muscle stem cells to replace and repair the torn tissue.
Now, scientists at Sanford Burnham...
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that serves...
Propionate, a byproduct of metabolism by a group of bacteria called the Bacteroides, inhibits the growth of Salmonella in the intestinal tract of mice,...
New variant of Kronos banking trojan spotted using Tor network
WannaCry ransomware hero is facing charges in the United States for developing Kronos banking trojan.
In August 2017, Marcus Hutchins (@MalwareTechBlog on Twitter) aka WannaCry ransomware hero was arrested...
