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Researchers found that genetic mutations of HIV genome, make it possible to trigger...
Of the 40 million people around the world infected with HIV, less than one per cent have immune systems strong enough to suppress the...
Link between brain size and intelligence
The English idiom "highbrow," derived from a physical description of a skull barely able to contain the brain inside of it, comes from a...
Researchers alleviate schizophrenia symptoms
Despite extensive research efforts, schizophrenia remains one of the least understood brain disorders.
One promising area of research is in receptors on the surfaces of...
Researchers are one step closer to understanding hiPSC cardiomyocytes and how they may better...
Repairing heart muscle damaged by a heart attack or other cardiovascular diseases is one of the "holy grails" for cardiovascular scientists.
The ability to repair...
Marijuana vaporizers heat pot to a temperature just below combustion, allowing people to inhale...
A smokeless method of vaporizing and then inhaling pot packs a much more powerful punch than simply smoking weed, researchers say.
That could raise safety...
Better bandage promotes powerful healing
A new, low-cost wound dressing developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers could dramatically speed up healing in a surprising way.
The method leverages energy generated...
Turning down the pitch of sound waves researchers have devised a way to unlock...
By essentially turning down the pitch of sound waves, University of Michigan engineering researchers have devised a way to unlock greater amounts of data...
Space life : radiation and the effects of microgravity could damege your body...
While space radiation research has expanded rapidly in recent years, large uncertainties remain in predicting and extrapolating biological responses to radiation exposure in humans.
As...
Electric vehicles send real-time data to government
When someone buyshis white Tesla Model X, he knew it was a fast, beautiful car.
What he didn't know is that Tesla constantly sends information...
Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year
Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Overall, there...
NIBIB-funded researchers recently validated a rapid STD test that delivered accurate results in about...
NIBIB-funded researchers recently validated a rapid STD test that delivered accurate results in about 30 minutes for chlamydia, allowing patients to receive treatment immediately,...
Low-dose aspirin may help fight MS
Although the findings are so far only in mice, studies suggest that aspirin—even the "low-dose" variety—might help counter multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an...
No one knows exactly what drives people with obsessive-compulsive disorder … but …
They clean their hands, many times in a row.
They click switches on and off, over and over. They check—and re-check, and check again—that they...
A team of researchers has found a link between caffeinated beverage consumption during pregnancy...
A team of researchers at University College, Dublin, has found a link between caffeinated beverage consumption during pregnancy and low birth weight.
In their paper...
Researchers – microneedle patch to cardiac muscle can promote the repairing muscle after heart...
A team of researchers from China and the U.S. has found that applying a specially designed microneedle patch to cardiac muscle damaged during a...
