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Engineers develop flexible lithium battery for wearable electronics
The rapid development of flexible and wearable electronics is giving rise to an exciting range of applications, from smart watches and flexible displays—such as...
Minimally invasive blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from Japan and Australia have teamed up to develop and validate a blood test for Alzheimer's disease, with the potential to massively ramp...
Study: CAR T-cell therapy safe and effective in youth with leukemia
Results of the global, multicenter, pivotal phase 2 study that led to the first FDA approval of a gene therapy/cell therapy approach known as CAR...
0.5 percent of the population suffer from severe PTSD
Trauma-related disorders were previously classified under one single diagnosis—post-traumatic stress disorder.
Now, a representative survey carried out by a UZH psychopathologist has shown for the...
Standing several hours a day could help you lose weight
Standing instead of sitting for six hours a day could help people lose weight over the long term, according to a Mayo Clinic study...
Migraine linked to increased risk of cardiovascular problems
Migraine is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular problems (conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels) including heart attacks, stroke, blood clots and an...
Cancer vaccine eliminates tumors in mice
Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, including distant,...
Cells rockin in their DNA: Team finds genes suppressed by sound stimulation
Can sound affect how your genes work?
In a new PLOS ONE study, scientists from Kyoto University's Graduate School of Biostudies have shown that certain...
Anxiety cells’ identified in the brain’s hippocampus
Do your palms sweat when you walk down a poorly lit street at night?
That feeling may be traced to the firing of newly identified...
Body movements just need a puff of dopamine to get started
From morning til night, we never stop executing movements at the right time and speed.
But patients suffering from Parkinson's disease lose this natural control...
Like Zika, West Nile virus causes fetal brain damage, death in mice
West Nile and Powassan - can spread from an infected pregnant mouse to her fetuses, causing brain damage and fetal death, according to a...
Chlorinated lipids predict lung injury and death in sepsis patients
In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, Saint Louis University scientists have found that elevated levels of chlorinated lipids are linked...
Spinal cord injury research: Bonus benefit to activity-based training
Activity-based training has resulted in unexpected benefits for individuals with severe spinal cord injury (SCI).
Researchers in the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC)...
Scientists identify new target for developing precision treatment in malignant brain tumors
A Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute team has identified a new therapeutic target to treat glioblastoma, the most devastating and common form of brain...
Lizard Squad is alive and continuing activities as BigBotPein
According to researchers, evidence suggests Lizard Squad is alive and well, continuing their malicious activities under the guise of BigBotPein.
ZingBox researchers have strong evidence...
