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Women’s bodies undergo a “striking” change during a specific week of pregnancy that can...
Women's bodies undergo a "striking" change during a specific week of pregnancy that can significantly reduce their risk of developing breast cancer later in...
Single neurons in the brain’s primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines
Single neurons in the brain's primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines, even though the cellular makeup of the neurons is constantly changing,...
Humans switch off their automatic inclination to share in dealings with strangers
A new study by University of Miami psychology researchers of anonymous interactions suggests that humans switch off their automatic inclination to share in dealings...
Schadenfreude, the sense of pleasure people derive from the misfortune of others
Schadenfreude, the sense of pleasure people derive from the misfortune of others, is a familiar feeling to many—perhaps especially during these times of pervasive...
Cancer cells are able to develop resistance to immune attack by escaping from NK-mediated...
Cancer cells have evolved multiple escape strategies to circumvent the body's immune defenses, such as the attack by natural killer (NK) cells that normally...
Myo-inositol does not appear to prevent a potentially blinding complication of preterm birth and...
Contrary to results from earlier studies, the vitamin-like substance myo-inositol does not appear to prevent a potentially blinding complication of preterm birth and may...
Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments
Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments:
everything from a first kiss to a last goodbye modifies cells within the skull.
The capacity to learn and remember,...
Salmonella is immune to the hydrogen peroxide
Salmonella is a nasty little bacterium. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that it sickens one in six Americans each year, with...
MIT researchers have now devised a way to help blood cells regenerate faster
Patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow to destroy the diseased cells.
After the treatment,...
Neuroscientists have known for many decades that the brain does not faithfully reproduce exactly...
Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain has all of the visual information you...
study reveals the first definitive 3-D image of how insulin successfully interacts with its...
An international collaboration co-led by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has made a discovery that could make therapeutic insulins more effective...
Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room (ER) for asthma worldwide may...
Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room (ER) for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or...
Researchers has found a link between spending time on digital devices and how first...
Beware, media multitaskers: New research from Rice University researchers has found a link between spending too much time on digital devices and how first...
Researchers have discovered how the frontline Type 2 diabetes drug metformin may work to...
Canadian and British researchers have discovered how the frontline Type 2 diabetes drug metformin may work to help cells better take up and use...
Health Technology ‘TSUNAMI’
Israeli companies are in a prime position to take advantage of a lucrative “health technology tsunami” that is quickly approaching the country’s shores, according...
