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Researchers explore how the brain allows us to make choices
Imagine you have just flicked a lighter.
If you don’t see the flame, you will naturally try a second time.
If after the second...
Researchers have created a new system which allows two robotic arms to semi-autonomously drill...
Robots will perform spinal surgery with greater accuracy than humanly possible as part of a ground-breaking research project led by Nottingham Trent University.
A team...
Older adults – hospitalizations linked to accelerated cognitive decline
Emergency and urgent hospitalizations are associated with an increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults, report researchers at Rush University Medical Center. Results...
Visceral Adipose Tissue fat may cause pathogenic obesity
Type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes and other diseases related to the obesity epidemic depend on how the body stores excess energy, according to evolutionary biologist Mary...
Sugar : How industry have manipulated science to downplay the harm
Walk into any grocery store, grab a few packaged products, and flip to the ingredients.
You'll likely spot added sugars — lots of them — provided you...
New leukemia drug significantly more effective
A landmark study co-authored by a Loyola Medicine oncologist has found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for...
Researchers have identified unknown and multiple genetic risk factors for colorectal cancer
A large-scale study conducted among East Asians and led by Vanderbilt researchers has identified multiple, previously unknown genetic risk factors for colorectal cancer.
Wei Zheng,...
A cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women’s...
A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women's bone density, according to new research by...
Spondylarthritis: cytokine and interleukin-17 (IL-17) have revolutionized therapeutic results
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation, affecting nearly 1 to 2 percent of the Western population.
Cytokine blockade...
PyLocky Ransomware Decryption Tool Released
If your computer has been infected with PyLocky Ransomware and you are searching for a free ransomware decryption tool to unlock or decrypt your...
Ocean warming is accelerating
Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, concludes an analysis of four recent ocean heating observations.
The results...
A neuroimaging study reveals the effects of social exclusion
A study led by researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), in collaboration with...
Astrocytes may lead the tempo of the body’s internal clock
Astrocytes, ‘caretaker’ cells that surround and support neurons in the brain, play a much more important role in circadian rhythms, the body’s 24-hour internal...
Researchers have identified two new species of bacteria in the blood of patients in...
Two new species of bacteria have been found in the blood of patients in China.
The bacteria were found in the blood of two human...
A team of researchers at Technion and the University of Haifa have developed a...
A team of researchers at Technion and the University of Haifa have developed a new computer vision approach for solving archaeological puzzles.
In their...
