Childrens’ brains : Heavy screen time show to impact premature thinning of the cortex
Researchers have found "different patterns" in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from...
Reprogramming immune sentinels
For the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has successfully reprogrammed mouse and human skin cells into immune cells called...
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes, University of Oxford researchers have shown. In one of the most...
International researchers has discovered 11 new genes associated with epilepsy
The largest study of its kind, led by international researchers including scientists at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), has discovered 11 new...
You probably overestimate just how far someone can push you before you reach your...
You probably overestimate just how far someone can push you before you reach your tipping point, new research suggests.
No, we're not talking about your...
Obesity : important health benefit of intense exercise with rest intervals
It's fast-paced, takes less time to do, and burns a lot of calories. High-intensity interval exercise is widely recognized as the most time-efficient and...
Kidney dialysis can cause short-term cerebral stunning and may be associated with progressive brain...
Kidney dialysis can cause short-term 'cerebral stunning' and may be associated with progressive brain injury in those who receive the treatment for many years.
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Cancer immunotherapy – arm a patient’s own immune system to attack tumors
Cancer immunotherapy - efforts to better arm a patient's own immune system to attack tumors - has shown great potential for treating some cancers.
Yet immunotherapy...
Conditions encountered in the womb can have life-long impact on health
Conditions encountered in the womb - when the embryo consists of only about 100 cells -can have life-long impact on health.
Scientists previously assumed that...
Biomedical engineers have developed a smartphone app for the non-invasive detection of anemia
Biomedical engineers have developed a smartphone app for the non-invasive detection of anemia.
Instead of a blood test, the app uses photos of someone's fingernails...
Smokers who roll their own cigarettes are less likely to try quitting smoking
Smokers who roll their own cigarettes are less likely to try quitting smoking, according to a new study carried out by UCL.
The research, published...
Through study of fatty acids revealed new Parkinson’s disease drug
The human brain is rich in lipids.
Investigators studying Parkinson's disease (PD) have become increasingly interested in lipids since both molecular and genetic studies have...
Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger...
Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism—symptoms typical of Parkinson's disease like body tremors and slowing...
Researchers have successfully developed a vaccine candidate for the Zika virus
Researchers at the University of Hawaii medical school have successfully developed a vaccine candidate for the Zika virus, showing that it is effective in...
A Canadian clinical trial provides the first approach for safely preventing blood clots in...
A Canadian clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides the first approach for safely preventing blood clots (or venous thromboembolism)...
