Researchers identify patterns of HIV risk among people who inject drugs in...
People who inject drugs (PWID) in Vietnam are disproportionately affected by HIV. While HIV prevalence among the general population aged 15-49 is 0.4 percent, the prevalence of HIV among people who...
View ArticleHow the immune system curbs its own mistakes
When we encounter a pathogen, the immune system is usually able to respond quickly and forcefully to protect us from infection. Some of its preparedness is inherent in the process by which white blood...
View ArticleStudy looks to flag awareness in anaesthetized patients
For every 1,000 patients undergoing surgery and receiving general anaesthesia, one or two will wake up during the procedure, unable to move, speak or otherwise indicate to doctors they are conscious...
View ArticleResearchers compare the performance of human subjects versus deep neural...
Before you read on, look for toothbrushes in the photo above. Find them? Both of them? If you're like the vast majority of people, you honed in on the one near the sink, but probably took a moment or...
View ArticleResearchers identify new target, develop new drug for cancer therapies
Opening up a new pathway to fight cancer, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to target an enzyme that is crucial to tumor growth while also blocking the mechanism that has...
View ArticleSafety of medical devices not often evaluated by sex, age, or race
Researchers at Yale and the University of California-San Francisco have found that few medical devices are analyzed to consider the influence of their users' sex, age, or race on safety and effectiveness.
View ArticleConnecting the dots between insulin resistance, unhealthy blood vessels and...
Over the decades, scientists have repeatedly shown that patients with increased levels of the hormone insulin in their blood can experience increased risks of cancer. Surprisingly, however, Joslin...
View ArticleOne step closer to an 'exercise pill'
Suppressing production of the protein myostatin enhances muscle mass and leads to significant improvements in markers of heart and kidney health, according to a study conducted in mice. Joshua T....
View ArticleMultiregional brain on a chip
Harvard University researchers have developed a multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the brain. The in vitro model was used to extensively...
View ArticleScientists shed new light on how the brain processes and maintains what we...
A team of scientists has mapped out how our brains process visuals we don't even know we've seen, indicating that the neuronal encoding and maintenance of subliminal images is more substantial than...
View ArticleOldest adults may have much to gain from social technology
Adults over 80 who use information and communication technology are more likely to report mental and physical well-being, according to Stanford research.
View ArticleProtective molecule sidelined in models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in...
View ArticlePutting the squeeze on mitochondria: The final cut
A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first time the final stages of how mitochondria, the sausage-shaped, power-generating organelles found in nearly all living cells, regularly...
View ArticleSuccessful infographics: Make them concise and actionable
Facebook and Pinterest love infographics. But what makes an infographic effective? A new study published in the American Journal of Health Behavior identified four key features that make infographics...
View ArticleExercise combined with methamphetamine regimen could be a powerful new way to...
Exercise coupled with a regimen of methamphetamine could help addicts get clean, according to a pre-clinical study published today in the FASEB Journal. The reason lies in the mechanism through which...
View ArticleScientific evidence reveals that the brain perceives taste with all senses
The phrase "it looks so good you can almost taste it" may actually be scientifically proven based on the findings of a new study by Stony Brook University researchers that explored how the brain...
View Article'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state
The utilitarian chair. Its simple structure and function haven't changed in millennia. But researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have made the humble chair a portal into not only...
View Articleresearchers show how vision relies on patterns of brain activity
Visual prosthetics, or bionic eyes, are soon becoming a reality, as researchers make strides in strategies to reactivate parts of the brain that process visual information in people affected by blindness.
View ArticleGene mutations shown to cause form of HSP
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) have identified novel gene mutations that cause hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a step forward in efforts to treat this...
View ArticleTeam restores memory formation following sleep deprivation in mice
Pulling an all-nighter may seem like a good way to cram before a test, yet science tells us memory suffers when sleep is sacrificed.
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