Meditation itself is a great gift you can give not only to yourself but also to another person. You can unwind from the chronic pain […]
Insight into the neglected tropical disease sleeping sickness
Lancaster University researchers have shed light on how the parasite which causes sleeping sickness multiples inside its host. Human African Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, only […]
New potential cancer players revealed by extensive tumor protein analysis
Looking to gain a deeper understanding of cancer, a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine conducted an extensive computational analysis of the […]
Personalized brain maps could improve treatment for Parkinson’s disease, other neurological conditions
People with severe Parkinson’s disease or other neurological conditions that cause intractable symptoms such as uncontrollable shaking, muscle spasms, seizures, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors […]
Bile duct biomarker: Protein found to pinpoint patients with a lethal cancer
Biliary tract cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the bile ducts, which transport bile from the liver to the duodenum. While generally […]
Technology that unblocks children’s airways
A new technology to unblock and remove secretions from the respiratory tract of children has been developed as part of a collaboration between researchers at […]
A week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing in adult mice
Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons in the part of the brain devoted to hearing. […]
Study finds ‘frozen’ fear response may underlie PTSD
Learned fear responses enable animals—including humans—to flee or freeze in the face of a perceived threat. But if these behaviors persist after the danger lifts, […]
Neurodegenerative diseases may be caused by transportation failures inside neurons
All neurodegenerative diseases have a common thread: the appearance of protein clumps in the brain such as amyloid-beta plaques in Alzheimer’s disease and alpha synuclein […]
Research shows South Asians make up 60% of heart disease patients
Munaf Patel is an active husband and father. He plays cricket, basketball and volleyball, and runs around with his young kids in the family’s yard […]
Frequently sharing deeply emotional posts online may be a sign of a deeper psychological issue
When Kendall Jenner recently shared a series of emotionally-charged Instagram posts about her experiences with acne, the 24-year-old model was immediately accused by many online […]
People with depression experience suicidal thoughts despite treatment
One in five people with depression have suicidal thoughts despite treatment with antidepressants. This is demonstrated in a new study from iPSYCH. The results can […]
Researchers find a way to collect elusive blood stem cells from zebrafish
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are multipotent cells that can develop into every type of blood cell in the body. They can also be used in […]
Earthquake risk perception: A picture is worth a thousand stats
Realistic images can be more effective than statistical data for persuading people to take action in support of seismic upgrades to schools, new University of […]