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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS, researchers show

A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in ...

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Ophthalmology

Wireless subretinal prostheses allows blind mice to see light

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from the U.S. and Scotland has developed a new type of retinal prostheses designed to restore sight to blind patients. In their paper published in the journal Nature Co ...

22 hours ago
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Medical research

Researchers explain how neural stem cells create new and varied neurons

A new study examining the brains of fruit flies reveals a novel stem cell mechanism that may help explain how neurons form in humans. A paper on the study by researchers at the University of Oregon appeared ...

12 hours ago
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Psychology & Psychiatry

Brain can plan actions toward things the eye doesn't see

People can plan strategic movements to several different targets at the same time, even when they see far fewer targets than are actually present, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a jour ...

13 hours ago
popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast
Medical research

Restoring appropriate movement to immune cells may save seriously burned patients

Advances in emergency medicine and trauma surgery have had a significant impact on survival of patients in the days immediately after major injuries, including burns. Patients who survive the immediate aftermath of their ...

12 hours ago
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Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers identify emotions based on brain activity

For the first time, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have identified which emotion a person is experiencing based on brain activity.

14 hours ago
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Psychology & Psychiatry

Some parents want their child to redeem their broken dreams: New study first to test popular psychological theory

Some parents desire for their children to fulfill their own unrealized ambitions, just as psychologists have long theorized, according to a new first-of-its-kind study.

14 hours ago
popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast
Health

Dietary fructose causes liver damage in animal model, study finds

The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems resulted from fructose and a diet too high in calories.

16 hours ago
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Cancer

Drug shows surprising efficacy as treatment for chronic leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma

Two clinical studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine with an accompanying editorial suggest that the novel agent ibrutinib shows real potential as a safe, effective, targeted treatment for ad ...

14 hours ago
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Obstetrics & gynaecology

US doctors' group labels obesity a disease

(HealthDay)—In an effort to focus greater attention on the weight-gain epidemic plaguing the United States, the American Medical Association has now classified obesity as a disease.

15 hours ago
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Sexually transmitted HPV declines in US teens

The number of US girls with the sexually transmitted disease HPV has dropped by about half even though relatively few youths are getting the vaccine, research showed on Wednesday.

15 hours ago
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Cancer

Genetics of cervical cancer raise concern about antiviral therapy in some cases

A new understanding of the genetic process that can lead to cervical cancer may help improve diagnosis of potentially dangerous lesions for some women, and also raises a warning flag about the use of anti-viral therapies ...

16 hours ago
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Medical research

A new model—and possible treatment—for staph bone infections

Osteomyelitis – a debilitating bone infection most frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus ("staph") bacteria – is particularly challenging to treat.

16 hours ago
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Genetics

Researchers develop powerful new technique to study protein function

In the cover story for the journal Genetics this month, neurobiologist Dan Chase and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst describe a new experimental technique they developed that will allow scientists to stu ...

16 hours ago
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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Patients with early arthritis consume less alcohol than controls, regardless of type of arthritis

Patients who have early arthritis consume less alcohol than controls, regardless of the type of arthritis, according to a new study published online today in the journal Rheumatology. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) specifically, the in ...

11 hours ago
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