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New cutting-edge cell research will lead to safer medical experiments on humans

In almost 90 per cent of cases, novel drugs tested on humans by pharmaceutical companies do not work as intended and must be scrapped. Often the drugs do not work, while at worst, test subjects die. New research from the ...

Medical research created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Finding the way to memory: Guidance proteins regulate brain plasticity

Our ability to learn and form new memories is fully dependent on the brain's ability to be plastic – that is to change and adapt according to new experiences and environments. A new study from the Montreal Neurological ...

Neuroscience created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists use 'virtual experiments' to uncover missing cancer targets

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have identified 46 previously overlooked but potentially 'druggable' cancer targets, using a powerful new online approach that allows researchers to carry out 'virtual experiments' to quickly ...

Cancer created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Micro-needle array: New method for delivering the drug into the body just by attaching it onto the skin

Fujifilm Corporation has developed the micro-needle array which is a new drug administration method that has gained attention for delivering the drug into the body just by attaching it onto the skin.

Medical research created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The aging brain is more malleable than previously believed

Neuroscientists are finding that, as we get older, our aging brains are proving surprisingly malleable, and in ways not previously anticipated. But there are limitations.

Neuroscience created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Flightless' molecule may prevent cancer from spreading from one tissue to another

Thanks to the "flightless" molecule, the spread of cancer from one tissue to another may one day be grounded. In a new report published in the August 2012 print issue of The FASEB Journal, laboratory experiments show that " ...

Cancer created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One act of remembering can influence future acts: study

Can the simple act of recognizing a face as you walk down the street change the way we think? Or can taking the time to notice something new on our way to work change what we remember about that walk? In a new study published ...

Neuroscience created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Happiness model developed by MU researcher could help people go from good to great

The sayings "variety is the spice of life" and "happiness isn't getting what you want, but wanting what you get" seem to have a psychological basis, according to a new study by an MU psychologist who identified two keys to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Emigrating together can be harder than going alone

(Medical Xpress) -- Ideally, couples are one heart and one soul but when it comes to deciding whether to emigrate, they are often of two minds.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are you a happy shopper? Research website helps you find out

Psychologists have found that buying life experiences makes people happier than buying possessions, but who spends more of their spare cash on experiences? New findings published this week in the Journal of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Urinary incontinence doubles risk of postpartum depression

Women with urinary incontinence after giving birth are almost twice as likely to develop postpartum depression as those without incontinence, according to a new study led by Wendy Sword, a professor in McMaster University's ...

Health created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear boosts activation of young, immature brain cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fear burns memories into our brain, and new research by University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists explains how.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast