Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies' spatial reasoning predicts later math skills
Spatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do at math at four years of age, finds a new study published in Psychological Science.
Aug 17, 2016
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Immunology
Miscommunication between gram-negative bacteria and cells can trigger lethal sepsis
Severe bacterial infections can push the human body into sepsis, a life-threatening cascade of inflammation and cell death that can be difficult to cure. Now, researchers at UConn Health have discovered how gram-negative ...
May 5, 2016
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Immune study shows how gut keeps deadly infections at bay
Treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections could be improved by research that reveals how bacteria are kept in check.
Mar 17, 2016
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New way to harvest stem cells better for donors
Australian scientists have developed a new method for harvesting stem cells, which is less invasive and reduces side effects for donors.
Mar 15, 2016
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Researchers uncover potential target for treating autoimmune disease
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a molecule that appears to be a cause of autoimmune diseases such as lupus. Elevated levels of the molecule allow self-reactive immune cells to escape ...
Feb 22, 2016
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists find evidence that the brain's inferotemporal cortex can identify objects
When the eyes are open, visual information flows from the retina through the optic nerve and into the brain, which assembles this raw information into objects and scenes.
Oct 5, 2015
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Study identifies new way to kill the malaria parasite
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims, a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease.
Jul 7, 2015
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Genomic test accurately sorts viral vs. bacterial infections
A blood test developed by researchers at Duke Medicine showed more than 90-percent accuracy in distinguishing between viral and bacterial infections when tested in people with respiratory illnesses.
Sep 18, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Fast-acting virus targets melanoma in mice
(Medical Xpress)—Yale researchers eradicated most melanoma tumors by exposing them to a fast-acting virus, they report in the June 15 edition of the Journal of Virology.
Jun 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Metastasis stem cells in the blood of breast cancer patients discovered
Individual cancer cells that break away from the original tumor and circulate through the blood stream are considered responsible for the development of metastases. These dreaded secondary tumors are the main cause of cancer-related ...
Apr 22, 2013
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