Archive: 04/10/2017

Pregnant women asked to take part in a vaccine trial to tackle a severe baby disease

Expectant mothers in London are among the first in the world to participate in a clinical trial of a possible vaccine against a virus which causes life threatening breathing problems in babies.

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Brain scans detect Alzheimer's before onset of symptoms

Researchers in New Mexico and Croatia have used a brain scanning technique known as magnetoencephalography, or MEG, to search for a new biological fingerprint of Alzheimer's disease. The results of the study are published ...

Oct 4, 2017

Study links neighborhood affluence, positive birth outcomes

It's not uncommon for new parents to relocate in search of neighborhoods with better schools, safer streets and healthier, more kid-friendly activities. But a new study led by University of California, Irvine sociologist ...

Oct 4, 2017

Women can be just as daring and risky as men, new studies show

Women can be just as risky as men – or even riskier—when the conventional macho measures of daring—such as betting vast sums on a football game—are replaced by less stereotypical criteria, according to new research ...

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A new approach to improving hemispatial neglect after stroke

Jacinta O'Shea from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences explains how stimulation of the brains of stroke patients can cause long-lasting improvements.

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Obese individuals more prone to blood poisoning

High weight, little physical activity and smoking increase our vulnerability for severe bloodstream infections. They also increase mortality.

Oct 4, 2017

Membrane for islets of Langerhans transplantations

Researchers at the University of Twente and other Dutch knowledge institutes have developed a membrane with which individual islets of Langerhans – insulin-producing cell clusters – can be encapsulated. The idea behind ...

Oct 4, 2017

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Flashing neurons in worms reveal how the brain generates behavior

The 100 billion neurons of the human brain control our behavior, but so far there is no way to keep track of all that activity, cell by cell. Whole-brain imaging techniques like fMRI offer only a blurry view of the action, ...

Oct 4, 2017

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Pathway in neurons may contribute to neurodegenerative disease

An injury pathway in the neurons of fruit flies may cause the loss of synapses in diseases such as Alzheimer's and ALS, according to University of Michigan researchers.

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Five things everyone should know about breast cancer

In 2017, the American Cancer Society estimates more than 250,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, with more than 40,000 deaths. But progress in treatment and early detection has led to improved ...

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