Archive: 12/01/2016

Researchers uncover 'predictive neuron orchestra' behind looking and reaching movements

Different groups of neurons "predict" the body's subsequent looking and reaching movements, suggesting an orchestration among distinct parts of the brain, a team of neuroscientists has found. The study enhances our understanding ...

Jan 12, 2016

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Cancer-killing proteins destroy tumor cells in bloodstream

Cornell researchers have discovered potent cancer-killing proteins that can travel by white blood cells to kill tumors in the bloodstream of mice with metastatic prostate cancer. The breakthrough study will be published Feb. ...

Jan 12, 2016

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Researchers' advice to save the relationships of parents of small children

According to Statistics Sweden, 30 percent of all parents of young children in Sweden separate. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have mapped the most important factors behind the separations and divorces - and ...

Jan 12, 2016

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Researchers discover novel factor in Parkinson's disease

A team of local researchers have discovered a previously unknown cellular defect in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, and identified a sequence of pathological events that can trigger or accelerate premature death ...

Jan 12, 2016

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Doctors' strike causes disruption at English hospitals

Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike in England Tuesday, causing major disruption to hospitals in the first walkout of its kind for 40 years.

Jan 12, 2016

Sedentary behavior linked to poor health in adults with severe obesity

Sedentary behavior is associated with poor cardiovascular health and diabetes in adults with severe obesity, independent of how much exercise they perform, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health-led study ...

Jan 12, 2016

Pomalidomide in multiple myeloma: No hints of added benefit

Pomalidomide (trade name: Imnovid) has been approved since 2013 for the treatment of multiple myeloma that has returned and is difficult to treat. The drug is an option for adults who have received two or more prior treatment ...

Jan 12, 2016