Not just for glasses: Eye exams could save your life Eyes may be your window to good health. Oct 18, 2022 0 4
Study explores how the brain allows the use of previous knowledge to solve new problems When humans and animals face a specific situation or problem, they typically have an overall idea of how to approach it. For instance, when walking into a shop, humans will know that they should tell a shop assistant what ... Oct 18, 2022 feature 0 75
$2.6 bn pledged in global push to wipe out polio but more needed A global five-year plan to eradicate polio received pledges of some $2.6 billion on Tuesday, but nearly double the amount is needed to complete the task, the World Health Organization said. Oct 18, 2022 0 2
Literacy influences understanding of speech Do people who can read and write understand spoken language better than those who are illiterate? Research carried out by a UZH researcher with collaborators in India has found that handwriting, specifically the type of writing ... Oct 18, 2022 0 27
Switching tracks: Changing the trafficking of the glucagon receptor in the liver regulates its metabolic signaling A group of researchers from the Helmholtz Munich Institute for Diabetes and Cancer (IDC) have unraveled a new strategy to alter glucagon receptor signaling in the liver by changing its intracellular trafficking. Glucagon ... Oct 18, 2022 0 56
Changes in bile acids may be linked to diabetes in young children Disturbances in the interaction of bile acids with the inborn microflora in the intestines can increase the risk of type 1 diabetes. This is shown in a new study on children's first years of life. Oct 18, 2022 0 31
New insights into how the brain separates perception from memory The brain works in fundamentally different ways when remembering what we have seen compared to seeing something for the first time, a team of scientists has found. While previous work had concluded there is significant overlap ... Oct 18, 2022 0 80
New machine-learning technique for classifying key immune cells has implications for a suite of diseases Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new, machine learning-based technique to accurately classify the state of macrophages, which are key immune cells. Classifying macrophages is important because they ... Oct 18, 2022 0 23
Researchers find protein complex that regulates migration of neurons and neuroblastoma cancer cells During brain development, neurons have to migrate long distances through complex environments until they reach their final destination. In order to find guidance, they must establish several interactions—which are still ... Oct 18, 2022 0 48
Health insurance companies overpay for some hospital radiology services Health insurance companies may be overpaying for common radiology services, according to a study published in Radiology. Oct 18, 2022 0 5
