It can wait: Apps aim to stop deadly phone use Is the temptation to use your phone and drive simply too much for most people? Dec 18, 2018
Patient power sets top research priorities for lichen sclerosus People with a distressing skin condition have had their say in which aspects of the disease should be prioritised in future medical research. Dec 18, 2018 0 6
Neurons migrate in the nascent brain as if on rails Researchers examined the brain development of mouse embryos. They concentrated on a pool of neuronal precursor cells that develops in the hindbrain about ten days after fertilization. These mature into nerve cells and then ... Dec 18, 2018 0 0
Conform to the social norm: Why people follow what other people do Why do people tend to do what others do, prefer what others prefer, and choose what others choose? Dec 18, 2018 0 4
Communication between neural networks The brain is organized into a super-network of specialized networks of nerve cells. For such a brain architecture to function, these specialized networks – each located in a different brain area – need to be able to communicate ... Dec 18, 2018 0 15
Female biology – two X chromosomes and ovaries – extends life and protects mice from aging Around the world, women outlive men. This is true in sickness and in health, in war and in peace, even during severe epidemics and famine. In most animal species, females live longer than males. Dec 18, 2018 0 199
How cholera bacteria make people so sick The enormous adaptability of the cholera bacterium explains why it is able to claim so many victims. Professor Ariane Briegel from the Leiden Institute of Biology has now discovered that this adaptability is due to rapid ... Dec 18, 2018 0 39
Gene variant found in brain complicit in MS onset Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease affecting the function of the central nervous system. Up to now, most of the 230 genetic variants associated with the disease have been linked to changes in immune cells. However, ... Dec 18, 2018 0 89
New approach to bowel cancer analysis could lead to better prognosis for patients Bowel (colorectal) cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and the second most commonly occurring cancer in women worldwide. The global burden is expected to increase by 60 per cent to more than 2.2 million ... Dec 18, 2018 0 0
Metal chemotherapy drugs boost the impact of immunotherapy in cancer Due to their powerful tumour-killing effect, metal-based chemotherapies are frequently used in cancer treatment. However, it was hitherto assumed that they damaged the immune system, because of their cytotoxic (cell-damaging) ... Dec 18, 2018 0 25
