Archive: 25/08/2015

Measuring macular pigment offers potential as a biomarker of cognitive health

Ongoing European Research Council-funded research at Waterford Institute of Technology's (WIT) Macular Pigment Research Group (MPRG) is investigating the potential link between cognitive function and levels of a vital eye ...

Aug 25, 2015

First laboratory study explaining effects of marijuana compound

Addiction researchers are only beginning to understand how dozens of chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, known as cannabinoids, influence human health and behavior.

Aug 25, 2015

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Discovery of novel mechanism for blood vessel formation suggests new vascular therapies

An international team of researchers, including scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), has shed new light on how the circulatory system and blood vessels are formed in the embryo. The discovery lays the ...

Aug 25, 2015

Patent awarded to medical school scientist for new heart failure therapy

A patent has been issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to a University of Hawai'i at Mānoa medical researcher who has developed a novel therapy to treat and prevent heart failure.

Aug 25, 2015

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Researcher studies how language shapes our ability to process information

In an increasingly globalised world, there are many practical benefits to speaking two languages rather than one. Even in the US, which is largely monolingual, more than 20 percent of the population is now thought to speak ...

Aug 25, 2015