Archive: 29/03/2016

New sight test detects early AMD

Researchers based at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology designed a new test that can spot the first stages of sight ...

Mar 29, 2016

'I care for you,' says the autistic moral brain

Is it true that autistic people are cold and feel no empath? It is a pervasive stereotype, but when analyzed through the lens of science, reality turns out to be quite different. According to a study at SISSA carried out ...

Mar 29, 2016

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No clinical symptoms in study of Alzheimer's transmissibility

MedUni Vienna researchers have published the results of a clarifying research study on the potential transmissibility of Alzheimer's disease. Although the protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-β, might be ...

Mar 29, 2016

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Plant peptide could prevent onset of multiple sclerosis

MedUni Vienna has made a crucial development in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Together with his team and the research group led by Gernot Schabbauer, international partners from Australia, Germany and Sweden, ...

Mar 29, 2016

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Decoding sugar molecules offers new key for combating muscular dystrophy

A group of Japanese scientists have succeeded in decoding a sugar molecule and clarifying a mechanism linked to muscular dystrophy. Their discovery has potential implications for muscular dystrophy treatment. The results ...

Mar 29, 2016

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Bright light and caffeine improve driver alertness

Caffeine and blue-green light have significant effects on improving the driving performance of chronically sleep deprived young people, an innovative QUT study has found.

Mar 29, 2016

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How destructive traits of anorexics can help them escape eating disorder

Heather Purdin had run out of options. Aged 33, she had been suffering from anorexia nervosa for more than two decades and her weight had plummeted to that of a small child, an all-time low for her. Her case worker, out of ...

Mar 29, 2016

Study finds unpredictability improves memory recall

Memory training with unpredictable components could be more effective in enhancing episodic memory than training with predictable elements, according to new findings from UT Dallas researchers published in the journal Frontiers ...

Mar 29, 2016

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Heart attacks—different signs for men, women

We've all seen the movie scenes where a man gasps, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. In reality, a heart attack victim could easily be a woman, and the scene not so dramatic.

Mar 29, 2016

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New study finds similarities in blood cytokine levels across three major psychiatric disorders

Emory researchers recently released a study comparing blood cytokine levels in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Cytokines are key signaling molecules of the immune system. The study ...

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Archive: 29/03/2016

New sight test detects early AMD

'I care for you,' says the autistic moral brain

No clinical symptoms in study of Alzheimer's transmissibility

Plant peptide could prevent onset of multiple sclerosis

Decoding sugar molecules offers new key for combating muscular dystrophy

Bright light and caffeine improve driver alertness

How destructive traits of anorexics can help them escape eating disorder

Study finds unpredictability improves memory recall

Heart attacks—different signs for men, women

New study finds similarities in blood cytokine levels across three major psychiatric disorders

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