Archive: 29/10/2019

Unravelling the neural network of torpor

A neuronal network specifically active at the torpor onset was discovered by a research group at the University of Bologna (Italy). This represents a step forward in the research into the mechanisms regulating torpor and ...

Oct 29, 2019

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Scientists discover the implication of a new protein involved in liver cancer

Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have just described for the first time the crucial involvement of a cell membrane protein in the development and progression of liver cancer, according ...

Oct 29, 2019

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Eye damage linked to popular over-the-counter vitamin that lowers cholesterol can be reversed

In a first-of-its-kind clinical report, retina specialists at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) have shown that severe vision loss from a self-prescribed high dose of over-the-counter niacin is linked ...

Oct 29, 2019

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Talking about the 'antibiotic apocalypse' is alarming, not persuasive

How we talk publicly about an issue influences how likely people are to support or ignore it. With Reframing Resistance, we're using global research to develop effective ways to communicate about drug-resistant infections ...

Oct 29, 2019

Faith, truth and forgiveness: How your brain processes abstract thoughts

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have leveraged machine learning to interpret human brain scans, allowing the team to uncover the regions of the brain behind how abstract concepts, like justice, ethics and consciousness, ...

Oct 29, 2019

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3-D printers create perfect models of life-sized human hearts, spines and other body parts

In a small, windowless room at Toronto General Hospital, a bank of seven 3-D printers runs day and night, patiently laying down layer after layer of coloured plastic. When the printing is done, the pieces are trimmed and ...

Oct 29, 2019

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Scientists identify brain circuit responsible for building memories during sleep

Neuroscientists at the University of Alberta have identified a mechanism that may help build memories during deep sleep.

Oct 29, 2019

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Medical research threatened by lack of investment in stats

A lack of attention to biostatistics as a core scientific discipline threatens the value of the $800 million spent annually on Australian health research investment, in terms of improved health and lives saved, according ...

Oct 29, 2019

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Girls more likely to be hospitalised after self-harm than boys

Girls in Wales who have self harmed are significantly more likely than boys to be admitted to hospital, after turning up for emergency care, finds the first study of its kind, published online in the Archives of Disease in ...

Oct 29, 2019

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Testing people with bowel cancer for genetic syndrome could save lives and money

Lynch syndrome, a mutation of four genes involved in DNA repair, is associated with increased risk of developing a range of cancers, particularly colorectal cancer (CRC).

Oct 29, 2019

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