Archive: 30/10/2015

The eyes have it—promising outlook for psychiatric test

A pioneering test to help diagnose mental health disorders is a step closer to being used in hospitals and clinics.

Oct 30, 2015

Sex differences in preclinical neuroscience research

A little over a year ago, the NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins and the Director of NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, Dr. Janine Clayton expressed their concern about the stark imbalance in the sex of animals used ...

Oct 30, 2015

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Food insects for reptile pets shuttle allergens into homes

Reptiles are often chosen as pets when an allergy risk exists within a family and the choice is made to avoid potentially allergenic pets such as dogs, cats or guinea pigs. Researchers at the Messerli Research Institute, ...

Oct 30, 2015

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Researchers discover protein that causes pre-diabetes

The western world is getting fatter and this has resulted in the development of a relatively new disease called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is present in around 60 per cent of obese adults. The disease, ...

Oct 30, 2015

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First look at concussions in water polo

UC Irvine physiologist James Hicks' three sons all played water polo. Watching them compete, he noticed how physical the sport can be—elbows, head butts, the ball flying at high speeds. His oldest son once had to be dragged ...

Oct 30, 2015

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Computational models to sort out the genetic chaos of cancer cells

Scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg have developed a method for analysing the genome of cancer cells more precisely than ever before. The team led by Prof. Antonio del ...

Oct 30, 2015

Valeant cutting ties with Philidor

Valeant Pharmaceuticals, a company that has come under intense scrutiny for its drug prices, has cut ties with Philidor following accusations that it was a "phantom pharmacy" used solely to artificially boost sales.

Oct 30, 2015

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Underlying processes of working memory are more complex than previously thought

In order to retain a piece of information for a short time, working memory is required. The underlying processes are considerably more complex than hitherto assumed, as researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Bonn ...

Oct 30, 2015

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Hearing ghost voices relies on pseudoscience and fallibility of human perception

Nontrivial numbers of Americans believe in the paranormal. These beliefs have spawned thousands of groups dedicated to investigating paranormal phenomena and a proliferation of ghost-hunting entries in the reality television ...

Oct 30, 2015

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Possible genetic explanation for why some lymphoma patients don't respond to treatment

An important regulator that controls the ability of tumour cells to hide from the immune system in lymphoma patients, making them unlikely to respond to standard treatment, has been discovered by scientists at the University ...

Oct 30, 2015

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Archive: 30/10/2015

The eyes have it—promising outlook for psychiatric test

Sex differences in preclinical neuroscience research

Food insects for reptile pets shuttle allergens into homes

Researchers discover protein that causes pre-diabetes

First look at concussions in water polo

Computational models to sort out the genetic chaos of cancer cells

Valeant cutting ties with Philidor

Underlying processes of working memory are more complex than previously thought

Hearing ghost voices relies on pseudoscience and fallibility of human perception

Possible genetic explanation for why some lymphoma patients don't respond to treatment

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