Giving blood to artificial organs Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, and her team at the University of New South Wales and Tufts University in the USA, are using silk to grow blood vessels. Jul 6, 2017 0 0
Drug restores cells and memories in Alzheimer's mouse models A new drug can restore memories and connections between brain cells in mice with a model of Alzheimer's disease, a new Yale-led study suggests. Jul 6, 2017 0 209
How providing access to surgery drives global prosperity Earlier this year, three days after giving birth to her fourth child by cesarean section, Salome Karwah had sudden convulsions. When she was admitted to a hospital in Liberia, the staff panicked, as she was a famous Ebola ... Jul 6, 2017 0 99
Brain stimulation may help children with learning difficulties Applying a brain stimulation method, which was previously suggested to enhance mathematical learning in healthy adults, may improve the performance of children with mathematical learning difficulties, according to an exploratory ... Jul 6, 2017 0 79
Pain reliever linked to kidney injury in endurance runners The common practice of taking ibuprofen for pain relief while competing in ultramarathons causes a large increase in acute kidney injury, a Stanford study says. Jul 6, 2017 0 7
Scientists uncover the structure of tau filaments from Alzheimer's disease Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have, for the first time, revealed the atomic structures of one of the two types of the abnormal filaments which lead to Alzheimer's disease. Understanding the ... Jul 6, 2017 0 69
Potential new treatments and tools for understanding depression ANSTO Human Health researchers have co-led an international team investigating new treatments for depression. This research, recently published in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, by a large team co led by Dr ... Jul 6, 2017 0 5
Experimental technique analyses the functioning of human sperm before insemination Research presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) annual conference describes for the first time the use of an experimental technique to analyse the functioning of human sperm in contact ... Jul 6, 2017 0 1
Motivation through punishment The goal of punishment usually is to stop undesirable behaviour. But in fact, punishment may also have a facilitative to motivating effect, as researchers at the Institute of Psychology of the University of Würzburg have ... Jul 6, 2017 0 4
Being on a zero-hours contract is bad for your health Young adults who are employed on zero-hours contracts are less likely to be in good health, and are at higher risk of poor mental health than workers with stable jobs. Jul 6, 2017 0 0