Psychology & Psychiatry
Real nature beats technological stand-ins for human well-being
As our environment degrades and technology improves, can technological versions of nature become suitable replacements?
May 17, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
AGO2 in T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL)
A new editorial paper titled "AGO2 in T-prolymphocytic leukemia: its canonical and noncanonical deregulation and function" has been published in Oncotarget.
Aug 7, 2023
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Immunology
Coronavirus: B cells and T cells explained
To get the upper hand on the coronavirus, we first need to understand how our immune system reacts to it. Understanding this will lead to better treatments, effective vaccines and knowing how near we are to herd immunity—and ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Cardiology
Patient-friendly measurement of retinal vessels shows cardiovascular risk
Peter Maloca, group leader at IOB for Ophthalmic Imaging, and Konstantin Gugleta, senior attending physician at the University Hospital Eye Clinic Basel and Henner Hanssen, Head of Preventive Sports Medicine & Systems Physiology, ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adapters redesigned to use snorkel masks as respirators for COVID-19 patients
A team composed of Valencia Polytechnic University Professor Juan Antonio García-Manrique, maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Alfonso Borja and the company Mecanizados Fransal has developed two models of adapters that make it possible ...
May 13, 2020
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Cardiology
Stroke researchers confirm role of frontal lesions in response to prism treatment
Stroke researchers have confirmed that the presence of frontal cortical lesions moderated response to prism adaptation treatment after right-brain stroke. Their findings are detailed in "Frontal lesions predict response to ...
May 18, 2018
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Health
New research shows climate change could impact on 351 million Europeans by 2100
According to a study recently published in the The Lancet Planetary Health, global warming could impact about two-thirds of the European population a year, 351 million people, by 2100, resulting in 152 000 deaths annually.
Sep 14, 2017
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Health
Surge in traffic deaths outpaces increase in travel
Traffic deaths surged about 8 percent in the first nine months of last year, continuing an alarming upward spiral that may be partially explained by more Americans on the roads due to the economic recovery, according to National ...
Jan 13, 2017
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Neuroscience
How the brain improves motor control
Adaptation in reaching—gradual improvement of motor control in response to a perturbation—is a central issue in motor neuroscience.However, even the cortical origin of errors that drive adaptation has remained elusive. ...
Jul 21, 2016
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Immunology
Geisel researchers contribute to study of trained immunity
A study published in the journal science provides support for a new—and still controversial—understanding of the immune system. the research was conducted by collaborators in the U.S. and Europe, including Robert Cramer, ...
Sep 26, 2014
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