Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA approval of new COVID boosters could come by Friday
New COVID-19 booster shots could soon pass the needed hurdles for vaccinations to begin next week.
Sep 7, 2023
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Medical research
Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm
What makes some cancer cells stay put while others break loose and spread through the body? A new study of C. elegans worms may hold some clues. Researchers at Duke University have put together what they say is the first ...
May 4, 2023
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Neuroscience
Molecular bridge mediates inhibitory synapse specificity in the cortex
With its breathtaking views and striking stature, the Golden Gate Bridge certainly deserves its title as one of the modern wonders of the world. Its elegant art deco style and iconic towers offer visitors a once-in-a-lifetime ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tricks? When COVID forces a bridge club online, what becomes of their community?
Physical distancing measures during the first COVID-19 outbreak led to the closure of libraries, theaters, gyms, cafes and community centers across Australia. Venues like these are known as "third places".
Sep 30, 2020
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Neuroscience
Microrobots used to build bridge between rat nerve cell networks
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in South Korea has created microrobots that are able to serve as bridge builders between rat nerve cell networks. In their paper published in the journal Science ...
Health
Study finds differences in how domestic violence victims seek help
A recent study of how victims of domestic violence access help found that Hispanic women use legal resources more often than non-Hispanic white women. It also found that Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women reported different ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Health
Study shows a potential new approach to opioid crisis
In a six-month study recently concluded, a research unit affiliated with two hospital institutions and a university in Ottawa found that a reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked daily also reduced a smoker's dependence ...
Jan 25, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
The Bridge Project collaboration accelerates new, highly original, and powerful approaches to defeating cancer
Boston is home to two National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers: MIT's Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC). Each works to advance the fight against cancer ...
Nov 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When music makes male faces more attractive
Women rate photographs of male faces as more attractive and are more likely to date the men pictured when they have previously heard music. Moreover, highly arousing music led to the largest effect on sexual attraction. A ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to get to a world without suicide
After his son's suicide aged 18, Steve Mallen sees the world differently. Along with a growing number of mental health experts, he wants to reduce the rate of suicide across the world, and is aiming for zero. Simon Usborne ...
Aug 1, 2017
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Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. Designs of bridges will vary depending on the function of the bridge and the nature of the terrain where the bridge is to be constructed.
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