Neuroscience
Zebrafish could hold the key to understanding psychiatric disorders
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have shown that zebrafish could be used to study the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders.
May 17, 2012
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify new gene mutation associated with ALS
A research team led by investigators at the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health has discovered a new gene mutation associated with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The mutation is involved ...
Apr 1, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Computer simulations help explain why HIV cure remains elusive
A new research report appearing in the March 2012 issue of the journal Genetics shows why the development of a cure and new treatments for HIV has been so difficult. In the report, an Australian scientist explains how he ...
Mar 15, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells disguised as stem cells gain extra resistance
Why are certain cancer cells so resistant? The answer may be that they have either retained or acquired attributes normally found in stem cells.
Mar 27, 2013
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Neuroscience
Mice show innate ability to vocalize: Deaf or not, courting male mice make same sounds
Scientists have long thought that mice might serve as a model for how humans learn to vocalize. But new research led by scientists at Washington State University-Vancouver has found that, unlike humans and songbirds, mice ...
Mar 26, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS influencing response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Singapore
An open-access American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) Collections article detailing how a tertiary hospital in Singapore responded to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) offers a thorough summary of ...
Mar 6, 2020
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Health informatics
Engineering and artificial intelligence combine to safeguard patients' lives
Spurred by the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Princeton and Google are applying mechanical engineering and artificial intelligence in an effort to increase the availability and effectiveness of ventilation ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Neuroscience
Robotic exoskeletons and neurorehabilitation for acquired brain injury: Determining the potential for recovery
A team of New Jersey researchers reviewed the evidence for the impact of robotic exoskeleton devices on recovery of ambulation among individua5ls with acquired brain injury, laying out a systematic framework for the evaluation ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
New model of how brain functions are organized may revolutionize stroke rehab
(Medical Xpress)—A new model of brain lateralization for movement could dramatically improve the future of rehabilitation for stroke patients, according to Penn State researcher Robert Sainburg, who proposed and confirmed ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Turning resolutions into habits
Ayanna Thomas is an avid gym-goer. She works out multiple times a week, and she doesn't even really think about it—she goes because going has become automatic for her.
Dec 21, 2022
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