Electrical stimulation of surviving nerves of the upper spinal cord damaged by severe injury can improve motor control of the upper limb and allow individuals with limited arm function to partially regain lost movement, report ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Neurobiologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine give new meaning to the term "motor mouth" in a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. By carefully mapping neural ...
May 4, 2022
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Findings from a new animal study suggest that cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) might be safe for use with opioid pain relievers. Although more studies are needed, the results suggest that these compounds might ...
Apr 4, 2022
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According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) more than 5% of the world's population is affected by hearing loss and deafness, which is mostly caused by loss of hair cells in the ear. For future treatment, ...
Mar 28, 2022
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The Ebola virus can hide in the brains of monkeys that have recovered after medical treatment without causing symptoms and lead to recurrent infections, according to a study by a team I led that was published in the journal ...
Mar 16, 2022
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A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Medical Science has found that a fatty molecule they created worked effectively against a monkey version of HIV. In their paper published in the journal Cell, the group describes ...
Imagine passing an exam, and thinking your success was down to the socks you wore or the number of biscuits you'd eaten, rather than the hours of study you'd put in.
Dec 15, 2021
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For most of us, vision is a major part of how we perceive the world, as it provides a constant stream of information about the objects that surround us. Yet there's a lot scientists still don't know about how our brains gather ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Meaningful social interactions are critical to an individual's well-being, and such interactions rely on people's behaviors towards one another. In research published in Science, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital ...
Oct 21, 2021
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A new combination treatment for HIV can strengthen a patient's immune response against the virus even after they stop taking traditional medications, according to a study published in the journal Science Immunology we co-led ...
Sep 30, 2021
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