A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain's unconscious ability to filter out visual movement. The study shows that individuals whose brains are better ...
May 23, 2013
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Researchers have found a protein to block the growth of cancer stem-like cells as a possible treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Sep 26, 2023
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A team of researchers at Yale University has identified a group of genotoxins produced by a gut microbe that can damage DNA, leading to an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. In their paper published in the journal ...
While sleeping, the entire brain rolls through long, slow waves of electrical activity, like waves on a calm ocean. Researchers call that state of consciousness "slow wave sleep." Waking up changes the pattern of electrical ...
Feb 1, 2022
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A team of UC Davis Health scientists has developed a new predictive model that translates cardiac research findings across different animal species into human-specific insights. This model could help accelerate the drug development ...
Nov 17, 2021
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A single shot of one of the currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines may be sufficient to provide immunity to individuals who have previously been infected by the virus, thus eliminating the need for a second dose and helping ...
Mar 10, 2021
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The lowly and simple roundworm may be the ideal laboratory model to learn more about the complex processes involved in repairing wounds and could eventually allow scientists to improve the body's response to healing skin ...
Nov 17, 2011
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A new Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) expert consensus statement to improve endometriosis evaluation was published in the journal Radiology.
Apr 9, 2024
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A recent study from researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health and UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital describes a quality improvement project where pain screening procedures were embedded within an ...
Feb 13, 2024
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A study of more than 9,000 persons screened for lung cancer found that rates of downstream procedures and complications associated with screening are substantially higher in routine clinical practice than previously observed ...
Jan 1, 2024
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