Psychology & Psychiatry
Newborn babies have inbuilt ability to pick out words, finds study
A research study of newborn babies has revealed that humans are born with the innate skills needed to pick out words from language.
Jan 29, 2019
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Immunology
Coagulating protein thrombin may reduce the likelihood of bacterial wound infection leading to sepsis
The protein thrombin is vital for ensuring blood coagulates in a wound, but new research suggests small fragments of it, called thrombin-derived C-terminal peptides (TCPs), could also decrease the risk of sepsis in response ...
Dec 20, 2018
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Monitoring muscles to improve athletic training
Elite athletes understand that to maximize performance, they can't only train hard during workouts—they must also train smart. Unfortunately, unless you're willing to live in a lab, it can be easier to get real-time information ...
Oct 25, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
"Eye scan" a promising option for early detection of central nervous system disorders
Partners from Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands are taking part in the EU MOON project to develop new techniques for early diagnosis of age-related diseases of the eye and central nervous system, and successfully ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Metabolic profiling may determine aggressiveness, prognosis of prostate cancer
A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining which tumors are unlikely to progress and which could be life threatening and require treatment. ...
Mar 26, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers move closer to improved method of detecting breast cancer
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have moved closer to developing an alternative method of detecting and possibly treating breast cancer.
Mar 1, 2018
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Cardiology
Lipoproteins, lipids have similar ties to MI, ischemic stroke
(HealthDay)—Lipoproteins and lipids are similarly associated with risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke (IS) but not intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), according to a study published in the Feb. 13 issue of ...
Feb 14, 2018
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Addiction
Study finds neurotransmitter may play a role in alcohol relapse, addiction
A study led by Indiana University on neurochemical changes associated with alcohol addiction found that the neurotransmitter glutamate plays a role in some alcohol cravings.
Feb 12, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Diagnosing Alzheimer's with diamonds and PET scans
Deep within our brains is a dense forest of 100 billion nerve cells. Each of those cells has about 15,000 dendrites that branch out to connect with dendrites from other nerve cells, generating more than 100 trillion points ...
Nov 16, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
A stronger twist to cytotoxic amyloid fibrils
Researchers from Amsterdam and Enschede have for the first time performed a structural comparison of two types of amyloid fibrils that have been associated with Parkinson's disease. Using a combination of experimental methods ...
Oct 24, 2017
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