Ophthalmology
Glaucoma may be more than just an issue of eye pressure
A chemical known to protect nerve cells also slows glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness, results of a new study in rats show.
Apr 14, 2021
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Medical research
Viral 'molecular scissor' is next COVID-19 drug target
American and Polish scientists, reporting Oct. 16 in the journal Science Advances, laid out a novel rationale for COVID-19 drug design—blocking a molecular "scissor" that the virus uses for virus production and to disable ...
Oct 16, 2020
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Dentistry
Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth
Studying bacteria in a petri dish or test tube has yielded insights into how they function and, in some cases, contribute to disease. But this approach leaves out crucial details about how bacteria act in the real world.
May 18, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experiencing childhood trauma makes body and brain age faster: study
Children who suffer trauma from abuse or violence early in life show biological signs of aging faster than children who have never experienced adversity, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. ...
Aug 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How kids can benefit from mindfulness training
Now that 2021 is here, many are looking for new ways to manage stress. Although mindfulness and meditation are not new—there is evidence suggesting that humans have been practicing meditation for more than 5,000 years – ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover a novel method to block immunosuppression in cancer
Belgian research groups from the UCLouvain and WELBIO, VIB and Ghent University, and the biotechnology company argenx elucidated the three-dimensional structure of an assembly of proteins operating on cells that dampen immune ...
Oct 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
Brain folding related to surface area and thickness, not number of neurons
(Medical Xpress)—A pair of researchers with Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro has found that the degree of folding of mammalian brains follows a simple mathematical relationship. In their paper published in the journal ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists identify molecular trigger for Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer's disease – when the fundamental structure of a protein molecule changes to cause a chain reaction that leads to the death of neurons in the brain.
May 20, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find facial width-to-height ratio predicts self-reported dominance and aggression
(Medical Xpress)—A combined team of researchers from several institutions in the U.K. has found that facial width-to-height ratio can be used to predict self-reported dominance and aggression. In their paper published in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Perfectionism in young children may indicate OCD risk
Studying young children, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that kids who possess tendencies toward perfectionism and excessive self-control are twice as likely as other children to ...
Jul 19, 2018
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