Key brain region for navigating familiar places identified
UCL scientists have discovered the key brain region for navigating well-known places, helping explain why brain damage seen in early …
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Tarloxotinib promising against NRG1-fusion cancers
A study by University of Colorado Cancer Center and Rain Therapeutics, Inc. presented at the American Association for Cancer Research …
British government’s failure to offer HPV catch-up vaccinations to older boys discriminatory, says health economist
Professor Giampiero Favato is a health economist and director of doctoral programmes at Kingston University’s Business School. His research assessing …
Clustering helps unlock secrets of the human brain
Environmental science and neuroscience may seem poles apart as research endeavors, but both are underpinned by the need to analyze …
Mozambique says cholera cases up to 271 in cyclone-hit city
Mozambican authorities say the number of cholera cases among cyclone survivors has risen to 271. The Portuguese news agency Lusa …
Genomic analysis offers roadmap for diagnosis and treatment of a high-risk leukemia
Acute erythroid leukemia (AEL) is a high-risk cancer with a dismal prognosis, uncertain genetic basis and controversy surrounding the diagnosis. …
The first complete mapping of cerebral functional lateralisation
Some cerebral processes preferably occur in the brain’s right or left hemisphere. But which functions and which side? A Franco-Italian …
A new method to evaluate stress and allostatic load in primary care
A new evaluation strategy for assessing stress, allostatic load and distress has been found of clinical value in a trial …
Researchers identify a new gene involved in the development of a rare endocrine tumor
Paragangliomas and phaeochromocytomas are very rare neuroendocrine tumours, with only three to eight cases per million inhabitants worldwide. They are …
Glowing tumors show scientists where cancer drugs are working
Experimenting with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have successfully used positron emission tomography (PET) scans to calculate in real …
Ocular protein levels may be useful for Alzheimer testing
(HealthDay)—Patients with poor cognitive function have significantly lower levels of Alzheimer disease-related biomarkers in the vitreous humor, according to a …
‘Technoference’: We’re more tired and less productive because of our phones
One in five women and one in eight men are now losing sleep due to the time they spend on …
Ebola epidemic in DR Congo now exceeds 1,000 cases
Ebola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAID The number of cases in a nearly eight-month-old epidemic of …
For migraine sufferers with obesity, losing weight can decrease headaches
For migraine sufferers with obesity, losing weight can decrease headaches and improve quality of life, researchers from Italy and the …
Obese mouse mothers trigger heart problems in offspring
A diet high in fats and sugars is known for its unhealthy effects on the heart. Scientists now have found …
Understanding how people respond to symptoms of a brain tumor
A recent study from King’s College London and Cambridge University highlighted that people may experience multiple subtle changes before being …
Dental enamel can’t regenerate, right? Think again
Dental enamel is tricky stuff. Even though it’s the body’s hardest material, if it wears away from cavities, acidic food …
Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye
Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) form unique patterns that can be used to track changes in this important …