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Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover the driving force behind a lethal infant brain tumor
An international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, McGill University and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has discovered what drives the growth of a lethal pediatric ...
Phys.org / Hooking big fish in warming oceans comes with a catch
When it comes to fishing, reeling in the biggest one is often the goal. But as it turns out, leaving the largest and oldest fish in the water can help entire fish populations cope better with ocean warming—and the benefits ...
Medical Xpress / Vivid dreaming makes sleep feel deeper, researchers discover
Researchers led by Guilio Bernardi at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca in Italy have discovered a key relationship between dreaming and the feeling of having had a good night's sleep. Published in PLOS Biology, the ...
Medical Xpress / Nicotine e-cigarettes found to be more successful in helping smokers quit
A new analysis of existing studies co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher finds that nicotine e-cigarettes consistently help adults quit smoking, a conclusion that emerges with striking agreement ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds a U-shaped link between ovarian cancer diagnosis time and survival
Ovarian cancer is hard to diagnose early. Its symptoms, like bloating and abdominal pain, are vague and similar to other more common conditions. Early diagnosis improves outcomes for many cancers. However, prior research ...
Medical Xpress / The brain's ability to grasp the 'gist' of a visual scene begins earlier than expected
When animals move through complex visual environments, the brain cannot afford to analyze every detail one by one. Instead, it rapidly extracts the overall structure of the scene—for example, the mean (average) direction ...
Medical Xpress / High-resolution atlas of developing human brain combines data from nearly 200 studies and 30 million cells
In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment and the brain later in life, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and colleagues throughout the world ...
Phys.org / The 'private solution trap': Why richer countries may favor adaptation over public solutions, and who pays
A new study, led by the University of Nottingham and conducted by a team of 72 economists and psychologists across the world, has identified a potential "private solution trap" in problems requiring international cooperation ...
Phys.org / An end to the battle between touchscreens and long fingernails is on the horizon
Anybody who has tried to use a smartphone or tablet with long nails knows that there's a learning curve. Rather than effortlessly tapping with a fingertip, you must awkwardly lay the pads of your fingers onto the screen. ...
Phys.org / Genomes reveal five E. coli 'armor' types behind most multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections
The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible for 70% of all multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections in Europe. Researchers, including those ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists discover new genetic disease that causes premature aging and cognitive deficits
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and an international team of collaborators have defined a new genetic disease marked by premature aging and deficits in brain function. The researchers have ...
Medical Xpress / New medicine piggybacks onto fat absorption pathways to allow oral delivery in major depressive disorder
Monash University and Seaport Therapeutics have developed a new approach to delivering drug molecules that piggybacks onto natural fat absorption pathways to allow oral delivery of some drugs previously requiring injection. ...
