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ADHD: Scientists Discover Brain's Anti-Distraction System
Apr. 18, 2014 Psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionize doctors' perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders. This discovery opens up the possibility that ... full story -
Tracking Flu Levels With Wikipedia
Apr. 17, 2014 Can monitoring Wikipedia hits show how many people have the flu? Researchers have developed a method of estimating levels of influenza-like illness in the American population by analyzing Internet ... full story -
Changing Where a Baby Is Held Immediately After Birth Could Lead to Improved Uptake of Procedure That Reduces Infant Iron Deficiency
Apr. 16, 2014 Changing where a newborn baby is held before its umbilical cord is clamped could lead to improved uptake in hospitals of delayed cord clamping, leading to a decreased risk of iron deficiency in ... full story -
Residing in High Altitude Military Facilities Protects Service Members from Obesity
Apr. 16, 2014 Overweight U.S. service members are 41 percent less likely to transition to clinical obesity when stationed at military facilities located at high altitude, according to a new study. The ... full story -
Eavesdropping on Brain Cell Chatter
Apr. 16, 2014 Everything we do -- all of our movements, thoughts and feelings -- are the result of neurons talking with one another, and recent studies have suggested that some of the conversations might not be ... full story -
How Smells Stick to Your Memories: Your Nose Can Be a Pathfinder
Apr. 16, 2014 Waves in your brain make smells stick to your memories and inner maps. Researchers have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns out, connects smells to memories ... full story -
Using Video Surveillance to Measure Peoples' Hand Washing Habits
Apr. 16, 2014 Use of video surveillance to better understand essential hygiene behavior has been pioneered by researchers. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. ... full story -
Fish Exposed to Antidepressants Exhibit Altered Behavioral Changes
Apr. 16, 2014 Fish exposed to the antidepressant Fluoxetine, an active ingredient in prescription drugs such as Prozac, exhibited a range of altered mating behaviours, repetitive behaviour and aggression towards ... full story -
Potential Use of Google Glass in Surgical Settings
Apr. 16, 2014 A new article shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical setting, particularly in relation to training. Personal portable information technology is advancing at a breathtaking ... full story -
Masculine Boys, Feminine Girls More Likely to Engage in Cancer Risk Behaviors, Study Finds
Apr. 16, 2014 The most “feminine” girls and “masculine” boys are more likely than their peers to engage in behaviors that pose cancer risks, according to a new study. The most feminine teenage girls use ... full story -
Computerized Counseling Reduces HIV-1 Viral Load, Sexual Transmission Risk
Apr. 15, 2014 Computerized counseling is a promising intervention for increased ART adherence and safer sex, especially for individuals with problems in these areas. This is the first intervention to report ... full story -
Chew on This: How Does Food Texture Impact Its Perceived Calorie Content?
Apr. 15, 2014 Food is an intimately personal thing; we savor some tastes and despise others. But how does the way we chew and eat our food impact our overall consumption? According to a new study, people perceive ... full story -
Hair from Infants Gives Clues About Life in Womb
Apr. 15, 2014 Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. And, as a team of researchers show in a study of rhesus monkeys, it can also reveal the womb environment in which an infant ... full story -
Everest Trek Shows How Some People Get Type II Diabetes
Apr. 14, 2014 Scientists have gained new insights into the molecular process of how some people get type II diabetes, which could lead to new ways of preventing people from getting the condition. The research, ... full story -
Surgeons Develop Personalized 3-D Printed Kidney to Simulate Surgery Prior to Cancer Operation
Apr. 14, 2014 For the first time, surgeons have used 3-D printing to produce exact models of tumor-containing kidneys, allowing them to simulate surgery prior to the real operation. These models can be ... full story -
How a Silly Putty Ingredient Could Advance Stem Cell Therapies
Apr. 13, 2014 The sponginess of the environment where human embryonic stem cells are growing affects the type of specialized cells they eventually become, a study shows. The researchers coaxed human embryonic stem ... full story -
Fecal Transplant? Gut Microbiota May Play a Role in Development of Alcoholic Liver Disease
Apr. 12, 2014 Exciting new data shows that the gut microbiota has a potential role in the development of alcoholic liver disease. Though an early stage animal model, a French study highlights the possibility of ... full story -
How Nerve Cells Flexibly Adapt to Acoustic Signals
Apr. 11, 2014 Nerve cells flexibly adapt to acoustic signals, research has shown. Depending on the input signal, neurons generate action potentials either near or far away from the cell body. Nerve cells ensure ... full story -
Scientists Grow Cartilage to Reconstruct Nose
Apr. 10, 2014 Scientists report first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. Cartilage cells were extracted from the patient's nasal septum, multiplied and ... full story -
Laboratory-Grown Vaginas Implanted in Patients
Apr. 10, 2014 Scientists reported the first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs. They have described long-term success in four teenage girls who received vaginal organs that were engineered with ... full story
- Changing where a baby is held immediately after birth could lead to improved uptake of procedure that reduces infant iron deficiency
- Residing in high altitude military facilities protects service members from obesity
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors, study finds
- Computerized counseling reduces HIV-1 viral load, sexual transmission risk
- Chew on this: How does food texture impact its perceived calorie content?
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- Breastfeeding and infant sleep: Are babies who wake to breastfeed at night trying to delay the birth of a sibling?
- Older people with faster decline in memory and thinking skills may have lower risk of cancer death
- See what a child will look like using automated age-progression software
- Surprising truth about obsessive-compulsive thinking
- How coughs and sneezes float much farther than you think
- Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style medical tricorder a reality
- Why auditory pitch and spatial elevation get high together: Shape of human ear may have evolved to mirror acoustics in natural world
- Antimicrobial from soaps promotes bacteria buildup in human noses
- Moonwalker flies backing up
- Cave-dwelling fish examination finds possible genetic link to human disorders
- 'Unbreakable' security codes inspired by nature
- New 'tweetment': Twitter users describe real-time migraine agony
- Tiny power generator runs on spit
- Fighting cancer with lasers, nanoballoons that pop
- Well-rested flies: Therapeutic agent reduces age-related sleep problems in fruit flies
- 'Sewing machine' idea gives insight into origins of Alzheimer's
- Lose the paunch, halt the hair loss?
- Could depression be treated with Botox?
- Vibration may help heal chronic wounds
- Self-healing engineered muscle grown in the laboratory
- Using your loaf to fight brain disease: Baker's yeast to combat neurological conditions like Parkinson's and even cancer?
- Inspiration linked to bipolar disorder risk
- Dying cells in fruit fly alert neighboring cells to protect themselves: As a result, neighbors become harder to kill
- Sleep may stop chronic pain sufferers from becoming zombies
- Clusters of 'broken hearts' may be linked to massive natural disasters
- Significant progress toward creating 'benchtop human' reported
- Cereal flake size influences calorie intake
- Acrobatic motor protein could pave way for new cancer therapies
- Last drinks: Brain's mechanism knows when to stop
- An answer to the perennial question: Is it safe to pee in the pool?
- DIY vaccination: Microneedle patch may boost immunization rate, reduce medical costs
- Fundamentals of facial recognition: Specialized brain mechanisms for recognizing faces?
- Shock-absorbing 'goo' discovered in bone
- Keep calm and don your video glasses: Television shows keep patients calm during medical treatment
- Shrink wrap used to enhance detection of infectious disease biomarkers
- Cognitive function and oral perception in independently-living octogenarians
- Building heart tissue that beats: Engineered tissue closely mimics natural heart muscle
- Nanopores underlie our ability to tune in to a single voice: Inner-ear membrane uses tiny pores to mechanically separate sounds
- When the flu bug bit the Big Apple, Twitter posts told the tale
- Follow the ant trail for drug design: Ant behavior inspires software design
- Bacterial reporters that get the scoop: Engineered gut bacteria 'remembers' what it saw
- Fighting antibiotic resistance with 'molecular drill bits'
- How the science of deer hunting can help patients with diabetes
- Eat more, die young: Why eating a diet very low in nutrients can extend lifespan
- Tequila plant possible sweetener for diabetics, helps reduce blood sugar, weight
- Advance toward developing an oral pain reliever derived from debilitating snail venom
- Fighting for oral dominance: Good fungi keep bad ones in check in healthy mouths
- Emotion detectors could make driving safer
- Innovative solar-powered toilet ready for India unveiling
- Human brains 'hard-wired' to link what we see with what we do
- 'Fluorescent' mouse can teach us about many diseases, drugs
- Stem cells inside sutures could improve healing in Achilles tendon injuries
- First food web inside humans suggests potential new treatments for infection
- What's the upside of feeling too sad for chocolate?
- Cancer cells don't take 'drunken' walks through body
- Cosmetic treatment can open door to bacteria
- Smokers' brains biased against negative images of smoking
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Nasal filter looks promising for allergy sufferers
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
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