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Mount Sinai neuroscientist sheds light on how the brain stores memories across a lifetime

Denise Cai, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has always been interested in the dynamic nature of memory. But she began to question precisely how the brain can store and recall so many memories over a lifetime while playing a "memory match" card game with her young son.

1 Oct 2019

New $1.5 million grant could help develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancer

One of the most devastating pieces of news a cancer patient can receive is that their cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

1 Oct 2019

New clinical practice guideline published for adults with community acquired pneumonia

The American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an official clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the ATS's Oct. 1 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers deploy bacteriophages to fight against antibiotic resistance

In the battle against antibiotic resistance, many scientists have been trying to deploy naturally occurring viruses called bacteriophages that can infect and kill bacteria.

1 Oct 2019

Domestic violence may affect mothers' breastfeeding practices in developing countries

Mothers who have suffered from domestic violence are substantially less likely to follow recommended breastfeeding practices in low to middle-income countries, a new study shows.

1 Oct 2019

The Slaight Family Foundation supports UHN to deliver enhanced care for seniors outside the hospital

The Silver Tsunami will see an unprecedented number of seniors in Canada, which is also true throughout North America.

1 Oct 2019

UTA researchers pursuing groundbreaking treatment for healing cranial injuries

A University of Texas at Arlington team researching a groundbreaking treatment to accelerate the healing of cranial injuries has received significant funding support from the National Institutes of Health.

1 Oct 2019

Protozoans protect pathogenic bacteria and enhance their infectious potential

Single celled organisms in the environment are protecting pathogenic bacteria and priming them for human infection, an international team of researchers has discovered.

1 Oct 2019

Findings could open up new research avenues into how heme tolerance occurs in humans

Most people have some idea of how important iron is to their health, but Iqbal Hamza, professor in Animal and Avian Sciences, has made his seventeen-year career at the University of Maryland all about the study of iron and heme trafficking and regulation in the body.

1 Oct 2019

High-fat diet with high fructose damages mitochondria in the liver, study shows

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have found that high levels of fructose in the diet inhibit the liver's ability to properly metabolize fat.

1 Oct 2019

Mild-to-moderate hearing loss during childhood can lead to changes in neural processing of sounds

Deafness in early childhood is known to lead to lasting changes in how sounds are processed in the brain, but new research published today in eLife shows that even mild-to-moderate levels of hearing loss in young children can lead to similar changes.

1 Oct 2019

New aspirational statement to guide the development of AI in radiology published

Experts in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology, from many of the world's leading radiology, medical physics and imaging informatics groups, today published an aspirational statement to guide the development of AI in radiology.

1 Oct 2019

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

A new study of African Americans with poorly controlled asthma, found differences in patients' responses to commonly used treatments. Contrary to what researchers had expected, almost half of young children in the study responded differently than older children and adults, and than white children in prior studies.

1 Oct 2019

Chemicals used for pharmaceuticals could be made more sustainably by new catalysts

High value chemicals used to make pharmaceuticals could be made much cheaper and quicker thanks to a series of new catalysts made by scientists at the University of Warwick in collaboration with GoldenKeys High-Tech Co., Ltd. in China.

1 Oct 2019

Study: Transmission of protozoan parasite may cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

A new study published this week online in Emerging Infectious Diseases suggests that transmission of a protozoan parasite from insects may also cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

1 Oct 2019

WVU researcher explores the brain in a new way to better understand cognition

Where is Waldo? Whether we're searching for Waldo or our keys in a room of clutter, we tap into a part of the frontal region of the brain when performing visual, goal-related tasks. Some of us do it well, whereas for others it's a bit challenging.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers to explore if humans can exploit genetics of a mouse that regrows axons after injury

A bit more than a million years ago, a population of Southeastern Asian mice developed the remarkable ability to regrow axons after injury to its brain.

1 Oct 2019

Texas Biomed researchers zeroing in on new way to target TB with $2.8 million NIH grant

Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute are zeroing in on a new way to target tuberculosis infection. The National Institutes of Health has awarded a four-year, $2.8 million grant for scientists to study the role of lung macrophages (immune cells) in metabolic and inflammation responses to TB.

1 Oct 2019

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

Narcís Parés, a member of the Cognitive Media Technologies research group of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies at UPF, is working on a research line known as "full-body interaction".

1 Oct 2019

New study helps better understand how type 2 diabetes progresses as a disease

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have unlocked the key to clearly identifying diseased beta cells in type 2 diabetes.

1 Oct 2019

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Mount Sinai neuroscientist sheds light on how the brain stores memories across a lifetime

New $1.5 million grant could help develop innovative methods to halt spread of cancer

New clinical practice guideline published for adults with community acquired pneumonia

Researchers deploy bacteriophages to fight against antibiotic resistance

Domestic violence may affect mothers' breastfeeding practices in developing countries

The Slaight Family Foundation supports UHN to deliver enhanced care for seniors outside the hospital

UTA researchers pursuing groundbreaking treatment for healing cranial injuries

Protozoans protect pathogenic bacteria and enhance their infectious potential

Findings could open up new research avenues into how heme tolerance occurs in humans

High-fat diet with high fructose damages mitochondria in the liver, study shows

Mild-to-moderate hearing loss during childhood can lead to changes in neural processing of sounds

New aspirational statement to guide the development of AI in radiology published

Study assesses treatment options in African Americans with poorly controlled asthma

Chemicals used for pharmaceuticals could be made more sustainably by new catalysts

Study: Transmission of protozoan parasite may cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

WVU researcher explores the brain in a new way to better understand cognition

Researchers to explore if humans can exploit genetics of a mouse that regrows axons after injury

Texas Biomed researchers zeroing in on new way to target TB with $2.8 million NIH grant

Full-body interaction videogames promote social interaction in children with ASD

New study helps better understand how type 2 diabetes progresses as a disease

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