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Study explains why men are more at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders

A new study has shed light on the reason why males are more at risk than females for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and ADHD.

4 Jul 2018

SATB1 protein important for maintaining pluripotency of hematopoietic stem cells

Osaka University scientists demonstrate that SATB1 is important for maintaining pluripotency of hematopoietic stem cells

4 Jul 2018

Study finds link between testosterone and men's preference for status goods

A recent study conducted by a research team around Hilke Plassmann, the INSEAD Chaired Professor of Decision Neuroscience & Brain and Spine Institute, a principal investigator in the Social Affective Neuroscience Team at the ICM, David Dubois, Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD and Gideon Nave, Assistant Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School & the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative shows that testosterone, the male sex hormone, increased men's preference for status goods compared to goods of similar perceived quality but seen as lower in status.

4 Jul 2018

Risky pregnancies in older women and those with many children are seldom discussed

Harmful gender, religious and cultural norms contribute to risky pregnancies in older women and women who already have five or more children, endangering the lives of these women and their babies, suggests new research from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs.

4 Jul 2018

Study explores impact of surgeons on genetic testing in breast cancer patients

For many women diagnosed with breast cancer, genetic testing can offer important information that might guide treatment choices. But studies have shown that only about half of women who could benefit receive genetic testing.

4 Jul 2018

Engineers develop new method to measure and reconstruct interstitial fluid flow in the brain

Interstitial fluid transports nutrients and removes waste between the organs and tissues in our body. In the brain, interstitial fluid is thought to be composed of circulating cerebrospinal fluid, cellular waste and blood plasma, and past research has shown a link between interstitial fluid flow and an increased invasion rate of glioblastoma, or brain tumor, cells.

4 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate role of MTSS1 protein in neuron branch development

A protein called "MetastasisMetastasis-suppressor 1"activates one pathway and inhibits another competing pathway, thus playing a dual role that determines how neuron branches in the brain form, according to research published in the journal Cell Reports.

4 Jul 2018

Researchers demonstrate role of oxytocin in cooperative decisions or conversations

The hormone oxytocin has long been known to play a role in the social bonds humans form. For the first time, psychology researcher Jennifer McClung and biology doctoral student Zegni Triki of the Center for Cognitive Science at the University of Neuchâtel demonstrate the role of naturally occurring oxytocin in social interactions, such as cooperative decisions or conversations.

4 Jul 2018

Mount Sinai study identifies potential new treatment target for aggressive bladder cancer

A potential new target for treatment has been identified in an aggressive form of bladder cancer, Mount Sinai researchers report.

4 Jul 2018

Study finds large degree of loneliness in public senior housing communities

Older adults living in public senior housing communities experience a large degree of loneliness, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

4 Jul 2018

Antioxidants do not improve sperm quality

Researchers have found that despite studies that claim that antioxidants are good for sperm production, a new study has shown that there is no such benefit.

4 Jul 2018

Daily coffee could contribute to longevity finds study

A new study published this week in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine has found evidence that moderate amounts of coffee a day can improve longevity. This latest large study stretched over a decade and included around half a million people between ages 38 and 73 years from England, Wales and Scotland.

4 Jul 2018

People with exposure to paint or other solvents more likely to develop MS

People who have been exposed to paint, varnish and other solvents and who also carry genes that make them more susceptible to developing multiple sclerosis may be at much greater risk of developing the disease than people who have only the exposure to solvents or the MS genes, according to a study published in the July 3, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

4 Jul 2018

Viral immunotherapy shows promise to treat pediatric brain tumors

A viral immunotherapy using a herpes virus to treat brain tumors has been shown to be safe and well-tolerated in a pediatric study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children's of Alabama.

4 Jul 2018

New clues may lead to rapid detection of sepsis

Sepsis is an infection that kills as many Americans each year as stroke and Alzheimer's combined-about 250,000-but very little has changed in the treatment of this age-old scourge.

3 Jul 2018

Small talk seems to have no negative effect on happiness

People who engage in more substantive conversations tend to be happier, a new study confirms.

3 Jul 2018

UMass Amherst neuroscientist to investigate how the brain learns to control walking

Movement neuroscientist Julia Choi at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a five-year, $616,057 grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) faculty early career development program to investigate how the brain learns to control walking.

3 Jul 2018

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Study explains why men are more at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders

SATB1 protein important for maintaining pluripotency of hematopoietic stem cells

Study finds link between testosterone and men's preference for status goods

Risky pregnancies in older women and those with many children are seldom discussed

Study explores impact of surgeons on genetic testing in breast cancer patients

Engineers develop new method to measure and reconstruct interstitial fluid flow in the brain

Researchers investigate role of MTSS1 protein in neuron branch development

Researchers demonstrate role of oxytocin in cooperative decisions or conversations

Mount Sinai study identifies potential new treatment target for aggressive bladder cancer

Study finds large degree of loneliness in public senior housing communities

Antioxidants do not improve sperm quality

Daily coffee could contribute to longevity finds study

People with exposure to paint or other solvents more likely to develop MS

Viral immunotherapy shows promise to treat pediatric brain tumors

New clues may lead to rapid detection of sepsis

Small talk seems to have no negative effect on happiness

UMass Amherst neuroscientist to investigate how the brain learns to control walking

Research opens clever new way to attack cancer stem cells

New computational strategy used to identify genes associated with childhood cancer

Pelvic exams do not improve physician's ability to diagnose STDs in adolescent female patients

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