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Study provides new insight into the primal brain circuits involved in collision avoidance

A neuroscience study provides new insight into the primal brain circuits involved in collision avoidance, and perhaps a more general model of how neurons can participate in networks to process information and act on it.

8 Jul 2014

New test for TB could improve speed and accuracy of diagnosis for deadliest diseases

A new test for tuberculosis (TB) could dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis for one of the world's deadliest diseases, enabling health care providers to report results to patients within minutes, according to a study published this week in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

8 Jul 2014

New technology in field of optogenetics can remotely control specific receptors by light

Institute for Basic Science (IBS), the main organization of the International Science and Business Belt project in South Korea, has announced that a group of researchers, led by professor Won Do Heo, have developed a new technology in the field of optogenetics that can remotely control specific receptors by light.

8 Jul 2014

Scientists identify superaggregates from wildfire emissions

Every year, wildfires clear millions of hectares of land and emit around 34-percent of global soot mass into the atmosphere. In certain regions, such as Southeast Asia and Russia, these fires can contribute as much as 63-percent of regional soot mass.

8 Jul 2014

Patient choice and hospital capacity during pandemic

Allowing patients to choose which hospital they attend when suffering illness during a pandemic rather than assigning them to a specific healthcare facility is appealing to patients during such a crisis. However, such a patient-centric hospital capacity management is conventionally viewed as inefficient system-wide.

8 Jul 2014

Dental pulp stem cells can protect retinal ganglion cells from death following injury

Researchers at the University of Birmingham, UK, led by Dr. Ben Scheven, Dr. Wendy Leadbeater and Ben Mead have discovered that stem cells isolated from the teeth, termed dental pulp stem cells (DPSC), can protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from death following injury and promote regeneration of their axons along the optic nerve.

7 Jul 2014

Excessive belly fat: A risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Obesity, especially excessive belly fat, is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

7 Jul 2014

Sleep deprivation can lead a healthy person to display symptoms similar to schizophrenia

Twenty-four hours of sleep deprivation can lead to conditions in healthy persons similar to the symptoms of schizophrenia. This discovery was made by an international team of researchers under the guidance of the University of Bonn and King's College London.

7 Jul 2014

Penn’s immunotherapy receives FDA's Breakthrough Therapy designation for ALL treatment

A University of Pennsylvania-developed personalized immunotherapy has been awarded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of relapsed and refractory adult and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

7 Jul 2014

AutoGenomics, Genomas sign agreement to develop DNA-guided diagnostic systems

AutoGenomics, Inc, a leader in automated microarray technology for molecular diagnostics, and Genomas, a biomedical company enabling DNA-guided medicine for personal healthcare, announced today that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop genetic tests and DNA-guided diagnostic systems for optimal selection of statins and for improved delivery of statin therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes.

7 Jul 2014

Medical Research News

Study provides new insight into the primal brain circuits involved in collision avoidance

New test for TB could improve speed and accuracy of diagnosis for deadliest diseases

New technology in field of optogenetics can remotely control specific receptors by light

Scientists identify superaggregates from wildfire emissions

Patient choice and hospital capacity during pandemic

Dental pulp stem cells can protect retinal ganglion cells from death following injury

Excessive belly fat: A risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sleep deprivation can lead a healthy person to display symptoms similar to schizophrenia

Penn’s immunotherapy receives FDA's Breakthrough Therapy designation for ALL treatment

AutoGenomics, Genomas sign agreement to develop DNA-guided diagnostic systems

Researchers develop new "nanojuice" to help doctors better identify human gut

Investigators report effects of internet based treatment on obsessive symptoms

Research on intestinal microbiota overturns vision of human gut ecosystem

Scientists develop chip for detection of RNA strand of dengue fever virus

Researchers map unknown microorganisms in human intestinal flora

Study analyzes difference between day hospital and inpatient stay in depression

New approach may provide missing link between clinical states and biomarkers in psychiatry

Poor nutrition, health cause disparities in fetal growth and newborn size worldwide

New study explores relationship between personality and heart attacks

Findings shed light on possible role of affective temperaments in cardiovascular morbidity

Unlocking live single-cell functional insights

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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