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Genetic mutation of APOE gene may provide protection against Alzheimer's disease

A team of researchers has identified that a genetic mutation of the APOE gene, the major susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, may provide protection against the devastating neurological illness.

4 Nov 2019

Using music to decrease delirium in mechanically-ventilated older ICU patients

Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Mayo Clinic are leading the first study to test whether exposure to music can decrease delirium in older adults who are receiving mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital.

1 Nov 2019

Sleep protects the brain against Alzheimer’s by washing it

Researchers have found that when in deep sleep, the brain waves within can start off a cleaning system within the brain that can protect it against Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative brain diseases. The study titled, “Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep,” was published this week in the latest issue of the journal Science.

31 Oct 2019

Three UCLA researchers receive multimillion-dollar grant from state's stem cell agency

Three researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received awards totaling more than $18 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state's stem cell agency.

31 Oct 2019

Policy changes help reduce opioid prescriptions at Kellogg Eye Center cornea clinic

A new study in JAMA Ophthalmology details plans by University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center to help curb the nation's opioid epidemic – starting at their own clinic.

31 Oct 2019

Optometrists reduce opioid prescription without increasing pain

Optometrists at the University of Michigan have introduced a new approach to prescribing opioids in an effort to help curb the nation’s opioid epidemic.

31 Oct 2019

Natural light and outdoor views improve workers’ cognitive performance

New research from the Well Living Lab, a Delos™ and Mayo Clinic collaboration, shows that office areas with windows, which provide people with natural light and views of the outdoors, improve workers' cognitive performance and satisfaction with their office environment.

31 Oct 2019

New study sheds light on artificial networks and human face recognition

Our brains are so primed to recognize faces - or to tell people apart - that we rarely even stop to think about it, but what happens in the brain when it engages in such recognition is still far from understood. In a new study reported today in Nature Communications, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shed new light on this issue.

30 Oct 2019

Discontinuing popular over-the-counter vitamin can lead of reversal of retinal swelling

In a first-of-its-kind clinical report, retina specialists at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai have shown that severe vision loss from a self-prescribed high dose of over-the-counter niacin is linked to injury of a specific cell type in a patient's eye.

29 Oct 2019

Creighton University researcher wins NIH grant to study osteoporosis in diabetic women

From a corner office high atop CHI Health Immanuel, a longtime Creighton University researcher is plotting another step along a road he hopes will eventually free diabetic women from osteoporosis, one of many diseases that strike diabetics more forcefully than the general population.

29 Oct 2019

Measuring gaze patterns of children watching movies can help detect autism

Measuring children's gaze patterns as they watch movies of social interactions is a reliable way to accurately identify nearly half of autism spectrum disorder cases, according to a new study just published in Autism Research by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers.

29 Oct 2019

Tell Your Story Even Better with Imaris

The newest release of Imaris, 9.5, was launched earlier this month, enabling users to calculate distance measurements quicker and easier than before, while also offering stunning new rendering tools (Insightful Rendering) to present these measurements and other types of analysis.

From Andor Technology Ltd. 29 Oct 2019

Eating one avocado a day associated with lower levels of LDL

Move over, apples -- new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep "bad cholesterol" at bay.

28 Oct 2019

Discovery in monkeys could pave way for treatment of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

A genetic mutation that leads to a rare, but devastating blindness-causing syndrome has been discovered in monkeys for the first time. The finding offers a promising way to develop gene and cell therapies that could treat the condition in people.

25 Oct 2019

Alder bark may be great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants

An alder bark may become a great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants. That's the results discovered by the IKBFU's Institute of Living Systems researchers.

25 Oct 2019

AAO highlights dangers of wearing illegal costume contact lenses

Spooky contact lenses can complete your Halloween costume. But beware of the dangers of illegal costume contact lenses lurking on store shelves and invading online retailers.

25 Oct 2019

Study pinpoints cell types linked to age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly, affecting more than 2 million people in the United States and leading to progressive loss of central vision.

25 Oct 2019

UK’s first AI coaching tool to help people with chronic conditions

In an unprecedented partnership, a digital social enterprise and four UK health charities are coming together to harness the power of artificial intelligence for good– creating the UK’s first AI coaching tool of its kind to support long term health conditions.

25 Oct 2019

Researchers use 3D electron microscopy to unravel dense networks in the cerebral cortex

Unlike any other organ, our brains contain extremely densely packed networks of membranous cables that are used by our about 86 billion nerve cells for communication amongst each other.

24 Oct 2019

Researchers disprove long-standing theory of how human vision system processes images

Vision researchers at York University have disproved a long-standing theory of how the human vision system processes images, using computational models and human experiments.

24 Oct 2019

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Genetic mutation of APOE gene may provide protection against Alzheimer's disease

Using music to decrease delirium in mechanically-ventilated older ICU patients

Sleep protects the brain against Alzheimer’s by washing it

Three UCLA researchers receive multimillion-dollar grant from state's stem cell agency

Policy changes help reduce opioid prescriptions at Kellogg Eye Center cornea clinic

Optometrists reduce opioid prescription without increasing pain

Natural light and outdoor views improve workers’ cognitive performance

New study sheds light on artificial networks and human face recognition

Discontinuing popular over-the-counter vitamin can lead of reversal of retinal swelling

Creighton University researcher wins NIH grant to study osteoporosis in diabetic women

Measuring gaze patterns of children watching movies can help detect autism

Tell Your Story Even Better with Imaris

Eating one avocado a day associated with lower levels of LDL

Discovery in monkeys could pave way for treatment of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Alder bark may be great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants

AAO highlights dangers of wearing illegal costume contact lenses

Study pinpoints cell types linked to age-related macular degeneration

UK’s first AI coaching tool to help people with chronic conditions

Researchers use 3D electron microscopy to unravel dense networks in the cerebral cortex

Researchers disprove long-standing theory of how human vision system processes images

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