From the Uppsala University press release via EurekAlert!: Swedish researchers at Uppsala University have, together with Brazilian collaborators, discovered a new group of nerve cells that regulate processes of learning and memory. These cells act…
From the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School have for the first time identified the mechanism that protects us from developing uncontrollable fear.…
From the University of Guelph press release: Nausea is a common and distressing side effect of many drugs and treatments. Unlike vomiting, nausea is not well understood, but new research by University of Guelph scientists…
From the Michigan State University press release via EurekAlert!: Genetics may make some women more vulnerable to the pressure of being thin, a study led by Michigan State University researchers has found. From size-zero models…
From the American University press release via ScienceDaily: “Betcha can’t eat just one!” For obese people trying to lose weight, advertising slogans such as this one hit a bit too close to home as it…
From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: Nearly 100 years after a British neurologist first mapped the blind spots caused by missile wounds to the brains of soldiers, Perelman School…
From the American Chemical Society press release via ScienceDaily: New research proves the validity of one of the most promising approaches for combating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with medicines that treat not just some of the…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified dozens of new spontaneous genetic mutations that play a significant role in the development of schizophrenia, adding…
From the Georgia Institute of Technology press release via ScienceDaily: A new study from Georgia Tech and the University of Toronto suggests that memory impairments for people diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s disease may be…
From the Vanderbilt University press release by David Salisbury via ScienceDaily: When people – and monkeys – look at faces, a special part of their brain that is about the size of a blueberry “lights…