From the University of California, Irvine media release: Neuroscientists at University of California, Irvine have discovered a molecular signaling mechanism that translates visual impairments into functional changes in brain circuit connections. The discovery may help to…
From the Ohio State University media release: A short talk with a knowledgeable nurse could be the difference between a smoker stopping for cigarettes or stopping for nicotine gum on her way home from the hospital.…
From the University of Portsmouth media release: The way people walk can give clues to how aggressive they are, a new exploratory study from the University of Portsmouth has found. The researchers from the Department of…
From the Stanford University media release: It does not take an infinite number of monkeys to type a passage of Shakespeare. Instead, it takes a single monkey equipped with brain-sensing technology — and a cheat sheet.…
From the Michigan State University media release: Intelligence — and not just relentless practice — plays a significant role in determining chess skill, indicates a comprehensive new study led by Michigan State University researchers. The research…
From the University Hospitals Case Medical Center media release: A new paper published in the September 2016 issue of the AORN Journal provides insights into the impact of implementing a music therapy program for surgical patients. The…
From the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary media release: Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, linked symptoms of difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments with evidence of cochlear synaptopathy, a condition…
From the Michigan State University media release: Laser technology has revealed a common trait of Alzheimer’s disease — a sticky situation that could lead to new targets for medicinal treatments. Alzheimer’s statistics are always staggering. The…
From the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology media release: French children born between 1914 and 1916 whose fathers were killed or severely injured during the war lost approximately one year of adult life expectancy, according to…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham media release: A tiny RNA appears to play a role in producing major depression, the mental disorder that affects as many as 250 million people a year worldwide. Major…