Nearly 30 years ago, scientists demonstrated that visually recognizing an object, such as a cup, and performing a visually guided
Month: October 2018
New study uncovers the interaction of calcium channels
A research team led by DGIST Professor Byung-Chang Suh at the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences has observed in
Hard Arteries Hard on the Aging Brain?
Stiff arteries may significantly raise the risk of dementia, researchers report. Investigators analyzed data from 356 elderly people (average age 78)
Stress can impair memory, reduce brain size in middle age, study finds
Adults in their 40s and 50s with higher levels of cortisol–a hormone linked to stress–performed worse on memory and other
Hospitals differ widely in providing safe vaginal delivery after cesarean
Despite the conventional belief that for women giving birth “once a cesarean always a cesarean,” vaginal delivery after cesarean —
Liverwort could prove to be more medically effective than cannabis, research suggests
Currently, the medicinal use of cannabinoids, extracted from cannabis, is a subject of debate around the world. In Switzerland, more
New CRISPR tool opens up more of the genome for editing
The genome editing system CRISPR has become a hugely important tool in medical research, and could ultimately have a significant
Age of Liver Transplant Donor Might Not Matter
Patients who get a liver transplant from an older donor have better long-term survival than those who refuse this type
Cannabis pain relief without the ‘high’
In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Importance of infant diet in establishing a healthy gut
A child has until the age of two-and-a-half to establish healthy gut bacteria — with little change after this point,
