Approximately 500 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide each year. A new study out of the Krembil Brain Institute,
Month: November 2018
Scientists find potential path for countering oxidative stress in a range of diseases
Scientists at Scripps Research have made a surprising discovery in their mission to understand how cells stay healthy, uncovering an
Is foraging behaviour regulated the same way in humans and worms?
Finding food and staying at a food source are crucial survival strategies in the animal world. But how are external
Study: At-risk mothers receive less support, information on breastfeeding
University of Illinois postdoctoral research associate Carolyn Sutter found in a recent study that women who are at greater risk
Adolescent brain development impacts mental health, substance use
Advances in understanding adolescent brain development may aid future treatments of mental illness and alcohol and substance use disorders. The
New epilepsy warning device could save thousands of lives
A new high-tech bracelet, developed by scientists from the Netherlands detects 85 percent of all severe night-time epilepsy seizures. That
Standing in for a kidney, MXene materials can be used to filter urea, could give dialysis patients the freedom to move
For more than 3 million people around the world, kidney failure is a life-altering diagnosis, if not a life-threatening one.
Timely care key to improving survival rates and racial disparities
Delayed care is a critically important factor in the survival of patients with head and neck cancer, and the patients
The link between dementia and cardiovascular disease
Studies that link breakdowns in the brain’s blood vessels to Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia were presented today at Neuroscience
Chemical synthesis could produce more potent antibiotics
Using a novel type of chemical reaction, MIT researchers have shown that they can modify antibiotics in a way that