A study conducted by University of Arkansas researchers reveals that neurons in the motor cortex of the brain exhibit an
Month: April 2019
Breast cancer: Reducing this amino acid could make drugs more effective
Scientists from Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA, recently made “unexpected” discovery about estrogenreceptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer in a study conducted with
Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal studies
A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of
Does time of day affect the body’s response to exercise?
Two papers appearing April 18 in the journal Cell Metabolism confirm that the circadian clock is an important factor in
How the hepatitis B virus establishes persistent infection
New research sheds light on how a hepatitis B viral protein stimulates the expansion of immune cells that impair antiviral
Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries
Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in
General anesthesia hijacks sleep circuitry to knock you out
The discovery of general anesthesia 170 years ago was a medical miracle, enabling millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving
Brain’s imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception
Human perception is based on mathematically optimal principles, but the brain implements those principles imperfectly, suggests new research by Elina
Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the disease
In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was
Intentions attributed to other people change how we see their actions
Have you ever noticed how easily people can see the meaning in other’s behaviour? We seem to intuitively know why
