English and Italian speakers with dementia-related language impairment experience distinct kinds of speech and reading difficulties based on features of
Month: January 2020
Prenatal exposure to flame retardants linked to reading problems
A new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests that prenatal exposure to flame
Researchers develop new protocol to generate intestinal organoids in vitro
Boston researchers have developed a new way to generate groups of intestinal cells that can be used, among others, to
Malnutrition linked with increased risk of Zika birth defects
Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) refers to a collection of developmental malformations associated with Zika virus (ZIKV) congenital infection. This syndrome
Losing weight improves sleep apnea
Losing weight is an effective treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), but why exactly this is the case has remained
Creating better drugs with 3D technology
Proteins are often called the working molecules of the human body. A typical body has more than 20,000 different types
Decoding hidden brain chatter to advance neuroprostheses
Once you learn a skill like tying your sneakers, you can perform it consistently over the years. This suggests the
Immune cells detect infections and cancers
The research team from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
New insulin compound could improve therapy for diabetes patients
In a promising discovery that could improve the clinical delivery of insulin for people living with diabetes, scientists have developed
Link between emotion and addictive substance use
What drives a person to smoke cigarettes—and keeps one out of six U.S. adults addicted to tobacco use, at a
