Social risk factors such as financial instability and housing insecurity are increasingly recognized as influencing health. But unlike diagnosis codes,
Day: August 21, 2023
Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal
To understand the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map this relationship for
Advancing trajectory tracking control of pneumatic artificial muscle-based systems
In recent years, pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) have emerged as promising actuators for simulating human-like movements, with prominent applications in
Estrogen-negative cancers respond to anti-estrogenic therapies
Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express estrogen receptors; when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor
‘New’ ALS gene destabilizes neuron’s structure and chokes off its nucleus
The viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a few years ago raised major funding that resulted in the discovery of new
Schizophrenia genetic risk factor impairs mitochondrial function
Researchers at Rutgers and Emory University are gaining insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying the strongest-known genetic risk factor.
New insights into fighting antimicrobial resistance
Cooking food thoroughly and avoiding some types of vegetables and salad during a course of antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce
Study uncovers potential new source of genetic mutations that cause neurodegenerative disease
Scientists have discovered an additional potential cause of the genetic mutations that result in rare conditions such as Huntington’s disease
Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity
Obesity leads to altered energy metabolism and reduced insulin sensitivity of cells. The so-called “anti-obesity drugs” are increasingly used to
Radiation may not be necessary for patients with low-risk breast cancer
Some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery according to new research led
