Even mild stress can make it difficult to control your emotions, study finds
Even mild stress can thwart therapeutic measures to control emotions, a team of neuroscientists at New York University has found. Their findings, which appear in the journal Proceedings of the National...
View ArticleImmune system, skin microbiome 'complement' one another, study finds
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrate for the first time that the immune system influences the skin microbiome. A new study found that the skin...
View ArticleTouch and movement neurons shape the brain's internal image of the body
The brain's tactile and motor neurons, which perceive touch and control movement, may also respond to visual cues, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. The study in monkeys, which appears online...
View ArticleLanguage can reveal the invisible, study shows
It is natural to imagine that the sense of sight takes in the world as it is—simply passing on what the eyes collect from light reflected by the objects around us.
View ArticleThyroid cancer biopsy guidelines should be simplified, researchers say
A team led by UC San Francisco researchers has called for simplified guidelines on when to biopsy thyroid nodules for cancer, which they say would result in fewer unnecessary biopsies.
View ArticleComprehensive Parkinson's biomarker test has prognostic and diagnostic value
Perelman School of Medicine researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report the first biomarker results reported from the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), showing that a...
View ArticleMaintain, don't gain: A new way to fight obesity
Programs aimed at helping obese black women lose weight have not had the same success as programs for black men and white men and women.
View ArticleMicroneedle patch could replace standard tuberculosis skin test
Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. But the standard diagnostic...
View ArticleBabies may remember words heard before birth, research finds
(HealthDay)—If you feel like talking to your fetus in the womb, a new study suggests you should: The research finds that babies develop a memory of words they hear frequently before they are born.
View ArticleOxygen-generating compound shows promise for saving tissue after severe injury
The same compound in a common household clothes detergent shows promise as a treatment to preserve muscle tissue after severe injury. Researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute...
View ArticleDo girls really experience more math anxiety?
Girls report more math anxiety on general survey measures but are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams, according to new research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of...
View ArticlePerception of marijuana as a 'safe drug' is scientifically inaccurate
The nature of the teenage brain makes users of cannabis amongst this population particularly at risk of developing addictive behaviors and suffering other long-term negative effects, according to...
View ArticleDivorce elevates risk for depression, but only for some people
Divorce is associated with an increased risk of future depressive episodes but only for those who already have a history of depression, according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological...
View ArticleLung disease and melanoma: A common molecular mechanism?
A Yale-led team of researchers has solved a biological mystery about the common genesis of many serious diseases such as asthma and metastatic melanoma, identifying the first known pathway by which...
View ArticleSalt intake physiologically set in humans, new study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Don't toss your saltshaker out just yet. A new study led by scientists affiliated with the University of California, Davis, adds further credence to the notion that concern about the...
View ArticleLong-term memory in the cortex
(Medical Xpress)—'Where' and 'how' memories are encoded in a nervous system is one of the most challenging questions in biological research. The formation and recall of associative memories is...
View ArticleBlueberries each day may keep the doctor away
(Medical Xpress)—Eating 2 cups of wild blueberries a day for two months can reduce chronic inflammation, improve metabolism of fat and lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, according to research by...
View ArticleDrug blocks light sensors in eye that may trigger migraine attacks
For many migraine sufferers, bright lights are a surefire way to exacerbate their headaches. And for some night-shift workers, just a stroll through a brightly lit parking lot during the morning...
View ArticleComputer test reveals high prevalence of attention disorders in stroke patients
(Medical Xpress)—A majority of stroke patients have problems paying attention and could be helped by brain-training computer games, a new study suggests.
View ArticleStem cells may do best with a little help from their friends
Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered "helper cells" transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem cells'...
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