Training the older brain in 3-D: Video game enhances cognitive control
Scientists at UC San Francisco are reporting that they have found a way to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on the brain, using a video game designed to improve cognitive control.
View ArticleExperimental compound reverses Down syndrome-like learning deficits in mice
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health have identified a compound that dramatically bolsters learning and memory when given to mice with a Down syndrome-like condition on...
View ArticleNew laser-based tool could dramatically improve the accuracy of brain tumor...
In the battle against brain cancer, doctors now have a new weapon—a new imaging technology that will make brain surgery dramatically more accurate by allowing surgeons to distinguish—at a microscopic...
View ArticleResearchers discover a new pathway in blood vessel inflammation and disease
Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a genetic factor that blocks the blood vessel inflammation that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other potentially life-threatening events.
View ArticleScientists link a protein to initial tumor growth in several cancers
A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown that a protein once thought to inhibit the growth of tumors is instead required for initial tumor growth. The findings...
View ArticleBiologists uncover details of how we squelch defective neurons
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have identified a new component of the cellular mechanism by which humans and animals automatically check the quality of their nerve cells to...
View ArticleYouthful stem cells from bone can heal the heart
Many people who survive a heart attack find themselves back in the hospital with a failing heart just years later. And the outcome often is unfavorable, owing to limited treatment options. But...
View ArticleExercise may reduce the risk of epilepsy later in life for men
New research suggests that men who exercise vigorously as young adults may reduce their risk of developing epilepsy later in life. The study is published in the September 4, 2013, online issue of...
View ArticleYour finger's pulse holds the key to your heart's health
A University of Iowa physiologist has a new technique to measure the stiffness of the aorta, a common risk factor for heart disease. And it can be as simple as measuring the pulse in your finger.
View ArticlePsychologist discovers intricacies about lying
What happens when you tell a lie? Set aside your ethical concerns for a moment—after all, lying is a habit we practice with astonishing dexterity and frequency, whether we realize it or not. What goes...
View ArticleHeart attack death rates unchanged in spite of faster care at hospitals
Heart attack deaths have remained the same, even as hospital teams have gotten faster at treating heart attack patients with emergency angioplasty, according to a study in this week's New England...
View ArticleLook at what I'm saying: Engineers show brain depends on vision to hear
University of Utah bioengineers discovered our understanding of language may depend more heavily on vision than previously thought: under the right conditions, what you see can override what you hear....
View ArticleDNA changes during pregnancy persist into childhood
Even before they are born, babies accumulate changes in their DNA through a process called DNA methylation that may interfere with gene expression, and in turn, their health as they grow up. But until...
View ArticleDishonest deeds lead to 'cheater's high,' as long as no one gets hurt, study...
People who get away with cheating when they believe no one is hurt by their dishonesty are more likely to feel upbeat than remorseful afterward, according to new research published by the American...
View ArticleAntiviral drug may extend brain cancer survival, researchers say
(HealthDay)—A drug used against a common virus may lengthen the lives of people with a deadly form of brain cancer, a preliminary study suggests.
View ArticleBrain clues reveal risk of psychotic illness
(Medical Xpress)—New research has shown that people with psychotic illness show similar brain changes to immediate family members who present no signs of illness.
View ArticleScientists find new gene linked to ovarian cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have found a gene in mice that could protect against ovarian cancer and, if faulty, may increase the chance of developing the disease, according to research published in...
View ArticleResearchers develop 'SMART' vaccines that are safe, effective
(Medical Xpress)—The question facing pathobiologist Paulo Verardi is not whether vaccines are effective in controlling disease – they are – it is how they can be made both highly safe and highly...
View ArticleThwarting herpes, scientists open antiviral drug path
While herpesviruses infect most animals – including humans – with incurable disease, Cornell researchers have found a genetic trail to thwart its reproductive powers, cutting its infective powers by a...
View ArticleA small molecule may help reduce damage in aging-related heart attacks
(Medical Xpress)—A small molecule developed at Yale University to limit damage done by ischemia – restricted blood flow – during heart attacks or surgery has been shown to reduce by 40 percent the...
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