Archive: 04/01/2017

Unique electrical properties of human nerve cells confer cognitive advantage

The human brain's advanced cognitive capabilities are often attributed to our recently evolved neocortex. Comparison of human and rodent brains shows that the human cortex is thicker, contains more white matter, has larger ...

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Smokers keen to break the habit can now play games to help them quit

A smartphone app that could help smokers stick to New Year's resolutions to quit by playing games to combat cravings has been developed by academics at Kingston University London and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

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Scientists develop new antibiotic for gonorrhoea

Scientists at the University of York have harnessed the therapeutic effects of carbon monoxide-releasing molecules to develop a new antibiotic which could be used to treat the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea.

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Study reveals what happens when depression, anxiety coincide with minor injury

When someone breaks a leg or fractures a rib, injuries considered relatively minor, providers often don't look beyond what's initially required to help that person heal. But new research from Therese Richmond and Sara Jacoby ...

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The paradoxical roles of well-known cancer genes are mediated by oxygen levels in breast cancer

Oxygen deprivation, or hypoxia, has been identified by A*STAR researchers as a key factor in switching the function of major cancer genes from tumor-promoting to tumor-suppressing in a breast cancer subtype, suggesting the ...

Jan 4, 2017

'Heart-in-a-dish' sheds light on genetics of heart disease

When a patient shows symptoms of cancer, a biopsy is taken. Scientists study the tissue, examining it under a microscope to determine exactly what's going on.

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Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of chronic headache

Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of chronic headache, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published in Scientific Reports.

Jan 4, 2017

Why some people can multitask online and others can't

The internet may be the most comprehensive source of information ever created but it's also the biggest distraction. Set out to find an answer on the web and it's all too easy to find yourself flitting between multiple tabs, ...

Jan 4, 2017

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Is a New Year really enough motivation to create a new you?

With New Year's resolutions still fresh, the first week of January traditionally brings a spike in gym attendance. Americans are eager to use the start of the new calendar year as motivation to get healthy, but new research ...

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New stroke treatment proves effective, both medically and financially

As soon as possible after a stroke, a critical step is to eliminate the clot that caused it. While the current standard of care is to use "clot busting" tissue-type plasminogen activator drugs, recent studies have shown greater ...

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