Novel antibody reduces tumor growth in treatment-resistant breast and ovarian cancers
Antibody treatment which activates the patient's own immune system against cancer, known as immunotherapy, is increasingly ...
A closer look at severe tricuspid regurgitation in AFMR patients
Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is a common type of MR linked to high rates of heart failure, highlighting the ...
Isocyanic acid identified as anti-inflammatory metabolite
In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers led by Prof. Li Xinjian from the Institute of Biophysics of the ...
Model uses quantum mechanics to show how the brain makes decisions more quickly than computers in risky situations
In research inspired by the principles of quantum mechanics, researchers from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the ...
Errors in attention adaptively impact spatial working memory, study finds
Humans are known to rapidly adapt their mental processes and behavior based on feedback they receive from the world around ...
Watching nature scenes can reduce pain, neuroimaging study shows
A new neuroimaging study has revealed that viewing nature can help ease how people experience pain, by reducing the brain ...
Alzheimer's Association pairs up with New Mexico in US pilot program to raise awareness
New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer's Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a ...
An easy-to-apply gel prevents abdominal adhesions following surgery in animal study
Surgical adhesions—common, sometimes life-threatening complications that arise after open or laparoscopic abdominal surgery—can be prevented in mice and pigs by a gel impregnated with a molecule that ...
Scientists are on track to find a treatment for autoimmune hair loss
A research group, led by Dr. Pavel Majer from IOCB Prague, in collaboration with the laboratories of Barbara Slusher and Louis Garza at Johns Hopkins University, has developed a compound that could ...
'Overlooked' scrub typhus may affect 1 in 10 in rural India and be a leading cause of hospitalizations for fever
A study of more than 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India, suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural ...
What do we mean by 'brain health' and why should you care about it?
The average adult brain only weighs about 3 pounds, yet it is one of the most complex and vital organs of the human body.
Prototype device uses ultrasound to break up kidney stones
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), belonging to the ...