Medicine & Health

Provides insight into how people decide whether they want to know what future holdsCredit: Washington University Photographic Services The term "doomscrolling" describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media…

Jan Hoeijmakers to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conferenceCredit: Insilico Medicine Hong Kong Limited Friday, 11th of June, 2021, London -- Jan Hoeijmakers,…

Have you ever been cut off in traffic by another driver, leaving you still seething miles later? Or been interrupted by a colleague in a meeting, and found yourself replaying the event in your head even after you've left work for the day?…

Pattern of risky driving practices associated with impulsivity, including speeding and running red lights Philadelphia, June 10, 2021 - A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of…

The study published in Frontiers in Psychology shows that children aged from 3 to 5 years old are able to understand the emotions hidden under facemasks on just 40% of occasions.Credit: L.Taverna/IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia …

Award recognizes the work of Dr. Charlene Gamaldo of Johns Hopkins Medicine DARIEN, IL - Sleep medicine physician and sleep researcher Dr. Charlene Gamaldo of Johns Hopkins Medicine is the recipient of the inaugural Diversity, Equity and…

A novel tau protein conformation, cis P-tau, is a toxic early driver of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and silencing of this protein through immunotherapy ameliorates dementia symptoms in preclinical modelsCredit: Image provided…

Credit: Nipam Patel WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Many animals have evolved camouflage tactics for self-defense, but some butterflies and moths have taken it even further: They've developed transparent wings, making them almost invisible to…

Latest joint consensus guideline authored by representatives from AMP, CAP, Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association, and European Society for Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Therapy ROCKVILLE, Md. - June 10, 2021 - The Association for…

Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin finds 'earworms' continue during sleep, can cause restless nightsCredit: Matthew Minard, Baylor University WACO, Texas (June 9, 2021) - Most people listen to music throughout their day and often…

For the first time, a reduction in a protein called mTOR has been linked as the possible cause of low birthweight, putting infants at higher risk for obesity and Type 2 diabetes in adulthood MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL (06/10/2021) -- New findings…

Prof Dr Klucken joins the movement to make digitalisation part of every-day patient care Digitalisation is moving forward fast in every field, including medicine. But how can digital tools be integrated into healthcare processes, and how…

People with the condition risk fracture more than the general population, but the timing raises new questions Researchers at Michigan Medicine found a subset of middle-aged men with cerebral palsy are up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer…

(Boston)--Medical education aspires to mitigate bias in future professionals by providing a robust curriculum that includes perspectives and practices for caring for sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations, including lesbian, gay,…

Credit: Yas Crawford - © Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience The eleventh edition of the Art of Neuroscience competition is won by Yas Crawford, an associate of the Royal Photographic Society and independent artist. With her artwork…

Credit: Regenstrief Institute Black people have a higher risk of colorectal cancer than white people, but this risk is likely not due to genetics. Data from a recent study by researchers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,…

Leading neuroscientist collaborates with TACC to democratize the field, support infrastructureCredit: Franco Pestilli People often think about human behavior in terms of what is happening in the present--reading a newspaper, driving a…

Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), and Journal of General Physiology (JGP) announce an editorial policy allowing swift and confidential updates to author names at any time and for any reason including…

People who smoke, suffer from high blood pressure, obesity, or diabetes are not only at greater risk of suffering a stroke, heart attack, or dementia. For them, the risk of being affected by depressive mood or depression also increases.…

New technique visualizes all gene expression from a tissue sample The 30,000 or so genes making up the human genome contain the instructions vital to life. Yet each of our cells expresses only a subset of these genes in their daily…