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When Victorian anatomists wanted to take a peek under the skin, they were forced to cut into the very objects they meant to study. It was really their only option, of course, as techniques such as X-rays and MRIs wouldn'...

News A device that merges current fitness assessment functions with camera and scanning technology that allows users to photograph their food and find out its nutritional content. Contributed Author:  University of Neva...

News The catheter, now available for sale in the United States, pairs contact force technology with a porous tip designed to optimize efficiency. Contributed Author:  Biosense Webster, Inc. Topics:  Surgical

News Neuroscientists published details of a new way of mapping the brain at the resolution of individual neurons, which they have successfully demonstrated in the mouse brain. Contributed Author:  Cold Spring Harbor Lab...

News These compelling findings, together with previous reports from the same team, point to the general role of TNTs in the propagation of prion-like proteins in neurodegenerative diseases. Contributed Author:  Institut...

News In this procedure, a special cement is injected in the fractured vertebra to stabilize the fracture and relieve patients of pressure. Contributed Author:  Society of Neurointerventional Surgery Topics:  Pain Manag...

When animals get sick, they may change their behaviour, becoming less active, for example. The study's lead author, Patricia Lopes from the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University o...

Despite being known to affect the brain development of unborn children, the Zika virus has been found to damage the brain of adult individuals as well. The infection attacks a particular group of cells responsible for me...

News Researchers have found that a form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that non-invasively measures fat density in the liver corresponds with histological responses in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NAS...

News A team of researchers has developed a simple, inexpensive paper-based device to screen suspicious medications. Contributed Author:  American Chemical Society Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

News Scientists now report they have developed gels that, in animal tests, can be injected into the heart to shore up weakened areas and prevent heart failure. Contributed Author:  American Chemical Society Topics:  Ca...

News A nanoparticle that acts as a bridge, binding to activated platelets and helping them join together to form clots. Contributed Author:  American Chemical Society Topics:  Cardiovascular

News To make diagnoses simpler, faster and more accurate, chemists have developed a quick and easy diagnostic tool. Contributed Author:  American Chemical Society Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

Being surrounded by more family members and feeling closer to them may be key to a longer life expectancy for older adults, a new study suggests. Researchers compared the effect of family bonds with relationships with fr...

Reviewing data on wild poliovirus, the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) expressed grave concern over 2 new cases of polio in Nigeria, and commended progress made in Afghanistan and Pa...

Public health officials warn that people living in Gulf Coast states are the most at risk for a Zika outbreak. This is because conditions in these areas are suitable for the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes.

(University of Kansas) Even though most consumer advocate groups were likely opposed to Medicaid reform, advocates tended to frame the problem of reform in terms of symptoms, such as accountability, transparency and trou...

(University of Basel) Researchers at the universities of Basel and Oxford have for the first time identified all genes regulated by the protein Foxn1. The results show that Foxn1 not only plays a crucial role in developm...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a previously unknown role of a cellular signaling molecule involved in release of the 'hunger hormone' ghrelin, a finding tha...

(University of Stirling) Sports nutrition recommendations may undergo a significant shift after research from the University of Stirling has found individuals with more muscle mass do not need more protein after resistan...

(University at Buffalo) Babies that seem to get upset more easily and take longer to calm down may be at higher risk for obesity while babies that exhibit more 'cuddliness' and calm down easily are less likely at risk, a...

(Stanford University Medical Center) A single approach can prevent both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.