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(Indiana University) A combination of the stimulant drug methylphenidate with a process known as cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation is a promising option to help people who suffer from persistent cognitive problems foll...

(Umea University) Research on the mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever in east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula shows that current surveillance systems are unable to detect the virus in livestock before it spreads to humans....

(Oregon State University) Patients with spinal cord injuries might one day regain use of paralyzed arms and legs thanks to research that demonstrates how limbs can be controlled via a tiny array of implanted electrodes.

News The results suggest that someday a paralyzed person might be equipped with a wearable, smartphone-sized control box that would deliver impulses to implanted electrodes in his or her peripheral nervous system. Contri...

(Mayo Clinic) Approximately 10 percent of newborns require help breathing after birth, and 1 in 1,000 newborns require more intensive resuscitation measures. These infrequent, high-risk deliveries may present challenges ...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to antidepressant treatments, rep...

News QuickSplint is an interim dental splint that can be fabricated quickly and easily in the dental practice. It is the only dental splint designed specifically for short-term use of up to 4 - 6 weeks. Contributed Autho...

News Gold nanoparticles are known to cling around cancerous tumors. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Oncology

News With this technology, professionals can work away from their station and will not need to use difficult-to-use software for reliable results. Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The Resona 7 offers advanced imaging abilities and features. Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News Researchers develop new method for non-destructive testing with ultrasound. Contributed Author: Technical University of Munich (TUM) Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News Scientists report using human pluripotent stem cells to grow human intestinal tissues that have functioning nerves in a laboratory. Contributed Author: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Topics: Regenerat...

News Using a high-resolution microfluidic device, cells are then separated into 100 different capture zones to generate a profile that provides phenotypic information related to metastatic potential. Contributed Author: ...

(University of California - San Diego) Genetic variations that increase schizophrenia risk are rare, making it difficult to study their role. To overcome this, the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, an international team l...

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Hypertension and prehypertension in children often go undiagnosed, according to a new study published today in Pediatrics. The study focused on children with abnormal blood pressures...

(Springer) Pharmacological therapy combined with a rehabilitation program that teaches how to compensate for memory and attention problems offers new hope for people who suffer the consequences of traumatic brain injury....

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) Bird nests are home not only to bird parents and their offspring but also to other inhabitants, such as insect larvae. So far, there has been no research into the possible be...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has found a possible mechanism explaining why use of the sugar substitute aspartame might not promote weight loss. The researchers d...

(American Geriatrics Society) Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and decision-making for a unique and growing group of older adults: the 'unbefriended.' Proposed clinical...

(Karolinska Institutet) New research from Karolinska Institutet refutes the findings of a previous study indicating a possible higher risk of death after sex-discordant blood transfusions for cardiac surgery.

(Tokyo Medical and Dental University) Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)-led researchers showed that the mutant huntingtin protein causes a previously unknown kind of cell death called ballooning cell death (BCD)...

(Oxford University Press USA) Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Beginning in January 2017, OUP will publish Neurosurgery and Operat...