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Researchers have found two different neural paths responsible for decision-making processes in humans, related to accuracy and speed. The results of this research could help scientists create better treatment for patient...

(Nationwide Children's Hospital) A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center (COPC) at Nationwide Children's Hospital looked at calls to the COPC for pediatric exposures ...

Product Announcement The 806 series features standard Mill-Max spring pins with removable caps which keep parts centered in the carrier tape pocket ... Contributed Author: Mill-Max Topics: STEM

News This type of power could offer a safer and lower-cost alternative to the traditional batteries now used to power such devices ... Contributed Author: Anne Trafton, MIT News Office Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News Robotic arm prosthetics currently on the market are controlled by the user twitching the remnant muscles in their shoulder or arm ... Contributed Author: Imperial College London Topics: Prosthetics

News The carbon nanotube sensors used in this study are coated with a DNA sequence that makes the sensors interact with dopamine ... Contributed Author: Anne Trafton, MIT News Office Topics: Neurology

News New technique that efficiently isolates cancer cells that are present in the blood ... Contributed Author: UNIST Topics: Medical Diagnostics

By using artificial intelligence, Insilico Medicine and Gachon University will collaborate on how best to research aging. The high-end techniques provided by Insilico Medicine will examine how to slow down the natural pr...

Obamacare replacement plan by the Trump administration will reportedly bring an insurance policy for everyone. President Trump has shared that the policy may be ready by 2018.

The health of the newborn depends on the lifestyle pattern followed by the mother. A new study reveals that stress and malnutrition can affect the growth of the fetus.

News A multi-parametric MRI can pick up 93 percent of aggressive prostate cancer compared with only 48 percent when done with a biopsy ... Contributed Author: PR Web Topics: Oncology

News The team has now carried out an experiment that took an unprecedented detailed view of the first few hundred f's after absorption of an X-ray by matter ... Contributed Author: Tohoku University Topics: Medical Diagn...

News This is a meticulous process, wherein a scientist must continually focus the microscope on a single dendritic spine over an extended period ... Contributed Author: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Topic...

News By carefully designing modified diamonds at the nano-scale level, a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher hopes to create multifunctional diamond-based materials ... Contributed Author: Missouri U...

Solar-powered water purifier offers a ray of hope to combat global drinking water shortages. Developed by University at Buffalo academics, the new device will make access to safe drinking water cheaper and better.

A new study from Newcastle University delves deeper into why some individuals suffer misophonia, or a hatred of sounds that include loud chewing. Brain scans reveal abnormal connections in the brain.

Scientists uncover the reason why some people get excessively angry over sounds of someone chewing or dripping water. The condition, known as misophonia, is traced on the brain's anterior insular cortex -- the part of th...

News Pol's technology manufactures carbon sheets from packing peanuts and tests them as battery anode ... Contributed Author: Perdue University Topics: Pain Management

Where your doctor graduated from might now also be a factor in the kind of care you get. According to researchers, doctors who went to medical schools abroad offer better care than those trained in the United States.

(University at Buffalo) A study of more than 300 members of the Buffalo Police Department suggests that police events or conditions considered highly stressful by the officers may be associated with disturbances of the n...

(Queen's University Belfast) Many herbal supplements contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could be causing serious health risks, according to a team of experts from Queen's University Belfast, Kingston Universi...

(Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research welcomes the announcement by British Columbia's Ministry of Health that it has made a contribution of $4 million to the Institute.