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(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) A muscle fiber consists of just one cell, but many nuclei. A team at the MDC led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier has now shown just how varied the...

(West Virginia University) The expansion of telepsychiatry may outlast the COVID-19 pandemic that caused it. When the stay-at-home order took effect in West Virginia, James Berry--a clinician with the WVU School of Medic...

An epidemiologist explains the psychology behind why millions of Americans -- not just "anti-vaxxers" -- are hesitant to get shots.

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Carrots are a good source of beta-carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A. But to get the full health benefits of this superfood, ...

(Universidad Complutense de Madrid) An international research led by the Complutense University of Madrid has taken a further step to solve Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)-derived blidness problem with the develop...

(American College of Surgeons) Financial toxicity among breast cancer patients is independently associated with worse psychological well-being following a mastectomy or lumpectomy operation. However, even small improveme...

(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) From publication bias to lost in informationIn BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, IQWiG researchers call for a central, public and worldwide portal for clinical trials

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) UCLA researchers have identified a potential diagnostic marker that could help predict how likely someone with cervical cancer is to respond to the standard treatm...

(Institut Pasteur) Depression is a mental disorder that affects more than 264 million people of all ages worldwide. Understanding its mechanisms is vital for the development of effective therapeutic strategies. Scientist...

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness in waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two of the most troublesome agricult...

(Oregon Health & Science University) Using the NBA's travel-less bubble as a natural experiment, a new statistical analysis suggests performance on the road depends on aligning the internal body clock with the new time z...

(University at Buffalo) A new drug discovered through a research collaboration between the University at Buffalo and Tetra Therapeutics took a major step toward becoming a first-in-class treatment for Fragile X Syndrome,...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Experiments in a mouse model have uncovered mechanisms involved in abnormal blood vessel formation in "wet" age-related macular degeneration. Certain inflammatory pathways and proteins ma...

(University of Oregon) By the time children are 3 years old they already have an adult-like preference for visual fractal patterns commonly seen in nature, according to University of Oregon researchers.

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) In the United States, political partisanship has played a much stronger role in individuals' decisions to limit their social mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic tha...

(University of Chicago Medical Center) New research by scientists at the University of Chicago suggests a person's antibody response to influenza viruses is dramatically shaped by their pre-existing immunity, and that th...

(University of North Carolina Health Care) Some people still refuse to wear a mask during a viral pandemic. So UNC School of Medicine scientists, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, researched the ...

(University of South Australia) University of South Australia researchers have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of depression after stroke, using a high frequency brain stimulation device to improve low moods.

(University of Virginia Health System) By understanding how exercise helps fend off disease, doctors may be able to design drugs that mimic those benefits.

(The Francis Crick Institute) Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have rebuilt a human thymus, an essential organ in the immune system, using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaf...

(McGill University) Early adulthood, a transitional life stage marked by major changes in social roles and responsibilities, can bring with it an increase of mental health problems.

(European Society of Cardiology) Climbing four flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good heart health, according to research presented at EACVI - Best of Imaging 2020, a scientific congress of the European S...