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A team has developed a new method for the automated image analysis of brain tumors. The authors show that machine learning methods carefully trained on standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are more reliable and prec...

Researchers have developed a computational model for human MEK1, a protein with potential as a drug target for a variety of human cancers. This insight into the previously unknown structure of MEK1 opens the door to the ...

The US faces a public health crisis as the opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, heart infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. Infectious disease and ...

A new study could significantly improve methods for detecting and diagnosing congenital heart disease in infants and small children. Researchers used vector flow imaging to create detailed images of two three-month-old b...

Living near a protected area can improve aspects of human well-being across the developing world, new research suggests.

Application of sun protection factor (SPF) moisturizers tends to miss more of the face, especially around the eyelid regions, compared with sunscreen application. Moreover, people applying these products are unaware that...

The build-up of abnormally thick mucus and the associated inflammation appear to be the initiating cause of damage to the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), rather than bacterial infections, according to a new ...

Climate change has contributed to an 89 per cent decrease in the amount of coral replenishing the Great Barrier Reef

Researchers propose fighting hospital infections with matching government subsidies for every dollar a hospital spends on infection control. This incentive could drive down regional rates of healthcare-associated infecti...

By blocking a protein's activity with antibodies, investigators were able to improve cognitive behavior in aging mice.

How do mobile cell types like leukocytes or metastatic cancer cells reach their place of action during immune surveillance or cancer dissemination, respectively? Researchers have now shown that leukocytes use their nucle...

Researchers have revealed the full structure of human ACLY, a building block of metabolism over-expressed in several types of cancers. Their discovery could be a major step in developing molecular targeted therapies for ...

Psychotherapists attend to mental health needs of NICU families, specifically focusing on the developing relationship between babies and parents.

New research has examined real-world neuroscience and how neurotechnology could be used to augment innate human capabilities.

New research has found that people with obesity are not only stigmatized, but are blatantly dehumanized.

Human cells have a sophisticated regulatory system at their disposal: labeling proteins with the small molecule ubiquitin. In a first, scientists have succeeded in marking proteins with ubiquitin in a targeted manner, in...

Although the harmful effects of alcohol on the brain are widely known, the structural changes observed are very heterogeneous. In addition, diagnostic markers are lacking to characterize brain damage induced by alcohol, ...

Researchers discover new cell population that can help in regenerative processes.

Since 1993, when the gene that causes Huntington's disease (HD) was identified, there has been intense focus on understanding how this genetic mutation causes the disease's severe progressive neural deterioration.

Detailed data on space-time ripples are set to pour in from LIGO and Virgo’s upgraded detectors --

A woman in Israel may have irreversible brain damage after drinking only juice and water for three weeks, according to news reports.

A neuroimaging and behavioral signature associated with connectivity in the ventral attention network has been identified in a subgroup of PTSD patients who fail to respond to treatment.