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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered that antibodies that may form the basis of a universal flu vaccine inhibit a second viral protein in addition to the one that they bind. The study, to be published January 25 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, reveals that antibodies that recognize the viral surface […]
NHS documentary reveals the tragic stories of a woman, 22, unable to breathe on her own and the 18-year-old who FORGETS he has brain damage The BBC programme this week looks at life in Liverpool’s Walton Centre It’s Liverpool’s only spine, brain and pain management specialist unit Neither Sophie nor Tom, featured in tomorrow’s episode, […]
In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. The study was published recently in Cell Reports. The circadian clock operates within the body and […]
Just like doctors seek to scan deeper into the body with sonograms, CT and MRI, and astronomers seek to look farther out into the universe with space-based telescopes, adaptive optics and different wavelengths of light, neuroscientists pursue new ways to watch brain cells at work deep inside the brain. Three-photon microscopy recently emerged to give […]
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have mapped the effects of aberrant biological machinery that drives a deadly brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). The research included development of a genetically engineered mouse that will offer ways to further understanding of such brain cancers, as well as a laboratory model for developing more […]
America lost 20,360 children and teens in 2016—60 percent of them to preventable injuries, a new study shows. More than 4,000 of them died in motor vehicle crashes, though prevention efforts and better trauma care have cut the death rate of young people from such crashes in half in less than two decades. Meanwhile, firearms—the […]
Children born in the most recent century have bones that reach full maturity earlier—by nearly 10 months in girls and nearly seven months in boys—according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. “Our findings show there is a “new normal” for timing when kids’ skeletons will reach full maturity,” said […]
The reality of paralysis: Touching time-lapse video shows a day in the life of paralysed man, 24, as he is hoisted out of bed, washed and dressed by his loving parents Zack Collie, from Newport Beach in California, injured his neck when he was 15 A candid video has revealed the help he needs with […]
Hypnosis is twice as effective at reliving agonising symptoms of IBS than other methods, study reveals ‘Gut-directed’ therapy improved symptoms for up to 50% of people trialled Relaxing the brain could work better than current treatments for the stomach There is no cure for IBS which 10-15% of the population experience symptoms of Hypnosis could be […]
Heartbreak can kill you: Grief from losing a loved one causes deadly inflammation, study reveals Researchers at Rice University interviewed 99 people who had lost a spouse in the last two weeks, and took blood samples The most distraught had the most elevated inflammation The grief of losing a loved one can cause life-threatening inflammation, […]