Too Much Sleep Bad For Brain, Study Says
Source: University of Western Ontario Summary: Preliminary results from the world’s largest sleep study have shown that people who sleep on average between seven to...
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There’s a Better Way to Decipher DNA’s Epigenetic Code to Identify Disease
Source: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Summary: According to research, a new method for sequencing the chemical groups attached to the surface of DNA...
Using fNIRS to Evaluate Surgical Competency
Source: Science Advances Summary: A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has developed a way to test surgical competency by using brain...
DNA Sequencing And Patient Data Used to Halt Infection Outbreak
Source: University of Oxford Summary: Researchers using infection prevention and control best practice, whole genome sequencing and electronic patient data, have halted an outbreak of a potentially...
Team Develops a Universal Vaccine Platform That’s Cheaper and Shelf Stable
Source: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Summary: Researchers have developed a less expensive way to produce vaccines that cuts the costs of vaccine production and...
Pyramid-Shaped Brain Cells Provide Algorithm for us to Recognize, Categorize Food
Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Summary: Brain regions best known for recognizing the potential horror of a hurricane also help us recognize, appreciate...
Sexual Harassment and Assault Linked to Worse Physical/Mental Health Among Midlife Women
Source: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Summary: A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests that experiences of sexual...
Researchers Discover How to Slow Aging
Source: University of Minnesota Summary: Researchers have shown that treatment of aged mice with the natural product Fisetin, found in many fruits and vegetables, also...
Focus on Neuroscience, Nociception to Improve Anesthesia, Paper Says
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers argue that by putting nociception at the top of the priority list and taking a principled neuroscientific approach to choosing...
New Software Helps Analyze Writing Disabilities
Source: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Summary: Researchers have developed a software program that can analyze these children’s writing disabilities and their causes with unparalleled...