In embryonic stages, tactile stimuli simultaneously activate tactile and visual neural pathways. Shortly after birth, both pathways reorganize to allow separate processing of touch and vision.
Computational, cell biological, and human tissue-based studies establish GPNMB as a risk gene and potential therapeutic target for Parkinson's Disease (PD), researchers report.
The FDA issued a warning letter to Krave Nic, a company selling flavored nicotine gummies. Gummies and other oral products are the second most popular nicotine products with teens after vapes.
Here the authors provide data from a sub-cohort of the Virus Watch study (19,556 adults) who completed at-home capillary blood sampling on a monthly basis and describe an association between anti-spike antibody levels and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
When female mosquitoes are looking for a human to bite, they smell a unique cocktail of body odors that we emit into the air. These odors then stimulate receptors in the mosquitoes' antenna. Scientists have tried deleting these receptors in attempts to make h…
Although decent, our current influenza vaccines are not as effective as they ought to be. Part of the issue may have to do with the production process. Are recent changes enough to improve effectiveness?
Swarms of microrobots injected into the human body could unblock internal medical devices and avoid the need for further surgery, according to new research from the University of Essex.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra unveiled a suite of changes that may not appease critics who fear increased privatization.
Dr. Tanmay Lele, Unocal Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M, a Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar, is co-leading the team that uncovered surprising mechanical behaviors of the nucleus.
Scientific Reports - Development of a novel anti-tuberculosis nanodelivery formulation using magnesium layered hydroxide as the nanocarrier and pyrazinamide as a model drug
An Oregon Health & Science University-led team of researchers is exploring why people are at higher risk for developing obesity and diabetes after they get COVID-19.
It all started with Stacy Courtnay's stilettos. Twenty years ago, when she began feeling severe foot discomfort, she attributed it to her habit of wearing
While uncertainties about monkeypox and how to contain it abound, employers can take steps now to keep their workforces safe and protect the communities in which they operate. Six considerations will help them craft policies.
The antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium is one of the most globally harmful bacteria that causes hospital-acquired infections. Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered that the bacterium spreads by attaching to surfaces using …
A child in United States' Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, according to a report in ABC News. If confirmed, this will be the first such case in Nebraska, the outlet further said.
/PRNewswire/ -- Ybrain recently received the Translational Research Award at this year's Neuroergonomics Conference and NYC Neuromodulation Conference held...