Researchers from Brown have come up with a new approach to analyzing images of neurons taken from microscopes. The Neuron Image Analyzer uses new techniques to pick out delicate neuron structures, helping scientists better assess the growth of cells. (more…)
UCLA study finds most patients who choose “active surveillance” don’t follow up with tests and office visits
An increasing number of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are opting for active surveillance – closely monitoring their cancer – rather than aggressive treatment to avoid the debilitating potential side effects of surgery and radiation, such as erectile and urinary dysfunction. (more…)
Freiburger Wissenschaftler entschlüsselt Gehirnprozesse bei der unbewussten Bewertung sozialer Gruppen
Innerhalb von wenigen Millisekunden bewerten Menschen ihr Gegenüber und entscheiden, ob die Person ihnen sympathisch ist oder nicht. Der Freiburger Psychologe und Neurowissenschaftler Dr. Bastian Schiller hat mit einem Team an der Universität Basel/Schweiz sowie an der Universität Bern/Schweiz erstmals herausgefunden, welche unbewusst ablaufenden Hirnprozesse in welcher zeitlichen Abfolge dafür verantwortlich sind, dass Menschen soziale Informationen wie zum Beispiel Sympathie oder Antipathie verarbeiten. Die Ergebnisse sind in der aktuellen Ausgabe des US-amerikanischen Fachjournals „Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences“ (PNAS) erschienen. (more…)
Dr. Anees Chagpar, associate professor of surgery (oncology) at Yale School of Medicine and director of The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, breaks down the new set of breast cancer screening guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF). (more…)
Researchers at the University of Exeter and University College London (UCL) have identified a gene which can be used to predict how susceptible a young person is to the mind-altering effects of smoking cannabis. The finding could help identify otherwise healthy users who are most at risk of developing psychosis. (more…)
The UA’s Dr. Fernando Martinez wants to know why children on Amish farms are healthier, and his research could have far-reaching implications.
Dr. Fernando Martinez’s first childhood memory was one of awaking in the middle of the night to find his mother suffering an asthma attack. His father, a physician, quelled the flare-up with a nebulizer. (more…)
Despite the focus in recent decades on fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, a new study reveals that little is known about one of the area’s most vulnerable populations: children living in households with HIV-infected adults.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Sub-Saharan Africa has long been known to have the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world. But a new study published in PLOS One reveals that despite the focus on the region, few estimates exist of one of its most vulnerable populations: children living in households with HIV-infected adults. (more…)
Researcher says religion fulfills 16 basic human desires
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Throughout history, scholars and researchers have tried to identify the one key reason that people are attracted to religion.
Some have said people seek religion to cope with a fear of death, others call it the basis for morality, and various other theories abound. (more…)
