New $4.4 million grant funds first study of prefrontal cortical stimulation in severe bipolar disorder
A University of Minnesota Medical School research team, led by Ziad Nahas, MD, has been awarded a $4.4 million…
COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders — Harvard Gazette
Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by the…
Pioneering technology enables scalable production of human kidney organoids
A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research…
New method enhances precision in bionic limb movement interpretation
Despite enormous progress in the past two decades, the intentional control of bionic prostheses remains a challenge and…
Novel approaches to understanding EETs and cardiovascular disease
Some products of arachidonic acid have already been well studied: the prostanoids formed by cyclooxygenases are central mediators…
Massive cross-ancestry study explains why obesity risks differ around the world
By analyzing genetic data from more than 800,000 individuals across six ancestries, researchers have identified previously unknown obesity…
COVID-19 in pregnancy may raise autism and neurodevelopmental disorder risk
New research from Mass General Brigham reveals that COVID-19 infection in pregnancy may subtly alter fetal brain development,…
precision DNA repair may hold clues for human aging
The bowhead whale’s remarkable lifespan and low cancer risk stem from a finely tuned DNA repair system driven…
Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision
For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal…
Researchers to study the economics of substance use disorder treatments with $4 million NIDA grant
A team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine investigators has been…
Most People Who Say They Have Gluten Intolerance Aren’t Reacting to Gluten at All
Bread may not be a big culprit. Image via Unsplash. Millions of people around the world believe they…
Thiostrepton suppresses rhabdomyosarcoma progression by targeting the PI3K–AKT pathway
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) accounts for up to 10% of childhood cancers and nearly half of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas.…