A team of researchers from the University of Montreal and McGill University have discovered a type of “cellular bilingualism” – a phenomenon that allows a single neuron to use two different methods…
After Disruption, Mouse Brains Shift Key Functions Associated With Learning And Memory
When Geoffrey Murphy, Ph.D., talks about plastic structures, he’s not talking about the same thing as Mr. McGuire in The Graduate. To Murphy, an associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology at…
Researchers Gain New Insight Into The Brain’s Ability To Reorganize Itself
When Geoffrey Murphy, Ph.D., talks about plastic structures, he’s not talking about the same thing as Mr. McGuire in The Graduate. To Murphy, an associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology at…
New Technology Promises To Have A Major Impact On Supply Of Malaria Treatment Across The Developing World
Canada is delivering on its commitment to help the world’s most vulnerable, thanks to new developments which will provide an affordable, reliable, and stable treatment for malaria that will save millions of…
Researchers discover ‘broad spectrum’ cancer suppressor gene
Portuguese researchers have discovered a “broad spectrum” cancer suppressor gene – called LRP1B – which acts by removing proteins crucial for cancer development from the tumour environment. The fact that LRP1B does…
Researchers baffled with increase in migraine rates
Migraine rates in a comprehensive Norwegian health study have climbed by 1% in a decade — that may not sound like much, but in the Norwegian context, it means 45,000 more migraine…
Novel Ways To Control The Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance
A team of scientists from the University of Oxford, U.K. have taken lessons from Adam Smith and Charles Darwin to devise a new strategy that could one day slow, possibly even prevent,…
Comparing The Quality And Quantity Of Dental Pulp Stem Cells Using Two Different Techniques
During the 89th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, held in conjunction with the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the 35th…
Skeletal Anchorage Assisted Orthopedic Traction Produces Mandibular Changes
During the 89th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, held in conjunction with the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the 35th…
World-Renowned Physician-Scientist Honored At Genomic Medicine Conference For ‘Pioneering Efforts’
Dr. Daniel Von Hoff was presented this month with the Scripps Genomic Medicine Award for his “pioneering efforts” in sequencing, or spelling out, the DNA of patients with rare cancers. Dr. Von…
Test to sound diabetes alert ten years before symptoms appear
A blood test that reveals if someone is at risk of diabetes at least a decade before symptoms appear has been developed. By measuring levels of five markers in the blood, doctors…
Dieting is stressful and makes you irritable and angry
The effort involved in exerting self-control over eating can lead to an aggressive frame of my mind – and even a preference for violent films, it claimed. In one study, people who…
Breakthrough paves way for early-warning diabetes test
A test to detect diabetes up to 10 years before the first symptoms appear could soon emerge from preliminary research showing that it is possible to find changes in the blood of…
Free flu vaccine eyed for children
FREE flu vaccines may be offered to all children in a review of Australia’s immunisation policy, as two of the nation’s top medical researchers clash over safety. The federal government’s Australian Technical…
Sit less to lower heart disease risk
The National Heart Foundation is urging office workers to avoid sitting for long periods to decrease the risk of heart disease. US medical researcher Professor Marc Hamilton has presented findings from several…