What is Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)?
11 2SharesGuillain-Barré (Ghee-YAN Bah-RAY) syndrome (GBS) is a rare, autoimmune disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages the nerves,…
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Dual LED Student Microscope
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Dual LED Student Microscope – 50+ pc Science Kit Includes Set of 10 Prepared Biological & 10 Blank…
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Earth Science Kit – Over 15 Science Experiments & STEM Activities for Kids
1 1 2SharesNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Earth Science Kit – Over 15 Science Experiments & STEM Activities for Kids, Crystal Growing, Erupting Volcanos, 2…
Science Kit with 30 Science Lab Experiments – Boys Girls Kids Toys Gift
1 1 2SharesSNAEN Science Kit with 30 Science Lab Experiments, DIY STEM Educational Learning Scientific Tools for 3 4 5 6 7…
Scientists Search for Covid Treatment in Older Drugs
11 2SharesCould a decades-old energizer be a clear-cut advantage against Coronavirus? A couple of researchers think in this way, after two…
Can N95 Respirators Be Reused after Disinfection?
11 1 3SharesSince the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 face masks have been in short supply. Health care workers, in particular,…
Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says
Science has interviewed George Gao, director-general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Q: What can…
Loss of Smell and Taste Validated as COVID-19 Symptoms
Loss of smell and taste has been anecdotally linked to COVID-19 infections. In a study published April 12, 2020 in…
COVID-19 patients can be infectious even after their symptomatic recovery
In a new study, researchers found that half of the patients they treated for mild COVID-19 infection still had coronavirus…
Scientists have identified at least eight strains of coronavirus spread across the globe.
Scientists have identified at least eight strains of coronavirus as the bug wreaks havoc spreading across the globe. More than…
COVID-19: learning from experience
COVID-19: learning from experience The Lancet Published:March 28, 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30686-3 Over the past 2 weeks, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
Plasma of recovered patients can help treat severe coronavirus cases
A new report raises hope that the blood of recovered patients can help treat severe coronavirus cases. Five critically ill…
Babies in the womb may see more than we thought
By the second trimester, long before a baby’s eyes can see images, they can detect light. But the light-sensitive cells…
Drug-resistant microbes kill about 35,000 people in the U.S. per year
Close to 3 million people in the United States develop difficult to treat infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria and fungi each year…
Dangerous Bacteria Communicate to Avoid Antibiotics
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found a new survival mechanism for a commonly known type of bacteria. It…
First recording of a blue whale’s heart rate
Encased in a neon orange plastic shell, a collection of electronic sensors bobbed along the surface of the Monterey Bay,…
How antibiotics change human microbiome diversity long-term
A single course of antibiotics can change the composition of oral and gut microbiomes for at least a year, according…
Engineers translate brain signals directly into speech
In a scientific first, Columbia neuroengineers have created a system that translates thought into intelligible, recognizable speech. By monitoring…
Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials
Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have…
Learning new vocabulary during deep sleep
Researchers of the University of Bern, Switzerland, showed that we can acquire the vocabulary of a new language during…
Mapping the brain at high resolution
1 1ShareResearchers have developed a new way to image the brain with unprecedented resolution and speed. Using this approach, they can…
Researchers discover the brain cells that make pain unpleasant
Pain sensation and the emotional experience of pain are not the same, and now, in mice, scientists at Stanford have…
Engineers create an inhalable form of messenger RNA
Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to produce therapeutic proteins, holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases. The…
Gut microbiome protects against acute arsenic toxicity
BOZEMAN — Research conducted at Montana State University shows that microbes in the human gut play an important role in…
Wireless ‘pacemaker for the brain’ could be new standard treatment for neurological disorders
A new neurostimulator developed by engineers at UC Berkeley can listen to and stimulate electric current in the brain at…
Study shows benefits of sex for older adults
Sexual activity gives both sexes a boost, but intercourse is more important for older men, according to a new study…
Bees can count with just four nerve cells in their brains
Bees can solve seemingly clever counting tasks with very small numbers of nerve cells in their brains, according to researchers…
HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection
LA JOLLA, CA – For more than 20 years, scientists at Scripps Research have chipped away at the challenges of…
Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly
Researchers at MIT, Draper, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed an ingestible capsule that can be controlled using Bluetooth…
Stanford researcher deciphers flows that help bacteria feed and organize biofilms
Under threat of being scrubbed away with disinfectant, individual bacteria can improve their odds of survival by joining together to…
Researchers use zinc to target insulin-producing cells with regenerative drug
To treat diabetes directly, rather than manage its symptoms, doctors need a way to get drugs to cells that produce…
First baby born via uterus transplant from a deceased donor
1 1ShareCurrently, uterus donation is only available for women with family members who are willing to donate. With live donors in…
Can Stimulating the Brain Treat Chronic Pain?
Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to…
Babies kicking in the womb are creating a map of their bodies
The kicks a mother feels from her unborn child may allow the baby to ‘map’ their own body and enable…
Mapping the Pathways of pain, how imaging can help
1 1ShareJermaine O’Connor has struggled with pain for as long as he can remember. The Toronto-based digital marketer often has trouble…
Study Identifies a Genetic Driver of Deadly Prostate Cancer
1 1ShareA new study has identified a novel molecular driver of lethal prostate cancer, along with a molecule that could be…
Stanford study shows regions increasingly suffer hot, dry conditions at the same time
A new study from Stanford University suggests that the kind of hot, dry conditions that can shrink crop yields, destabilize food prices…
Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides puts children at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders
1 1Share(SACRAMENTO) — Public health experts have found there is sufficient evidence that prenatal exposure to widely used insecticides known as organophosphates…
HOW COFFEE MAY PROTECT AGAINST ALZHEIMER’S AND PARKINSON’S
1 1 2SharesCoffee is more than just a simple beverage. Around the world, many would consider coffee a ritual, an essential part…
A new approach to detecting cancer earlier from blood tests
1 1 2Shares (TORONTO, Canada, Nov. 14, 2018) – Cancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer…
Is zinc the link to how we think? Some evidence, and a word of warning
1 1Share In biology, structure equals function. The protein machines that do virtually all of the myriad biochemical jobs within every…
RESEARCHERS FIND INHIBITING ONE PROTEIN DESTROYS TOXIC CLUMPS SEEN IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE
1 1ShareWASHINGTON (November 14, 2018) — A defining feature of Parkinson’s disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein protein that accumulate in the…
Biomarker Discovered for Most Common Form of Heart Failure
1 1Share A team led by a Cedars-Sinai physician-scientist has discovered a biomarker—a protein found in the blood—for the most common…
Sudden cardiac arrest: New findings
Today, at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the research group led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, professor of Medicine and associate…
Social media use increases depression and loneliness, study finds
1 1ShareMaybe a couple earlier examinations have endeavored to demonstrate that web-based social networking use hurts clients’ prosperity, and those that…
Early Study Results Suggest Fertility APP as Effective as Modern Family Planning Methods
Early results from a first-of-its-kind study suggest that typical use of a family planning app called Dot is as effective as other…
researchers turn plastic bottle waste into ultralight supermaterial with wide-ranging applications
World’s first PET aerogels cut plastic waste, and are suitable for heat and sound insulation, oil spill cleaning, carbon dioxide…
Apple Watch heart monitoring and fall detection: Are they lifesavers?
Could Apple items spare you from a stroke, cardio scene or annihilating fall? Apple is wary about making such direct…
NASA launches InSight spacecraft on $1B mission to peek below the surface of Mars
NASA launched the InSight spacecraft on a 300-million-mile journey to Mars Saturday to give scientists an unprecedented peek below the surface…
Briefly Taking Baby from his Mother Alters Adult Brain
When a baby is taken from its mother for even a brief period early in life, this traumatic event significantly…