A biomedical engineer reports that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting…
Early life stress plus overexpressed FKBP5 protein increases anxiety behavior
A new preclinical study finds that anxiety-like behavior increases when early life adversity combines with high levels of FKBP5 —…
The surprising role fibrinogen plays in regulating the body’s response to disease
A finding is shining new light on the role fibrinogen has in regulating a natural defense mechanism in the body.…
Veteran-directed care program is effective
A new study finds that a program that gives veterans flexible budgets for at-home caregivers is at least as effective…
Medical News Today: Medical conditions that cause muscle wasting
Conditions that can cause muscle wasting include muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and spinal muscular atrophy. Treatment may include dietary changes…
Medical News Today: Common acne drug could prevent artery hardening
Scientists have identified the mechanism that causes artery hardening and have shown that the antibiotic minocycline can prevent the process…
Medical News Today: Human brains have evolved to ‘prefer’ music and speech
New evidence suggests that human brains, unlike those of monkeys, may have evolved to ‘listen’ for pitch, which characterizes music…
Cancer survivors predicted to number over 22 million by 2030
There were more than 16.9 million Americans with a history of cancer on Jan. 1, 2019, a number that is…
New family on the block: A novel group of glycosidic enzymes
A group of researchers has recently discovered a novel enzyme from a soil fungus. In their study, they speculate that…
Checkmate for hepatitis B viruses in the liver
Researchers have for the first time succeeded in conquering a chronic infection of the hepatitis B virus in a mouse…