Forty-seven sleepwalkers in this study reported having experienced at least one injurious sleepwalking episode. Only 10 reported waking immediately due to pain; the other 37 perceived no pain during the episode, but felt pain later in the night or...
Washington University researchers activated the Hedgehog protein pathway in the fat cells of mice. After eight weeks of eating a high-fat diet, mice that had been engineered with genes to activate the pathway didn't gain weight (left), but control...
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Researchers using a rodent model of childhood manganese exposure have found that too much manganese early in development causes lasting attention deficits and other impairments.
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Animals that lived to adulthood after allergen exposure before birth showed signs of hyperactivity and antisocial behavior and decreased anxiety, found a research team.
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A new study in rats could begin to explain why allergies during...
The largest increase in new cases of metastatic prostate cancer was among men 55 to 69 years old, which rose 92 percent in the past decade.
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The number of new cases of metastatic prostate cancer climbed...
This study is the first demonstration that a tyrosine kinase inhibitor could activate innate anti-tumor immunity, resulting in the eradication of invasive cancer.
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Cabozantinib, a drug already used to treat patients with certain types of...
Lifespans of flies and worms were extended by an average of 10% following a modest reduction in Pol III activity in adulthood. Might it work in humans too?
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The lifespans of flies and worms are...
Researchers found when examining an individual's family that a genetic predisposition towards higher cognitive ability was associated with longer lifespan.
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Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered dozens of new genetic variations associated with...
Brain concept (stock image).
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Scientists have identified a key chemical within the 'memory' region of the brain that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts, helping explain why people who suffer from disorders such as anxiety, post-traumatic...
Ayahuasca is a blend of the Psychotria Viridis bush and the stems of the Banisteriopsis Caapi vine.
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A psychedelic drug traditionally used in South America improves people's general sense of wellbeing and may offer a treatment...
Diagnosing a concussion can sometimes be a guessing game, but clues taken from small molecules in saliva may be able to help diagnose and predict the duration of concussions in children, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
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