Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology tested the cognitive effects of the growth factor, finding that it improved the sequential learning…
According to senior author Naftali Kaminski, M.D., associate professor of medicine, computational biology and pathology, and director of the Dorothy P. and…
Although they have no sensory organs, bacteria can get a good idea about what's going on in their neighborhood and communicate with each other, mainly by…
The BCM department of neurology team replicated the defect in mice, developing a mouse model of the disease that could help researchers figure out effective…
On one hand, the drug had been shown to prevent cancer in about one of every four patients who received it. On the other, those who did develop cancer while on…
“Pelvic MRI at 3 Tesla is a noninvasive technique that allows a complete examination of the pelvis,” said the study's lead author, Nathalie Hottat, M.D., from…
These glycans play a critical role in cell adhesion in normal cells, and their decrease or loss leads to increased cell migration by invasive cancer cells and…
This finding could alleviate one of the primary concerns about ECT – that it causes memory loss, said W. Vaughn McCall, M.D., M.S, professor and chairman of…
In two studies published in the July 2 edition of Science Express, international teams have analyzed gamma-rays from two dozen pulsars, including 16 discovered…
“This clinical trial has validated that the Tongue Drive system is intuitive and quite simple for individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries to use,”…
This achievement is not only expected to accelerate the development of a whole class of storage materials, but also has far reaching applications in areas…
Although different medical treatments have greatly improved the situation for patients with rheumatic diseases, much is still unknown regarding factors that…
Research in macaque monkeys suggests that each region carries out a distinct functional role. The latest findings by researchers at the Cognitive Brain Mapping…
Research from Assistant Professor of Law Paige Marta Skiba found that mid-level lottery winners did not pay off their debt or increase equity in new or…
John O'Bryan, assistant professor of pharmacology in the UIC College of Medicine, has been studying a protein called intersectin that he and his coworkers have…
The approach, which makes novel use of polarized light to create “effective” magnetic fields, could bring the long-sought computers a step closer to reality. A…
Feedback
