Medical Wellness
Study uncovers molecular keys to invasive bladder cancer
The once sketchy landscape of the molecular defects behind bladder cancer now resembles a road map to new, targeted treatments thanks to the unified efforts of…
High Estrogen Levels, Diabetes Together May Increase Dementia Risk 14-Fold in Older Women
Blood estrogens were measured in women free of dementia aged 65 or older. After a four-year follow-up, 543 women who did not have dementia were compared with…
German BMBF will fund new interdisciplinary research group looking at the subject of brain doping
The transfer of knowledge on pharmacological neuroenhancement has become the focus of a new interdisciplinary research group at Johannes Gutenberg University…
Severity of spatial neglect after stroke predicts long-term mobility recovery in the community
Stroke rehabilitation researchers at Kessler Foundation report an association between acute, severe spatial neglect post stroke and long-term recovery of…
Visual system can retain considerable plasticity after extended blindness
Deprivation of vision during critical periods of childhood development has long been thought to result in irreversible vision loss. Now, researchers from the…
App may signal cellphone dependency
A new, free app will allow smartphone users to measure their cellphone use. Computer scientists and psychologists from the University of Bonn have developed an…