Different emotions are associated with distinct maps of bodily sensations
Emotions might be associated with discrete maps of bodily sensations, a study reports. Lauri Nummenmaa and colleagues developed a topographical self-reporting tool and found that different emotional...
View ArticleNoninvasive detection of malaria
A study finds that short laser pulses cause a byproduct of the malaria parasite to create a small vapor nanobubble, which is noninvasively and transdermally detectable at low levels of infection.
View ArticleCaterpillars ward off predators with "toxic halitosis"
Tobacco hornworm caterpillars, which ingest large amounts of nicotine as they feed on tobacco plants, retain some of the toxin in their blood to "puff" out as a noxious warning to their predators, a...
View ArticleHyperhomocysteinemia patients with dyslipidemia are more likely to have stroke
Hyperhomocysteinemia and abnormal blood lipids are independent risk factors for stroke. However, whether both factors exert a synergistic effect in the onset of stroke remains unclear.
View ArticleFetal umbilical vein for reconstruction of middle cerebral artery
Umbilical vein has been substituted for artery in vascular transplantation, but it remains unclear whether the stress relaxation and creep between these vessels are consistent.
View ArticlePLGA tubes are superior to autologous nerve graft for repaired sciatic nerve
The viscoelasticity of natural and artificial biomaterials can be suitable for human physiological function by matching stress relaxation and creep properties.
View ArticleGlobal changes monitoring by lunar based synthetic aperture radar
Global change monitoring of spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is restricted by its relative smaller coverage, while a recently study show that the limitation can be lowered by using a lunar...
View ArticleInsight into likelihood of retinal detachment following open globe injury
Ocular trauma causing open globe injury, or a breach in the wall of the eye, remains an important cause of vision loss, with more than 200,000 open globe injuries occurring worldwide each year. In many...
View ArticleUse of vitamin E by patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease slows...
Chicago – Among patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease, a daily dosage of 2,000 IUs of vitamin E, compared to placebo, was effective in slowing functional decline and in reducing caregiver...
View ArticleStudy identifies factors associated with pain one year after breast cancer...
Chicago – In a study that included more than 800 women who had undergone surgery for breast cancer, the majority reported some level of pain 12 months after surgery, and factors associated with pain...
View ArticleNoninvasive nanoparticles stop breast cancer before it starts
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based technology that could potentially be used to stop early breast lesions from progressing to full blown cancer.
View ArticleMass spectrometr detection of 10 protein spots after acute high-altitude HBI
Hypobaric hypoxia can cause severe brain damage and mitochondrial dysfunction, and is involved in hypoxic brain injury.
View ArticleDifferences in brain structure in patients with distinct sites of chronic pain
Accumulating evidence indicates that chronic pain of different etiologies is often associated with distinct gray matter volume reductions in multiple brain regions associated with acute pain...
View ArticleDiffusion tensor MRI-based tractography in evaluation of nerve root function
If bulging or protruding intervertebral discs occupies the intervertebral foramen, and nerve roots are compressed.
View ArticleUniversal health care means more ER visits
A new report shows that extending Medicaid to low-income individuals increases the number of trips they take to the emergency room -- a costly service many proponents of expanding Medicaid said would...
View ArticleCounteracting the effects of cannabis
Researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring steroid hormone, known as pregnenolone, reduces the activity of the type-1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1) in the brain, effectively eliminating the...
View ArticleWorking up the nerve to mate
It takes nerve to make a move in the dating world, and now a new study in fish reports that nerves, specifically nerve cells, also play a role in a female’s inclination to mate with a male she’s...
View ArticleA call for see-through social science
The social sciences have been growing in popularity -- as well as credibility -- and researchers should do more to make both their experiments and results transparent so that this trend continues,...
View ArticleADC evaluation for the changes of infarction core and remote regions after MCAO
ADC evaluation for the changes of infarction core and remote regions after MCAO
View ArticleClC-3 chloride channel in hippocampal neuronal apoptosis
Over-production of nitric oxide and ion disturbance are involved in neuronal apoptosis around the ischemic area following ischemic brain injury.
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