Atorvastatin protects against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury
In addition to its lipid-lowering effect, statins exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects as well. Statins also provide protection against renal, pulmonary and myocardial ischemia/reperfusion...
View ArticleFunctional electrical stimulation improves neuronal regeneration after...
Previous studies have shown that proliferation of endogenous neural precursor cells cannot alone compensate for the damage to neurons and axons.
View ArticleDiabetic patients in China should pay more attention to self-monitoring of...
The current state of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients in China investigated by Chinese diabetes education status survey study group showed that SMBG adherence...
View ArticleA double-blinded RCT of αEEG-guided TMS for obsessive–compulsive disorder
Abnormal brain bioelectric activities were found in patients with OCD. The researchers of Sixth Hospital of Peking University administrated a personalized rTMS set at individual’s intrinsic frequency...
View ArticleCochlear implant gets an upgrade with gene therapy
Boosting the effectiveness of cochlear implants with gene therapy may one day allow people with varying degrees of deafness to experience more sophisticated aspects of sound, like differentiating the...
View ArticleWhy so bright -- solving the puzzle of a superluminous supernova
An exceptionally bright supernova is so luminous, a new study reports, because a lens in front of it amplifies its light. The discovery of the lens settles an important controversy in the field of...
View ArticleTsetse fly genome could help combat sleeping sickness
The newly sequenced genome of the tsetse fly, which spreads the protozoan parasites that cause trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock) throughout sub-Saharan Africa,...
View ArticleThe genetic differences between prehistoric farmers and foragers
How did Stone-Age hunter-gatherers make the switch to agriculture in Europe? It’s a question that has split population geneticists for years, with some citing migration as the driving factor and...
View ArticleHow carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affects carbon in the soil
As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, the rate at which carbon in soils is decomposed by microbes (reverting back to carbon dioxide) increases, a new study reports. This suggests soils may not...
View ArticleQuantitative volumetric analysis of the optic radiation in the normal human...
The optic radiation is a dense fiber tract that emerges from the lateral geniculate nucleus and continues to the occipital visual cortex.
View ArticleHow does tree age influence damage and recovery in forests impacted by...
Does tree age influence damage and recovery in forests impacted by freezing rain and snow? A recent research found that vegetation damage and recovery showed tree age dependencies, which varied with...
View ArticleLidar makes technical innovation of ecological parameters acquisition
As a novel active remote sensing technique, Lidar is able to characterize the 3-D forest structure with very high accuracy (centimeter or even millimeter level). It provides a revolutionary method for...
View ArticleA system detects global trends in social networks two months in advance
A new method of monitoring identifies what information will be relevant on social networks up to two months in advance. This may help predict social movements, consumer reactions or possible outbreaks...
View ArticleAn investigation about Pharmaceutical and personal care products in the...
In a recent paper, the researches of PPCPs in the surface water of China are summarized in the four aspects: occurrence, geographical distribution, main source, as well as transport and...
View ArticleFactors influencing high and rising income inequality in China
National surveys reveal that income inequality in China outranks that in the United States and most other countries of the world and has increased at a rapid pace despite official reports that income...
View ArticleCaribou hunting structure and artifacts found submerged in Lake Huron
Rock structures located on a ridge beneath Lake Huron display likely evidence of organized seasonal caribou hunting more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study. Lake Huron’s Alpena-Amberley Ridge,...
View ArticleEstimating false conviction rates among death sentences
A study estimates the rate of false conviction among death-sentenced criminal defendants in the United States. When criminal courts convict an innocent defendant, the error is often unobserved and...
View ArticleHuman antibodies against MERS-CoV
Researchers have identified human antibodies that can hobble the binding of MERS-CoV to human cells, potentially paving the way for a protective vaccine or therapeutic antibody cocktail.
View ArticlePlant odor helps prepare neighbors against attack
When plants undergo an insect attack, they release airborne chemicals that can be picked up by healthy neighboring plants and converted to insecticidal compounds in preparation for an oncoming attack,...
View ArticleLarge mammal declines may increase risk of human disease
According to a study, ecosystems that suffer declines in large wildlife species experience rapid rodent population increases, and this may contribute to an increased risk of zoonotic disease.
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