Portable device can be used to diagnose eye disease remotely
A portable device connected to a smartphone makes precise images of the retina to detect back-of-the-eye (fundus) disease at a far lower cost than conventional […]
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Shot could remove side effects from late-stage head and neck cancer therapy
For advanced stages of head and neck cancer, one of the best treatments is so aggressive that it could bring tooth decay, speech loss, constant […]
Read moreHow the brain helps us make good decisions—and bad ones
A prevailing theory in neuroscience holds that people make decisions based on integrated global calculations that occur within the frontal cortex of the brain. However, […]
Read moreStem cells and more: How dentists of the future may fix your teeth
The next time you lose a tooth, could your dentist just grow you a new one? Not yet, but research at USC brings dentists a […]
Read morePathogen engineered to self-destruct underlies cancer vaccine platform
A team of investigators has developed a cancer vaccine technology using live, attenuated pathogens as vectors. A feature of the vaccine causes these bacteria to […]
Read moreCertain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neurons
USC researchers have discovered a secret sauce in the brain’s vascular system that preserves the neurons needed to keep dementia and other diseases at bay. […]
Read moreEbola death toll breaks 1,500 mark in DRC
Ebola virus. Credit: NIAID More than 1,500 people have died in a nearly 10-month-old outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health […]
Read moreHow you feel about your home is more important than the size
Although home environments affect the way many feel which, in turn, has the potential to influence family relationships, researchers at BYU recently found that how […]
Read morePhenols in cocoa bean shells may reverse obesity-related problems in mouse cells
Scientists may have discovered more reasons to love chocolate. A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois suggests that three of the phenolic […]
Read moreResearch shows upbeat music can sweeten tough exercise
New research coming out of UBC’s Okanagan campus demonstrates that upbeat music can make a rigorous workout seem less tough. Even for people who are […]
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