Medicare-covered stroke patients receive vastly different amounts of physical and occupational therapy during hospital stays despite evidence that such care…
Coal could yield treatment for traumatic injuries
Coal-derived graphene quantum dots, when modified with a polymer, are effective antioxidants. They could lead to a therapy for people…
Air pollution poses risks for childhood cancer survivors
A new study finds that air pollution significantly increases the risk of hospitalizations for young cancer survivors.
Time-restricted eating shows benefits for blood glucose
By restricting the time period during which they could eat, researchers have seen promising results for controlling blood glucose levels…
Stem cells from hair follicles have potential to repair damaged neurons in mice
A subset of the stem cells in hair follicles have the potential to regenerate the coating that insulates neurons in…
The neurobiology of noshing: Why is it so easy to overeat calorie-rich tasty foods?
When you eat something super tasty, ever wonder why you really don’t want to stop even though you know you’ve…
Machine-learning system used to diagnose genetic diseases
Scientists have utilized a machine-learning process and clinical natural language processing (CNLP) to diagnose rare genetic diseases in record time.…
Who really hit the basketball out of bounds?
When a basketball is knocked out of bounds, it matters who touched it last. Determining which player touched last is…
A first in medical robotics: Autonomous navigation inside the body
Bioengineers report the first demonstration of a robot able to navigate autonomously inside the body. In an animal model of…
Synthetic speech generated from brain recordings
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual…