Virtual reality and other video games can significantly improve motor function in stroke patients, according…
Month: April 2011
Antidepressants aid physical recovery in stroke, study suggests
Patients treated with a short course of antidepressants after a stroke have significantly greater improvement…
New radiation treatment practice recommendations for thyroid disease
New recommendations on outpatient radioiodine treatment aim to minimize unintended radiation exposure and maximize the…
Cave fish insomniacs: Fishes that sleep less point to genetic basis for slumber, biologists find
Cave life is known to favor the evolution of a variety of traits, including blindness…
In vitro fertilizatio: Procedure used in preconception diagnosis can lead to problems with pregnancies, study finds
A new study demonstrates that a procedure used in preconception diagnosis to identify eggs that…
New approach to IVF embryo donations lets people weigh decision
People who use in vitro fertilization to conceive children often have leftover embryos and must…
New highly efficient way to make reprogrammed stem cells
Researchers have devised a totally new and far more efficient way of generating induced pluripotent…
Political views are reflected in brain structure
We all know that people at opposite ends of the political spectrum often really can’t…
Scientists exploit ash tree pest’s chemical communication
A newly identified chemical sex attractant, or pheromone, of the emerald ash borer could mean…
Fukushima-related radioactive materials measured across entire Northern Hemisphere
Since the double disaster of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that affected hundreds of…