Researchers say the human brain has a new, second gatekeeper that registers fear. That region,…
Month: February 2013
Impressive aerial maneuvers of the pea aphid
Pea aphids can free fall from the plants they feed on and — within a…
In combat vets and others, high rate of vision problems after traumatic brain injury
Visual symptoms and abnormalities occur at high rates in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI)…
Facebook unfriending has real life consequences: Many avoid ‘unfrienders’ in real life
Unfriending someone on Facebook may be as easy as clicking a button but a new…
Taking insulin for type 2 diabetes could expose patients to greater risk of health complications, study suggests
Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin could be exposed to a greater risk…
Beef up: Middle-aged men may need more to maintain muscle mass
People tend to lose muscle mass as they age; researchers are investigating ways to delay…
Amyloid imaging shows promise for detecting cardiac amyloidosis
While amyloid imaging may now be most associated with detecting plaques in the brain, it…
High-dose Vorinostat effective at treating relapsed lymphomas, study suggests
Patients whose aggressive lymphomas have relapsed or failed to respond to the current front-line chemotherapy…
Can cancer be turned against itself?
Medical researchers have found that a family of proteins associated with melanoma can alert the…
New kind of extinct flying reptile discovered
A new kind of pterosaur, a flying reptile from the time of the dinosaurs, has…