Clinician-scientists say that new findings might have identified a treatment-boosting drug to enhance effectiveness of therapies for metastatic cancer and…
Researchers study strength-training gender gap, possible solutions
Strength training is an important part of any exercise routine, but some women may not be getting the recommended hours.…
Resensitizing ‘last-resort’ antibiotics for treatment of infections
A research team discovers that by repurposing an antirheumatic gold drug, auranofin (AUR), ‘last-resort’ antibiotics can be resensitized for treatment…
Human intelligence just got less mysterious
Neuroscience experts have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion, arguing that the way we…
Two motivational artificial beings are better than one for enhancing learning
Researchers have found that offline consolidation of a motor task was enhanced by praise delivered by robots, whether they were…
Scientists make breakthrough discovery of new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s
A team has identified several new potential molecular targets in endothelial cells and microglia for AD drug development.
Tokyo’s voluntary standstill may have stopped COVID-19 in its tracks
Research shows that Japan’s noncompulsory state of emergency generally succeeded in reducing human movement. A recent study used mobile phone…
Rapid changes in biomarker of inflammation may be a key predictor of COVID-19 outcomes
Researchers analyzed patients’ levels of inflammation, known to be associated with severity of illness, by looking at C-reactive protein (CRP)…
Face masks don’t hinder breathing during exercise, study finds
A new study has found that exercise performance and blood and muscle oxygen levels are not affected for healthy individuals…
Social media can guide public pandemic policy, research finds
As global cases of COVID-19 fast approach 50 million, a team of Australian, Afghan, Iranian and Italian researchers examined more…