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Scientists build first functional 3D brain tissue model
Date: Aug-12-2014Using a silk protein and a collagen-based gel, scientists form Tufts University have created a 3D tissue model that can simulate brain functions.
Male aggression: testosterone increases brain's threat response
Date: Aug-12-2014Focusing on brain areas involved in threat processing and aggressive behavior, researchers have found a neural circuit in the brain where testosterone influences male aggression.
'Miraculous' Ebola cure inspired by 19th century medicine
Date: Aug-12-2014The experimental drug administered to two American missionaries infected with Ebola has been compared to treatments developed in the 1880s and 1890s for diphtheria and pneumonia.
Impact of heart disease risk factors 'affect women and blacks most'
Date: Aug-12-2014A new study from the American Heart Association details how the impact of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease are greater in women and black people.
Fast, low-cost technique 'makes effective anti-cancer molecules'
Date: Aug-12-2014A quick and inexpensive method to make anti-cancer molecules - already proven to be effective against colon cancer cells - has been created by researchers from the UK.
Wearable 'smart' baby monitor provides parents with data
Date: Aug-11-2014A new 'smart' baby monitor is designed to track, learn and predict a baby’s sleep habits, optimal sleep conditions and well-being, giving parents mountains of data.
Concussions from top-of-head impact 'more severe'
Date: Aug-11-2014According to a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics, concussions arising from a blow to the top of the head are more likely to make young athletes lose consciousness.
Researchers discover molecule that could prevent, treat heart failure
Date: Aug-11-2014A novel molecule named Myheart prevented heart failure in mice by blocking a damaging protein, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Decline in US lung cancer rates, varying by race, gender, age
Date: Aug-11-2014Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have found that lung cancer incidence rates are falling in the US, varying between different demographic groups and cancer subtypes.
1 in 6 lupus patients readmitted to the hospital within a month of discharge
Date: Aug-11-2014A new study finds that among patients with the most common form of lupus - systemic lupus erythematosus - 1 in 6 are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged.
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