Every day we make a range of choices in the pursuit of pleasure: we do things that make us feel
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New link between sleep arousals and body temperature may also be connected to SIDS
Brief arousals during sleep—sometimes as many as ten to fifteen per night—appear random in time and occur in humans and
Continue reading »Why women choose to freeze their eggs – new research
The numbers of women undergoing elective egg freezing across the Western world has increased rapidly over the past few years.
Continue reading »New breath and urine tests detect early breast cancer more accurately
A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the
Continue reading »New method allows scientists to study how HIV persists
After 35 years of rigorous research, there is still no cure for HIV. Current drugs can be used to halt
Continue reading »Scientists develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice
For patients with neuropathic pain, a chronic condition affecting 7 to 8 percent of the European population, extreme pain and
Continue reading »Seeing prostate cancer in a new light
A new method offering more successful diagnosis and management of prostate cancer has been identified by researchers at the University
Continue reading »3-D human ‘mini-brains’ shed new light on genetic underpinnings of major mental illness
Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, severe depression and bipolar disorder share a common genetic link. Studies of specific families
Continue reading »Team develops new approach to study long non-coding RNAs
Until recently, scientific research concentrated almost exclusively on the 2 percent of the genome’s protein coding regions, virtually ignoring the
Continue reading »Novel discoveries on aggressive NK-cell leukemia pave the way for new treatments
An international research consortium led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, has discovered new information related to a
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