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Cognitive Dissonance: Musicians' Brain React Differently to Inharmonious Sounds
NewsA study examining human musical perception has compared how the brain reacts when musical sequences perceived do not finish as might be expected. The results of the study have shown that although the perception of music is universal, training in music alters its perception.
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New Insights Could Change How Concussions Are Treated
NewsNew research questions the ongoing hypothesis that the blunt force behind a traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes nerve damage, or axonal injury. The findings could influence the treatment of and development of new drugs for TBI.
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Drug Prevents Liver Scarring in People With HIV
NewsA new study reports that the injectable hormone tesamorelin reduces liver fat and prevents liver fibrosis (scarring) in people living with HIV.
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New Test Diagnoses Lyme Disease Within 15 Minutes
NewsRapid diagnostic test for Lyme disease matches and outperforms standard testing approaches; could be used in a clinician’s office.
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Reducing Heart Attack-induced Tissue Damage by 30%
News Oct 14, 2019Scientists have discovered that inhibiting the synthesis of a lipid in a mouse suffering a heart attack reduces the tissue damage by 30%.
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It's Time to Keep Check on the Microbiome
News Oct 14, 2019Scientists have developed a novel technique based on an oscillating gene circuit that they hope will help to shed light on the human microbiome.
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Motor Matter: How Myelin Is Essential for Movement
News Oct 14, 2019A team of researchers has established the neural circuit basis for motor learning tasks when myelination is impaired.
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Against the Clock, People Tell You What You Want To Hear
News Oct 14, 2019When asked to answer questions quickly and impulsively, people tend to respond with a socially desirable answer rather than an honest one, a set of experiments shows.
Powerful Technique Tracks Down Genetic Disease
News Oct 14, 2019A team led by a scientist at Scripps Research has invented a new genomics technique for tracking down the causes of rare genetic diseases. The new method compares activity levels of maternal and paternal alleles across the genome and detects when the activity of an allele lies far enough outside the normal range to be a plausible cause of disease.
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Ethics of Ancient DNA
News Oct 14, 2019In recent years, the study of ancient DNA, also known as aDNA, has rapidly advanced, providing important insights into a range of biological, historical, and social questions. The National Science Foundation has awarded a $350,882 collaborative grant to an array of institutions to analyze the current ethical landscape of ancient DNA research.
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Novel Drugs Could Improve Long-term Treatment of Poorly Controlled Asthma
News Oct 14, 2019Preclinical study findings suggest that targeting a promising bitter taste receptor with structurally distinct drugs could help prevent reduced therapeutic effectiveness over time.
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When Studying Immune Cells, Environment Matters
News Oct 14, 2019A new report recommends that looking outside the dish and into living organisms gives an improved understanding of the way immune cells process and use energy.
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National Focus on Overdose Prevention Should Include Alcohol Too
News Oct 14, 2019Researchers have suggested a need for increased focus on the risk of alcohol overdoses among people who use opioids of all kinds.
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Cancer Risk Increases If Overweight Before 40
News Oct 14, 2019New research has demonstrated that overweight and adults have an increased risk of postmenopausal breast, endometrial, renal-cell and colon cancer.
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