Study: After 170 years, nobody was quite sure where anesthesia worked on the brain...
The discovery of general anesthesia 170 years ago was a medical miracle, enabling millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving surgeries without pain....
Study: Infants’ attention to fearful faces predicts later altruism — (Details)
Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a study published September...
Study: Discovery could be a major step in developing therapies for cancer, controlling cholesterol...
Columbia University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Nimbus Therapeutics, have demystified a metabolic enzyme that could be the next major molecular target...
Study: Obesity linked with differences in form and structure of the brain — ...
Researchers using sophisticated MRI technology have found that higher levels of body fat are associated with differences in the brain's form and structure,...
Study: Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400 — (Details)
Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of "starvation food" eaten in times when...
Study: Scientists advance creation of ‘artificial lymph node’ to fight cancer, other diseases —...
In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a lymph...
Study: Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption — (Details)
A new lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton could be widely used among elderly people, those with impaired lower-leg muscle strength and workers...
Study: Innovation could change how gene editing is approached in the future — ...
Gene editing has been a much sought after and controversial technology. Last month, part of the World Health Organization called for an international...
Study: Findings could lead to suture alternatives that are flexible and strong — ...
The Dusky Arion slug produces a defensive glue that fouls the mouthparts of any would-be predator. Two new studies reveal more about how...
Study: New avenues for developing medications to treat addiction — (Details)
Scientists used a compound found in a shrub native to Africa to reveal the three major shapes of the serotonin transporter, a protein...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
