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Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD
Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or concussion suffer from a thrashing form of sleep behavior…
Type 2 diabetes and obesity could be treated by new, less invasive procedure
New research has found that a newly tested medical device, called Sleeveballoon, mimics the effects of…
New genetic link found for some forms of SIDS
Some forms of sudden infant death syndrome stem from a genetic mutation that keeps infants from…
Physicists look to navigational 'rhumb lines' to study polymer's unique spindle structure
A new study describes how spheres can be transformed into twisted spindles thanks to insights from…
A reliable clock for your microbiome
The microbiome is a treasure trove of information about human health and disease, but getting it…
Controlling superconducting regions within an exotic metal
Researchers have created a metallic microdevice in which they can define and tune patterns of superconductivity.…
Targeting immune cells may be potential therapy for Alzheimer's
A study has found that microglia drive neurodegeneration in diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, that are linked…
Deciphering the early stages of Parkinson's disease is a matter of time
Researchers haveidentified for the first time the initial steps of alpha-synuclein protein aggregates related to early…
Radiation detector with the lowest noise in the world boosts quantum work
The nanoscale radiation detector is a hundred times faster than its predecessors, and can function without…