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Nicotine vaccine delays the drug’s effects in mice
But now, scientists report in ACS’ Journal of Medicinal Chemistry a new vaccine design that could help people quit smoking. Smokers who want to quit have a few tools to turn to. There are nicotine patches and gum, but they’re […]
Simple tests could improve Alzheimer’s management
A portable biosensor that could show how disease is progressing in patients with Alzheimer’s could greatly improve people’s quality of life in the future, according to a new review published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics. The authors of the review, from […]
Scheduled vacations are less fun
A new research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing Research, suggests it is best to ditch that to-do list when it comes to having fun. Gabriela Tonietto, a doctoral candidate […]
School and stairs make the brain stay young
A study shows that the more flights of stairs a person climbs, and the more years of school a person completes, the “younger” their brain physically appears. Researchers found that brain age decreases by 0.95 years for each year of […]
Mitigating disease outbreaks with smart mapping technology
With Zika virus declared a ‘public health emergency’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO), doctors and scientists world-over are turning to smart mapping technology to learn more about the disease ravaging the Americas and threatening other tropical and sub-tropical […]
Natural adhesive may have biomedical applications
Chemists created a nonpermanent adhesive from a natural chemical reaction that can be used in the biomedical field. This discovery may benefit tissue repair or drug delivery. The scientific journal Angewandte Chemie recently published this collaborative work between LSU and […]
Bionic fingertip lets amputee feel
An amputee was able to feel smoothness and roughness in real-time with an artificial fingertip that was surgically connected to nerves in his upper arm. Moreover, the nerves of non-amputees can also be stimulated to feel roughness, without the need […]
Workplace interventions combat burnout, stress
Health researchers at Leeds Beckett University reviewed the most effective ways to treat and prevent burnout and work-related stress, and revealed organisational interventions in the workplace may be more effective than individual interventions alone. The report, commissioned by Public Health […]
Tattoos boost immune system
Getting inked has the unlikely benefit of warding off colds. Receiving multiple tattoos can strengthen your immunological responses, potentially making you heartier in fighting off common infections, according to research by a trio of University of Alabama scholars. However, receiving […]
Video games can be good for kids
Researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at Paris Descartes University found that playing video games may improve school performance. Results are published online in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. They found that high video […]
