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Does deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's increase risk of dementia?
Fever-associated seizures after vaccination do not affect development, behavior
A simpler way to make sensory hearing cells
Study: 35 percent of excess deaths in pandemic's early months tied to causes other than COVID-19
Why memory-forming neurons are vulnerable to Alzheimer's
Toward principles of gene regulation in multicellular systems?
Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds
Why do arteries age? Study explores link to gut bacteria, diet
School absenteeism has surprising consequences for adults
Role models have major influence on female university choices

Does deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's increase risk of dementia?

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 01:29 PM PDT

There's good news for people with Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation may not increase the risk of developing dementia.

Fever-associated seizures after vaccination do not affect development, behavior

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 01:29 PM PDT

Now a new study has found there is no difference in developmental and behavioral outcomes for children who have febrile seizures after vaccination, children who have febrile seizures not associated with vaccination and children who have never had a seizure.

A simpler way to make sensory hearing cells

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 10:42 AM PDT

Scientists are whispering the secrets of a simpler way to generate the sensory cells of the inner ear. Their approach uses direct reprogramming to produce sensory cells known as 'hair cells,' due to their hair-like protrusions that sense sound waves.

Study: 35 percent of excess deaths in pandemic's early months tied to causes other than COVID-19

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 09:55 AM PDT

Since COVID-19's spread to the United States earlier this year, death rates in the U.S. have risen significantly. But deaths attributed to COVID-19 only account for about two-thirds of the increase in March and April, according to a new study.

Why memory-forming neurons are vulnerable to Alzheimer's

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 09:54 AM PDT

Scientists have used advanced technology to 'micro-dissect' the first brain cells to perish in Alzheimer's disease. The result is a short list of genes that could represent new drug targets.

Toward principles of gene regulation in multicellular systems?

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Quantitative biologists ombine precision measurements and mathematical models to uncover a common mechanism regulating gene expression during development.

Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests.

Why do arteries age? Study explores link to gut bacteria, diet

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Eat a slab of steak and your resident gut bacteria get to work immediately to break it down. But new research shows that a metabolic byproduct, called TMAO, produced in the process can be harmful to the lining of arteries, making them age faster.

School absenteeism has surprising consequences for adults

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 05:47 AM PDT

Kids who miss a lot of school from kindergarten to eighth grade may suffer unexpected costs as young adults, a new study finds. Researchers found that those who were more regularly absent in these early years of school were less likely to vote, reported having greater economic difficulties and had poorer educational outcomes when they were 22 to 23 years old.

Role models have major influence on female university choices

Posted: 01 Jul 2020 05:46 AM PDT

Women exposed to successful and charismatic role models are more likely to follow them in choosing a university major.