Sign Language Has Accents Too

Sign Language Has Accents Too

It isn't obvious that sign language, gestures to replace hearing words, would have regional dialects - accents - but it is so, according to Jami Fisher, a lecturer in the University of Pennsylvania's…
Certain Herpes Viruses Can Infect Human Neurons

Certain Herpes Viruses Can Infect Human Neurons

PHILADELPHIA - For years, researchers have noted a tantalizing link between some neurologic conditions and certain species of the herpes virus. In patients with Alzheimer's disease, multiple…
Finding Faked Consumer Feedback

Finding Faked Consumer Feedback

Can you trust any Yelp review when some restaurants create fake online restaurants as portals to avoid their own bad reviews, or pay for good ones?  And as organizations like the American…
MRI Reveals Weight Loss Protects Knees

MRI Reveals Weight Loss Protects Knees

CHICAGO - Obese people who lose a substantial amount of weight can significantly slow the degeneration of their knee cartilage, according to a new MRI study presented today at the annual meeting of…
Beware, Asthma Sufferers: Migraines May Worsen

Beware, Asthma Sufferers: Migraines May Worsen

CINCINNATI--Pre-existing asthma may be a strong predictor of future chronic migraine attacks in individuals experiencing occasional migraine headaches, according to researchers from the University of…
Neuroscientists Can Now Read Minds

Neuroscientists Can Now Read Minds

Neuroscientists have developed a new tool that lights up active conversations between neurons during a behavior or sensory experience, such as smelling a banana. The scientists accomplished their…