Sleep loss detrimental to blood vessels
Lack of sleep has previously been found to impact the activation of the immune system, inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism and the ...
Month: February 2018
Salk scientists adapt computer program to gauge eye spasm severity
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — If two clinicians observe the same patient with blepharospasm — uncontrollable muscle contractions around ...
Do bullies have more sex?
Adolescents who are willing to exploit others for personal gain are more likely to bully and have sex than those ...
Looking beyond cancer cells to understand what makes breast cancer…
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — To understand what makes breast cancer spread, researchers are looking at where it ...
UM pharmacy student earns immune system research funding
A hardworking University of Montana undergraduate student will spend the next two and half years studying the hardest-working cell in ...
Pitt cancer researchers honored with 2017 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
Credit: The Paul Ehrlich Foundation PITTSBURGH — One of the most prestigious awards in the field of medicine will be ...
Hardy corals make their moves to build new reefs from scratch
Credit: Sebastian Hennige Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a ...
New boarding procedures, smaller cabin size may limit infection on…
Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but ...
Mapping how words leap from brain to tongue
When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is ...
More natural history training needed, survey shows
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A survey of early-career scientists and environmental-science professionals found that only 11 percent felt their academic training ...
Historic cultural records inform scientific perspectives on woodland uses
Credit: Dr Suzi Richer Scientists at the University of York and University College Cork have investigated how cultural records dating ...
Vaccination increases family wealth, girls’ education
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate ...
Uncovering the hidden roles management partners play in ACOs
Credit: Dartmouth Institute Despite an uncertain political climate and mixed results when it comes to achieving cost savings, the number ...
Are you ready to explore baby’s genome?
Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga CHAPEL HILL, NC – When you have a baby, a nurse or a phlebotomist performs a heel ...
Ocean acidification affects predator-prey response
Credit: Gabriel Ng, UC Davis Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators, ...
New study shows HIV-infected women not using statins as recommended
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 6, 2017–A new study has shown that HIV-infected women do ...
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Credit: Victor Leshyk Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of ...
Arsenic accumulates in the nuclei of plants’ cells
Credit: Credit: Mishra et al., adapted from Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw238; Use under CC-BY-3.0… Toxic arsenic initially accumulates ...
The chemistry of olive oil (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 20, 2017 — Whether you sop it up with bread or use it ...
Discovering, counting, cataloguing proteins
Credit: Artwork: Christian D. Peikert Mitochondria, best known for their role as powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, fulfill numerous vital functions. ...
