Indian-Americans have fewer sudden infant deaths, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University Indian-Americans have the highest percentage of sleeping with their babies among ethnic groups in New Jersey...
Right under our noses: A novel lichen-patterned spider found on oaks in central Spain
(Pensoft Publishers) Once again, a new spider species has been found in a strongly humanised area in Europe. Wearing its...
A sterile line of Aedes aegypti is developed to fight off arbovirosis
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) In Brazil, male specimens with defective sperm are created in...
Got the ‘drunchies’? New study shows how heavy drinking affects diet
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- They're called the "drunchies," or drunk munchies. It's the desire one has to...
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior announces Best Article and GEM 2018 Award recipients
Indianapolis, Aug. 7, 2018 - The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) announces the 2018 Best Article and Best...
Researchers look to worms for a new model of a peripheral nervous system disease
Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Aug. 7, 2018 - Studying transthyretin amyloidoses-a group of progressive nerve and cardiac...
Back to the future: breast cancer reprises pathways found in fetal cells
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 7, 2018) Using just a microscope, Italian surgeon Francesco Durante was struck by the similarities...
Research Brief: UMN Medical School researchers study how cues drive our behavior
Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do different...
Study finds behavioral changes insufficient at preventing early childhood obesity
Credit: Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University Medical Center Young children and their families in poor communities were able to make...
Soy diets might increase women’s bone strength
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Osteoporosis, decreased physical activity and weight gain are serious health concerns for postmenopausal...
Organic makeup of ancient meteorites sheds light on early solar system
Credit: K.H. Joy The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar System...
Scientists create atomic glue gun to build better nucleic
When it comes to certain molecules, shape makes all the difference. The shape of limonene, for instance, a compound produced...
Rapid diagnostic coupled with local therapy developed for brain tumors
In the race to deliver therapeutics to treat brain cancer and prevent recurrence, the blood-brain barrier represents a tremendous hurdle....
A targeted approach to treating glioma
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Glioma, a type of brain cancer, is normally treated by removing as much of the tumor as...
Study: Prioritize cardiac monitoring for high-risk breast cancer patients
Overall, heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment; however, the risk is higher in patients treated with...
Low-protein diet during pregnancy increases prostate cancer risk in offspring
The offspring of females fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation are significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer...
Neural signature of balance
Credit: Peterson & Ferris, eNeuro (2018) A study of young adults published in eNeuro demonstrates how the brain responds to...
Oxford University: Better sleep linked with family tree strength
The question of why we sleep has been a longstanding subject of debate, with some theories suggesting that slumber provides...
Striking a balance between immunity and inflammation
Credit: Nair lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in...
Combining on and off switches, one protein can control flowering in plants
MADISON, Wis. -- As plants stretch toward the summer sun, they are marching toward one of the most important decisions...
