Alzheimer’s disease risk impacted by the liver, diet
CHICAGO -Reduced levels of plasmalogens--a class of lipids created in the liver that are integral to cell membranes in the...
Advances along the gut-liver-brain axis in Alzheimer’s disease
Chicago, July 24, 2018 - Four new studies reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago investigated...
Fitness trackers prove helpful in monitoring cancer patients
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (July 24, 2018) -- Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life...
Intractable hiccups may be more common than we think
MAYWOOD, IL - Everyone gets hiccups, but some people suffer intractable hiccups that last longer than a month, according to...
Unless we spot changes, most life experiences are fabricated from memories
Credit: Graphic by Wahlheim/Zacks re-posted with permission from article: 'Memory guides the processing of event changes for older and younger...
Experts band together to eradicate prostate cancer
Credit: Monash University Monday 23 July, 2018 A team of scientists and clinicians have developed a faster and more accurate...
UCLA biologist works to create a new field, merging the sciences and architecture
Credit: Roy Wollman How do spaces affect us, and animals? UCLA biologist Noa Pinter-Wollman had the idea that we can...
Diverse salmon populations enable ‘resource surfing’ bears to eat tons of fish
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research shows that Kodiak brown bears that sync their stream-to-stream movements to salmon spawning patterns eat longer...
‘Stable marriages’ between microbes, nutrients may explain diverse yet stable communities
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer A mathematical model created by University of Illinois researchers could help scientists better understand an intriguing...
Public support for Endangered Species Act is widespread
Credit: Rolf Peterson, Michigan Tech In the past two years, nearly 150 amendments, bills and riders aimed to weaken the...
Elastic slingshot powers snipefish feeding
Credit: Sarah Longo, UC Davis The snipefish, an ocean-dwelling relative of the seahorse, has a very long, skinny snout ending...
Environmental changes in the Mekong Delta spell trouble for farmers
Credit: Map courtesy of Mic Greenberg URBANA, Ill. - The Mekong Delta is home to 15 million people, many of...
Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment,...
TGen-led study shows mutated gene is likely cause of 3-year-old girl’s severe disorder
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 23, 2018 -- A young girl with severe neurological symptoms finally has a diagnosis, following the...
Giant neurons in the brain may play similarly giant role in awareness and cognition
Credit: Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University There is no shortage of wonders that our central nervous...
A year in words
Language sets the stage for how children grow, develop, and learn. University of Miami Assistant Professor of Psychology Lynn Perry,...
States boost renewable energy and development when utilities adopt renewable standards
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- States that require utilities to increase renewable energy see expansion of renewable energy facilities and generation --...
Princeton researchers discover the ‘optimism’ of E. coli bacteria
Princeton researchers discover the 'optimism' of E. coli bacteria By Liz Fuller-Wright, Princeton University Office of Communications A team of...
Slimy chemical clues: Changing algae could alter ecosystems
Credit: Courtesy of Assistant Professor Sophie McCoy TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Colorful, hardened algae that dot the ocean floor from Alaska...
Solving the cave shrimp mystery: Geology and evolution in action
Credit: Sasson Tiram Caves are a very special environment characterized by complete darkness, low temperature fluctuations and high humidity. Species...
