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Worldwide, the number of patients struggling with obesity is rapidly increasing in both adults and children. Diet and exercise are...

Replacing a palatable high-fat diet with low fat food causes withdrawal-like symptoms in mice

Researchers have found that mice fed a palatable high-fat diet experience stress responses that resemble drug withdrawal when their food...

Estrogen in the brain prevents obesity and glucose intolerance during menopause in lab animal study

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that adding estrogen in the brain may improve health in obese...

One minute of running per day associated with better bone health in women

A single minute of exercise each day is linked to better bone health in women, new research shows. Scientists from...

Obese and overweight less likely to consider next meal when making portion size decisions

University of Bristol researchers have found that people with obesity tend to ignore how long it will be until the...

CAR T-cell therapy for leukemia leads to remissions in clinical trial

SEATTLE -- July 17, 2017 -- Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showed about 70 percent of patients with...

Microscopy technique could enable more informative biopsies

Credit: Jimmy Day/MIT Media Lab CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers have devised a way to image...

T-cells lacking HDAC11 enzyme perform more effectively in destroying cancer cells

WASHINGTON (July 17, 2017) -- Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center have discovered a new role for...

New device detects tumor cells in blood

Credit: © URV Researchers at the URV's Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, led by the ICREA researcher, Ramon Álvarez...

Earlier blood testing for iron deficiency, anemia recommended for young women

Physicians should consider blood testing of female adolescents for iron deficiency within a few years of starting menses, according to...

New hydrocarbon fuel cells with high efficiency and low cost

Credit: UNIST The commercialization of the 'natural gas fuel cell' has finally come to the fore, thanks to the recent...

Estrogen therapy may prevent gum disease in women over 50

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Treatment for osteoporosis may also help prevent gum disease, according to new University at Buffalo research that...

Study: Eating at ‘wrong time’ affects body weight, circadian rhythms

Credit: Illustration by Fernando Agosto DALLAS - July 18, 2017 - A new high-precision feeding system for lab mice reinforces...

The glass transition caught in the act

Credit: Ken Kelton We learn in school that matter comes in three states: solid, liquid and gas. A bored and...

UTA mechanical engineer publishes findings that show blasts cause cavitation in the brain

Credit: UT Arlington Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, and his...

Epilepsy biomarkers pave way for noninvasive diagnosis, better treatments

Credit: Jenny Fontaine, UIC Researchers have identified a unique metabolic signature associated with epileptic brain tissue that causes seizures. The...

Restaurant placemats can help promote healthy eating among children

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Placemats can be used to encourage children to eat healthier food in restaurants, according to a new...

Medicaid ‘churning’ leads to increased acute care use for patients with major depression

July 17, 2017 - For adult Medicaid beneficiaries with major depression, disruptions in coverage are followed by increases in emergency...

Space station project seeks to crystallize the means to counteract nerve poisons

Credit: Video courtesy of NASA/CASIS The microgravity conditions of the International Space Station (ISS) may hold the key to improving...

Standardized policies needed for how and when police interact with trauma patients