How do we taste sugar, bacon and coffee? Science finds a surprising answer
Credit: Credit: Debarghya Dutta Banik BUFFALO, N.Y. — How do we taste the sugary richness of candy, or the bitter...
Social phobia: Indication of a genetic cause
Credit: © Foto: Katharina Wislsperger/UKB-Ukom People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others....
Cholesterol crystals are sure sign a heart attack may loom
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new Michigan State University study on 240 emergency room patients shows...
Novel drug delivery system has game-changing potential to reduce rates…
Credit: USAID/PEPFAR/PATH Seattle, WA, December 1, 2017–The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan...
Elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030: What’s needed and how do…
Credit: ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control During the annual session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe...
Aorta more rigid in African-Americans, may explain rates of hypertension and heart disease
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Nov. 9, 2016 – African-Americans have more rigidity of the aorta, the major...
Worried about holiday weight gain? your scale isn’t giving you…
Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel…November 27 – A new, long-term diet study published in the high impact American Heart Association...
AGS sets sights on better care, more responsive policies for ‘unbefriended’ older adults
Credit: (C) 2016, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and...
Dartmouth Health economist Carrie Colla named 2017-2018 RWJF Health…
Credit: Rob Strong Health economist Carrie Colla, an associate professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice,...
MCG, AU Health participate in first, large NIH-funded study of bone marrow transplant to…
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 30, 2017) – The Medical College of Georgia and Augusta...
Common medication for heart failure patients does not increase activity level
ORLANDO, Fla. — Heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) — where the heart becomes stiff and cannot relax...
Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar viruses
Scientists potentially have found a way to disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body. A team at...
Nurse fellowship immerses Ph.D. students in nursing care while enhancing scientific inquiry
Credit: Madelyne Greene & Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) – April 4, 2017 – Nurses with research doctorates have led important work...
USC Stem Cell scientists obtain ‘how to’ guide for producing hair follicles
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study,...
How GMOs are, or are not, regulated (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 18, 2017 — Pink pineapples, non-browning produce and other genetically modified organisms are...
Study shows contrasting long-term cognitive effects of psychiatric drugs in schizophrenia
PARIS, France: A long-term study has found that low cumulative exposure to benzodiazepine and antidepressant medications does not seem to...
Healthy diet may reduce risk of ovarian cancer in African-American…
ATLANTA — A healthy diet may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women, according to data presented at...
Joslin Diabetes Center participating in 2 NIH-funded artificial pancreas clinical trials
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (February 14, 2017) – Joslin Diabetes Center will take part in two clinical trials this...
Genetic opposites attract when chimpanzees choose a mate
Credit: Photo courtesy of Kara Walker, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. — When it comes to hookups in the animal world,...
Cell phone-based microscope leads to possible strategy for treating…
Credit: NIAID WHAT: River blindness, or onchocerciasis, is a disease caused by a parasitic worm found primarily in Africa. The...
