Youth violence undermines social and economic development in poorest…
This news release is available in French. Youth violence undermines social and economic development, especially in the poorest corners of...
A flawed measure
IMAGE: This is Jeffrey Hunger. Credit: Sonia Fernandez Fit or fat? How about both? In what could be the death...
New patch aims to turn energy-storing fats into energy-burning fats
Credit: NTU Singapore A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials It combines a...
Study details molecular roots of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Daniel L. Kober Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detailed the structure of a...
Newly described cellular defense activity could guide solutions to…
DURHAM, N.C. – The process cells use to secrete chemicals also appears to be the way to clear urinary tract...
Signals that make early stem cells identified
IMAGE: The researchers traced the cell divisions that occur as hair follicles form in mice to determine where stem cells...
Health of people with cystic fibrosis shows positive trends in US and Canada
Credit: Dr. Robb Glenny, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UW Medicine New research comparing cystic fibrosis patients in...
UNC researcher provides recommendations to stop violence against…
Chen Zhongwei, the retired Director of Oral Health at Guangdong General Hospital in China, was attacked this spring and killed...
Age-old malaria treatment found to improve nanoparticle delivery to…
Credit: Houston Methodist A new study shows that a 70-year-old malaria drug can block immune cells in the liver so...
Preterm infants have narrowed upper airways, which may explain higher…
Credit: Credit: A. Smitthimedhin, et al, Clinical Imaging. Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with...
New therapeutic approaches for uveitis featured in special festschrift…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 15, 2017- Novel therapeutic approaches and advances in the treatment...
Bullies and their victims obsessed with weight-loss
Credit: University of Warwick School bullies and their victims are more obsessed with weight-loss than anyone else, says new research...
New IOF Compendium documents osteoporosis, its management and global…
Credit: IOF Today, on the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued the first edition...
PolyU designs innovative ‘Smart Scar-Care’ pad to create a ‘scar-less’ world
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University An innovative "Smart Scar-Care" pad which serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and...
Exercise changes gut microbial composition independent of diet, team…
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two studies – one in mice and the other in human...
UNC Lineberger awarded $11.9 million grant to study radiation…
Credit: UNC Lineberger CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina–The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's Ronald...
International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis hosts…
Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a...
College students, worms help scientists find new genetic clues to sleep
Credit: David Orenstein ROVIDENCE, R.I. — Researchers intent on understanding how too little sleep can undermine health have long suspected...
Study finds online interest in sex rises at Christmas, with more…
Credit: Image courtesy Ian Wood, Indiana University It's often wryly observed that birth rates peak in September, with many studies...
Mutant mosquitos make insecticide-resistance monitoring key to…
Credit: Photo by Nsa Dada One of the most common insecticides used in the battle against the Aedes aegypti mosquito...
