Childhood obesity causes lasting damage to the body
Obesity in childhood has long term health implications stretching into adulthood, a new study in the journal Obesity Reviews reveals. ...
A lightning-fast flu virus detector
Credit: Department of Bioelectronics,Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Researchers have developed a new, rapid biosensor for the ...
Body- and sex related problems are separate from other forms of psychological problems
Body- and sex related problems constitute a distinct group of psychological ailments that is most common in middle aged women, ...
Brain opioids help us to relate with others
A new Finnish research reveals how brain's opioids modulate responses towards other people's pain. Recent results obtained by researchers from ...
Chemical coatings boss around bacteria, in the bugs’ own language
Loading video... Credit: Princeton University Princeton researchers have developed a way to place onto surfaces special coatings that chemically "communicate" ...
Does stress lead to lengthier periods of sick leave?
COLOGNE. The duration of a person's unfitness for work is determined by more than his/her primary diagnosis. Patients often report ...
Identifying species from a single caviar egg
A new tool enables identification of high-end caviar from Beluga sturgeons by analyzing DNA from a single caviar, a development ...
Not such a ‘simple’ sugar — glucose may help fight cancer and inflammatory disease
Credit: Professor David Finlay, Trinity College Dublin. Glucose - commonly referred to as a 'simple' sugar - may actually be ...
Better treatment for kidney cancer thanks to new mouse model
Credit: University of Zurich Roughly 2-3 percent of all people suffering from cancer have kidney cancer. The most common form ...
Largest grant ever obtained by IST Austria goes to the ISTplus postdoc program
Following a competitive, EU-wide application process, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) has succeeded in obtaining funds ...
Fruity with a note of fungus: How fungal infections change the aroma of wine
In a research article recently published in Frontiers in Chemistry, a team of researchers investigated the effects of fungal infection ...
Hunting can help European ecosystems
Credit: Christian Gortázar Schmidt Hunting as an outdoor activity is underrated in how it helps nature and society to regulate ...
Cigarette damage to unborn children revealed in stem cell study
Chemicals found in cigarette smoke have been shown to damage foetal liver cells. Scientists say the potent cocktail of chemicals ...
How circadian clocks communicate with each other
Credit: Photo: AG Wegener Whether fly, mouse or human, circadian clocks are the central mechanisms that drive circadian rhythms in ...
Subduing the rebellion: Unmasking rogue cells in the immune system
Credit: OIST The immune system is a formidable defense against microbial intruders, identifying and eliminating the threats through an extremely ...
Mobile technology and child and adolescent development
A new special section of Child Development shows how particularly diverse the use of mobile technology is among children and ...
AHCA could jeopardize health coverage for young adults, study suggests
As the U.S. Senate takes up the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a large study provides evidence that eliminating ...
Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day
On average every day in the United States, 13 children receive emergency treatment for a lawn mower-related injury. That adds ...
New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistance
LA JOLLA, CA - May 29, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to ...
Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percent
Credit: Xi Yang/University of Virginia New York, NY -- May 29, 2017 -- A new Columbia Engineering study, led by ...
