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More harm than good: Assessing the nuclear arsenal tipping point
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech One hundred. That's the number researchers argue is a pragmatic quantity of nuclear weapons for any...
Adolescents who consume diet high in saturated fats may develop poor stress skills
Study: Adolescents who consume a diet high in saturated fats may develop poor stress coping skills, signs of post-traumatic stress...
CVIA special issue on adult congenital heart disease
The new journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published the first issue of Volume 3. This is a...
Older melanoma patients have better response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy
PHILADELPHIA -- (June 13, 2018) -- Patient age correlates with response to immunotherapy in melanoma and depleting regulatory T cells...
Attacking bacteria with shark skin-inspired surfaces
Sharks are often the subject of TV specials or news stories focusing on their attacks on humans. But scientists are...
Cannabis does not increase suicidal behavior in psychiatric patients: McMaster
Hamilton, ON (June 13, 2018) - McMaster University researchers have found there is no significant association between cannabis use and...
Mayo Clinic discovery is first step toward new bacteria-based constipation treatment
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Genetically engineered bacteria are showing promise as a new treatment for constipation, researchers at the Mayo Clinic...
Older melanoma patients may respond to anti-PD1 immunotherapy better than younger patients
Bottom Line: With each decade of life, the likelihood of progression of melanoma after treatment with anti-PD1 immunotherapy decreased by...
Neuronal activity sheds light on the origin of consciousness
Consciousness is everything people experience -- from the taste of chocolate to the pain of a migraine, the disappointment of...
Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose levels, U of G study reveals
Credit: University of Guelph Replacing potatoes or rice with pulses can lower your blood glucose levels by more than 20...
Mindfulness meditation and relaxation response have different effects on brain function
A variety of meditation-based programs have been developed in recent years to reduce stress and medical symptoms and to promote...
How ‘gatekeepers’ to a cell’s nucleus let genetic instructions pass through
Credit: Hoelz Lab/Dan Lin/Caltech Standing guard between a cell's nucleus and its main chamber, called the cytoplasm, are thousands of...
Grave consequences
Credit: University of Konstanz FGM has been officially recognised as a human rights violation by the United Nations since 1992....
Flipping the switch on itch
Researchers from North Carolina State University have pinpointed a particular neuropeptide associated with transmitting itch signals in mice with atopic...
Fat cell filling, ketogenic diet, and the history of biochemistry
Brown tissue whitening causes cell death, inflammation There's more than one type of fat cell. Besides the white fat that...
Network biology reveals pathogen targets in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - How are proteins in the cells of a flowering plant similar to social networks on...
Mediterranean-style eating with lean, unprocessed red meat improves heart disease risk
Credit: Purdue University Photo Adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern improves heart health, with or without reducing red meat intake, if...
Indoors positioning using wireless network: accurate and affordable option
Credit: KTU The group of scientists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania has invented the innovative method for indoor...
Getting heart disease patients to exercise: Study says wearables could help but only if money is on the line
PHILADELPHIA -- Combining financial incentives and personalized goal-setting with wearable devices may be an effective way of encouraging patients with...
New opportunities for studying the activity of neural networks in real time
Credit: Lobachevsky University During the last decade, neurobiologists's attention has been focused on the study of the functioning of neural...
