Health
A new study reveals the function of corpora amylacea to remove brain waste substances
Solving enigma in neuroscience researchCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA An article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)...
TAMEST names top rising STEM scientists of Texas in 2020 O’Donnell Award announcement
Changing the future of Alzheimer's Disease. Utilizing crystals to produce drugs for kidney stones and malaria. Understanding previously unobserved functions...
Respiration key to increase oxygen in the brain
Credit: Handbook of Physiology, 1892 William Morrant Baker Contrary to accepted knowledge, blood can bring more oxygen to mice brains...
Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk
Credit: NIEHS Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair...
Teens must ‘get smart’ about social media
Warning of effects on young adolescentsCredit: Flinders University New research indicates that social media is leading young adolescent girls and...
Lack of specialists doom rural sick patients
Saint Louis University research finds higher death tolls, more hospitalizations in small town USACredit: Saint Louis University Residents of rural...
How does protein fit in your holiday diet or New Year’s resolutions?
Study shows protein amounts larger than the recommended dietary allowance benefits only those who are cutting calories or strength trainingCredit:...
Prostate cancer screening study boosted by Movember & Alberta Cancer Foundation campaigns
Clinical study of ClarityDX Prostate recruits 200 men from launchCredit: Perrin H Beatty Edmonton, Alberta - Nanostics Inc. announced today...
For some corals, meals can come with a side of microplastics
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Tiny microplastic particles are about as common in the ocean today as plastic is in...
Is disability a risk factor for miscarriage?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 3, 2019--A new study compared the proportion of women with...
Study reveals dynamics of crucial immune system proteins
New findings show how a key part of the immune system functions and suggest potential applications in disease diagnostics and...
Successful instrument guidance through deep and convoluted blood vessel networks
Latest breakthrough by Professor Sylvain Martel's team at Polytechnique Montréal opens up new horizons for endovascular surgeryCredit: Massouh bioMEDia for...
Virtual reality could help flu vaccination rates
Study finds VR might provide a path to increased acceptanceCredit: Sarah Freeman Athens, Ga. - Using a virtual reality simulation...
How a cellular shuttle helps HIV-1 spread in immune organs
Researchers have identified a mechanism for HIV-1 spreading that involves viral particles being loaded from one type of cell onto...
Early immune response may improve cancer immunotherapies
Mechanism may help detect elusive cancersCredit: Marlene Bouvier In a paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, University of...
$2.9 million funds new UIC study on sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease
Study funded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine University of Illinois at Chicago researchers...
New prevention program uses emergency room to reach black women at risk for HIV
Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers at The...
Distress tolerance plays role in alcohol use and abuse among firefighters
PTSD symptom severity also related to heavy drinkingCredit: University of Houston New findings by a University of Houston psychology professor...
Diabetes drug has unexpected, broad implications for healthy aging
Scientists discover multiple mechanisms at work in widely-used diabetes drug metforminCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 3, 2019) Metformin is the...
Medicine against bone disease found in the leaves of saussurea
Bacterial bone infections are quite resistant to antibiotics and require new therapeutic approachesCredit: Larisa Litvinova Saussurea controversa is a perennial...
