Health

UToledo researchers have developed a mouse that mimics the human development and progression of type I diabetes, a breakthrough that...

Gory, freaky, cool: Marine snail venom could improve insulin for diabetic patients

Credit: University of Utah Health Although moderately mobile, marine cone snails have perfected several strategies to capture prey. Some fish-hunting...

More is better when coordinating with others, according to new study

Credit: Pexels Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Imperial College London and the University of Tokyo have demonstrated that physical...

What can early adulthood tell us about midlife identity?

Identity formation is a major developmental task in adolescence but continues throughout adulthood. Significant individual differences, however, emerge. The long-term...

NIH hosts meeting on the future of spinal cord injury research

Research and patient community to discuss challenges and potential breakthroughs WHAT: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its partners...

Researchers identify novel molecular mechanism involved in Alzheimer's

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Feb. 11, 2019 - Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health have identified a novel mechanism and potential...

Beyond romance

Researchers turn to newlywed couples to unravel questions about the chemistry of empathy and bonding Love can make us do...

Researchers closer to new Alzheimer's therapy with brain blood flow discovery

Credit: Lindsay France/Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - By discovering the culprit behind decreased blood flow in the brain of people...

PET imaging agent may allow early measurement of efficacy of breast cancer therapy

Credit: K Salem et al., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI Physicians may soon have...

Low-income boys' inattention in kindergarten associated with lower earnings 30 years later

Disruptive behaviors in childhood are among the most prevalent and costly mental health problems in industrialized countries and are associated...

Researchers examine postpartum hospital readmissions for women with psychiatric conditions

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gestational diabetes affects an estimated 2 - 10% of pregnancies...

Mosquitoes that carry malaria may have been doing so 100 million years ago

Credit: George Poinar Jr. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The anopheline mosquitoes that carry malaria were present 100 million years ago, new...

Researchers identify brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke

Credit: Steven Graham/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Feb. 11, 2019 - Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a...

New study shows HPV not likely transmittable through the hand

Researchers seek to answer longstanding debate Commonly known as HPV, Human papillomavirus is a virus that infects the skin and...

Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs

Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm for drug discovery which has been shown to be twice as efficient as...

Breaking the vicious cycles of age-related diseases

Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office Biologist Aleksey Belikov from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has proposed that rapid progression...

Human brain protein associated with autism confers abnormal behavior in fruit flies

The human dopamine transporter protein is missing a single amino acidCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A mutant gene that encodes...

Changes in lung cells seen almost immediately after contact with low-molecular weight PAHs

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases...

Researchers identify early home and family factors that contribute to obesity