Health
One in 3 youth who break the law identify as LGBTQ
Adolescents who identified as non-heterosexual are significantly over-represented among first-time offenders, according to a new study that examined sexual orientation,...
Women seeing baby animals have a reduced appetite for meat
Images of baby animals reduces people's appetite for meat say researchers, who found that the effect is much stronger for...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their sixteen chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
£2 Million for sepsis research in Africa
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) LSTM is to lead a new multinational project on sepsis following a £2 million award...
845-Page analytical report on the longevity industry in the UK released
Credit: Biogerontology Research Foundation Tuesday, July 31, 2018, London, UK: The Biogerontology Research Foundation announces the publication of a new...
New research challenges common assumptions about people who use food shelves
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 31, 2018 - The first-ever statewide survey of Minnesota food-shelf users uncovered important information about a population...
Implants made by computer-aided design provide good results in patients with rare chest muscle deformity
July 31, 2018 - For patients with Poland syndrome - a rare congenital condition affecting the chest muscle - computer-aided...
Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles
Combine a diet high in sugar with poor oral hygiene habits and dental cavities, or caries, will likely result. The...
NJ researchers investigate effects of dietary nitrate on cognitive function in veterans
Credit: Kessler Foundation Glenn Wylie, DPhil, and Jorge Serrador, PhD, have won an award from the Rutgers Brain Health Institute...
Research into cell-to-cell signalling mechanism may lead to new cancer treatments
Credit: Steffen Scholpp / University of Exeter Pioneering new research into the way in which cells communicate with each other...
Case study: Child’s lobectomy reveals brain’s ability to reorganize its visual system
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A new study led by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists provides the first evidence of how the...
Diabetes risk higher among LGBQ teens than heterosexual teens, study finds
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be...
Past experiences shape what we see more than what we are looking at now
Credit: NYU School of Medicine A rope coiled on dusty trail may trigger a frightened jump by hiker who recently...
Long-term study of a boy’s lobectomy offers rare glimpse of plasticity in action
The boy suffered his first epileptic seizure at age four. Doctors tried medication and other treatments to control the seizures--the...
Women and lupus — Tackling the debilitating connection
Credit: University of Houston The chronic inflammatory disease systemic lupus erythematosus (known as SLE or lupus), is about nine times...
Study: UVA heart failure program improves survival, reduces costs
Credit: UVA Health System A University of Virginia Health System program that provides follow-up care for heart failure patients after...
Microbes in the Hong Kong subway system mix together by evening rush hour
Credit: Gianni Panagiotou Every day, the hundred-mile-long Hong Kong subway system serves nearly five million people commuting from as far...
Red-blood-cell ‘hitchhikers’ offer new way to transport drugs to specific targets
Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells (RBCs)...
Scientists discover potential therapy for human copper metabolism disorders
COLLEGE STATION - Individuals with defects in copper metabolism may soon have more targeted treatment options thanks to a discovery...
Predicting heart attack, stroke risk just got easier
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 30, 2018 - A team of researchers led by cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical...
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