Health
The Goldilocks effect in aging research
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(December 5, 2016) Ever since researchers connected the shortening of telomeres–the protective structures on the ends...
Insight into the challenges and contributions of nurse bioethicists
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (October 13, 2017) – Nurse bioethicists are a small but special subset of the nursing profession...
Study: Mental health mobile apps are effective self-help tools
Credit: BYU Photo When it comes to strengthening your mental or emotional health, would you trust an app? A trio...
Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. – When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering...
Vaccine candidates protect against Zika virus in rhesus monkeys
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), in collaboration with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
When a common cold may trigger early supportive care
Credit: Children's National Health System Human rhinovirus (HRV), the culprit behind most colds, is the leading cause of hospitalization for...
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Imaging CoE Monash University (Australia) and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the...
E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study…
Credit: Image courtesy of Karteek Kadimisetty and the journal ACS Sensors. Copyright 2017 American Chemical Society. A study by chemists...
Researchers ‘solve’ key Zika virus protein structure
ANN ARBOR — Researchers have revealed the molecular structure of a protein produced by the Zika virus that is thought...
Gelatin accelerates healing of the blood brain barrier in acute brain injury
Lucas S Kumosa and Jens Schouenborg Credits: Tove Smeds Researchers already know that gelatin-covered electrode implants cause less damage to...
Steps forward in the hunt for easily measurable biomarkers of autism
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, reporting data demonstrating the...
New gene-delivery therapy restores partial hearing, balance in deaf…
Credit: Harvard Medical School Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General...
Is ‘ovarian tissue freezing’ superior to egg freezing?
Credit: Fernanda Pacheco, MD, MBA and Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD Los Angeles, CA (July 13, 2017) Many women are turning...
Pupil response to negative facial expressions predicts risk for…
Credit: Jonathan King/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – Pupil dilation in reaction to negative emotional faces predicts risk for depression relapse,...
OU study clarifies risky decision making during a heart attack
Credit: University of Oklahoma In a recent study to determine why some individuals who experience symptoms for acute coronary syndrome...
Studies help understand why some people are so sure they’re right
Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their beliefs, even when experts disagree and evidence contradicts them. New research from Case Western...
The only video you’ll ever need to watch about gluten (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2018 — Bakers on TV are always talking about whether their goodies...
Link between intensive post-stroke rehabilitation and recovery demonstrated in rats
Okazaki, Japan – Each year millions of people worldwide suffer from stroke, which can occur to anyone at any time....
Diets rich in polyunsaturated fats may alter appetite hormones among…
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., June 15, 2017 – New published research shows millennials (ages 18-35) who regularly consume...
Stopping the dengue threat
Credit: N/A Improved disease surveillance needed to prevent dengue threat Social factors linked to trends in dengue outbreaks Overseas and...
