Health
Scientists identify two hormones that burn fat faster, prevent and reverse diabetes in mice
Credit: Elaine Schmidt/UCLA Health FINDINGS UCLA geneticists have created a new technique to hunt for hormones that influence how organs...
How do cells sense glutamine and control their autophagy and activation?
Credit: Osaka University The human body consists of about 35 trillion cells, so it could be said that overall body...
New insights into the origins of mutations in cancer
Credit: Arturo Agostino Researchers at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the University of Dundee and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have...
Disparities found in lung cancer care, survival in US versus England
New Haven, Conn. -- Despite steady declines in death rates in recent years, lung cancer remains the leading cause of...
A rose is a rose is a rose: Mathematical model explains how two brains agree on smells
NEW YORK -- In a new study, Columbia scientists have discovered why the brain's olfactory system is so remarkably consistent...
Single injection treats hemophilia B for life, in proof-of-concept study
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 1, 2018) For most people with hemophilia B, whose bodies can't properly form blood clots,...
Marmosets as the canary in the coal mine for Zika
Credit: Clem Spalding/TX Biomed New research shows small, New World monkeys called marmosets may be an important animal model for...
New study finds pureed pork supports infant growth
DES MOINES, IOWA - May 1, 2018 - Meat, such as pork, can be an important source of much-needed protein...
All of Us Research Program ushers in new era for technology-driven citizen science
Credit: National Institutes of Health La Jolla, CA-On May 6, a nationwide consortium led by the National Institutes of Health...
Study challenges ‘shock and kill’ approach to eliminating HIV
Researchers have provided new insight into the cellular processes behind the 'shock and kill' approach to curing HIV, which they...
EEG signals accurately predict autism as early as 3 months of age
Credit: Credit: William Bosl, Ph.D. Autism is challenging to diagnose, especially early in life. A new study in the journal...
Acupuncture possible treatment for dental anxiety
Researchers have found evidence that acupuncture could help people who experience dental anxiety. Dental anxiety affects up to an estimated...
Mainstream media coverage of humanitarian crises falls short, new survey finds
Mainstream media coverage of humanitarian crises is "selective, sporadic, simplistic and partial", according to a new consumer survey. Respondents indicated...
Power to the preprint
Credit: PLOS Preprints are here!!! Starting today, authors submitting their manuscript to most PLOS journals* can also choose to post...
Brown widow male spiders prefer sex with older females likely to eat them afterwards
NEW YORK...April 30, 2018 - Male brown widow spiders seek to mate with older, less-fertile females who are 50 percent...
State-of-the-art HIV drug could curb HIV transmission, improve survival in India
An HIV treatment regimen already widely used in North America and Europe would likely increase the life expectancy of people...
UTA graduate student/veteran studies molecular genetic basis of ‘loser’ effect
Credit: UTA UTA biology doctoral student Marquerite Herzog has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to...
Few patients maximize opioid-sparing medications after orthopaedic surgery, study finds
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers adds to growing evidence that patients underuse nonopioid pain relievers to supplement...
First radiologist to receive clinical research award from osteoarthritis research
(Boston)--Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD, assistant dean of diversity and professor of radiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), and...
BU: Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation
Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person's lifetime. However, data are scarce...
