Health
Artificial blood vessels mimic rare accelerated aging disease
Credit: Progeria Research Foundation DURHAM, N.C. — Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels that exhibit many of the...
Individual mycobacteria respond differently to antibiotics based on growth and timing
Credit: Kelvin Ma/Tufts University BOSTON (June 30, 2016) — Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in the...
One more reason to focus on prenatal care — Stronger muscles for newborn babies
Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, National Human Genome Research Institute. Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at...
Scientists unravel how protein impacts intellectual disability
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – April 25, 2017 – Your brain needs just the right balance between...
Study answers why ketamine helps depression, offers target for safer…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – June 21, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a key protein that...
Researchers find brief, intense stair climbing is a practical way to boost fitness
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University There are no more excuses for being out of shape. Researchers at McMaster University have...
Zika virus damages placenta, which may explain malformed babies
Credit: OHSU PORTLAND, Oregon – Though the Zika virus is widely known for a recent outbreak that caused children to...
Undergraduates develop tools to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease…
Credit: University of Maryland COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A team of seven University of Maryland A. James Clark School of...
A bridge to breathing
Credit: Randal McKenzie Illustrations PITTSBURGH (February 6, 2017) … Acute and chronic lung diseases are the most life-threatening causes of...
Yoga and meditation improve brain function and energy levels
Practicing brief sessions of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation can significantly improve brain function and energy levels, according to a...
Study: Regulators should not consider ‘lost pleasure’ of quitting smoking
Credit: Georgia State University Federal officials considering new regulations on tobacco products should give more weight to the fact that...
New insights into the tumor metabolism
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich Tumors, inflammation and circulatory disorders locally disturb the body's acid-base balance. These...
Gene that enables memories, sense of direction produces…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense...
Cells rank genes by importance to protect them, according to new research
Credit: Eric Belfield Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that a cellular mechanism preferentially protects plant genes from...
First precision medicine trial in cancer prevention identifies molecular-based chemoprevention strategy
A team of scientists, led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of California,...
How a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce heart failure in the aged
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In mouse experiments, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have shown how aging and excess...
Lek-Heng Lim receives Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis &…
Credit: Lek-Heng Lim The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is proud to award Lek-Heng Lim, University of Chicago, with...
Falls lead to declines in seniors
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — More than half of elderly patients (age 65 and older) who visited...
NIST updates ‘sweet’ 1950s separation method to clean nanoparticles from organisms
Credit: K. Scott/NIST Sometimes old-school methods provide the best ways of studying cutting-edge tech and its effects on the modern...
Working group urges better access to safe abortion, in developing world
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – On International Safe Abortion Day, Sept. 28, an international research group reports in a...
