Health
Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida
Credit: Photo: Heather Stockdale Walden GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that...
McLean researchers awarded allowance for a method to treat PTSD with xenon gas
Belmont, MA - Researchers from McLean Hospital have been issued a patent allowance for their invention involving the use of...
Longer reproductive years linked to lower cardiovascular & cerebrovascular risk in women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 28, 2017--A new study has shown that every 1 year...
Tweaking muscle metabolism prevents obesity and diabetes in mice
Mildly stressing muscle metabolism boosts levels of a beneficial hormone that prevents obesity and diabetes in mice, according to a...
New technology aims to provide peace and positive stimulation to dementia patients
Many people living with dementia reside in long-term care facilities, where the lack of stimulation can result in behaviors such...
Discovering, counting, cataloguing proteins
Credit: Artwork: Christian D. Peikert Mitochondria, best known for their role as powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, fulfill numerous vital functions....
Swimming microbots can remove pathogenic bacteria from water (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society The lack of clean water in many areas around the world is a persistent, major...
The dust storm microbiome
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Israel is subjected to sand and dust storms from several directions: northeast from the Sahara,...
Expanded Medicaid helped people do better at their jobs or seek work, and improved health
NEW ORLEANS - Most low-income Michigan residents who signed up for the state's expanded Medicaid program say their new health...
Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease
Credit: Thierry Work, USGS Scientists recently reconstructed the skin of endangered green turtles, marking the first time that skin of...
Pre-synaptic cadherin/catenin complexes stablize post-synaptic spines in vivo
Credit: Image by Dr. LI Yefei Synapses are fundamental building blocks of neural circuits. Synapse formation requires complex regulation involving...
Older obese adults can benefit from moderate exercise
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 27, 2017 - Moderate-intensity exercise can help even extremely obese older adults improve their ability to...
Harnessing cancer’s methylation footprint for more precise diagnosis and prognosis
In a new study, published online in the July 26 issue of PNAS, researchers at University of California San Diego...
What makes stem cells into perfect allrounders
Stem cells are considered biological allrounders because they have the potential to develop into the various body cell types. For...
Transcranial stimulation and/or physical therapy improves walking speed in Parkinson’s disease
June 27, 2017 - Noninvasive brain stimulation and physical therapy--alone or in combination--improve some measures of walking ability in patients...
Giving birth multiple times has impact on stroke recovery, study shows
Stroke is an age-related disease that disproportionately affects women. Although experimental studies have identified several hormonal and genetic factors underlying...
Obesity risk factors dropped in preschoolers in prevention program
New York, NY (June 27, 2017)--Preschoolers from low-income families living in cities that took part in a two-year community-wide intervention...
More than half of all opioid prescriptions go to people with mental illness
ANN ARBOR--Fifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders...
Brain signals deliver first targeted treatment for world’s most common movement disorder
Credit: University of Washington Essential tremor is the world's most common movement disorder, affecting an estimated 7 million people in...
Ancient retrovirus embedded in the human genome helps fight HIV-1 infection
Credit: Dr. Kazuaki Monde Throughout our evolution, viruses have continually infected humans just as they do today. Some early viruses...
