Health
Consuming walnuts may help keep the gut healthy, says new animal research
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., July 25, 2017 – Conclusions from a new animal study suggest that walnut consumption...
How climate change alters plant growth
Credit: Markus Scholz / MLU Global warming affects more than just plant biodiversity – it even alters the way plants...
UTSA professor receives grant for therapeutic underwater virtual…
Credit: John Quarles/UTSA John Quarles, an associate professor of computer science at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA),...
Free C3d regulates immune checkpoint blockade and enhances anti-tumor immunity
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — In the body, anti-cancer immunity is immobilized by stealth cancer forces. But a...
New flu test: One drop of blood could save your life
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research Australian researchers have developed a world first test to identify which influenza patients will...
Pioneer in corneal surgery receives cornea society’s highest honor
Credit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND: The Cornea Society has awarded Jonathan Lass, MD, the Castroviejo Medal, its highest honor. Dr. Lass,...
Understanding immune reaction to the hepatitis B virus
Credit: Professor Hiroyuki Oshiumi The innate immune system in mammals defends against infection from viruses and other microbial infections. Unfortunately,...
New model helps predict breast cancer risk in Hispanic women
ATLANTA — The first breast cancer risk-prediction model based entirely on data from Hispanic women, including whether a woman was...
Preventing autoimmune disease after a viral infection
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The key weapon against viruses and bacteria that invade the body is production of antibodies,...
Study: Drug may curb female infertility from cancer treatments
Credit: Schimenti Lab, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – An existing drug may one day protect premenopausal women from life-altering infertility...
Livestock production, a much smaller challenge to global food security…
Credit: GLEAM 2.0 Philadelphia, PA, September 11, 2017 – Humans face mounting challenges when it comes to finding ways to...
Wine snobbery: Fact vs. fiction (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 — We all know at least one wine snob who goes...
Confronted with sepsis, key immune mechanism breaks, Indiana…
INDIANAPOLIS – When the body encounters an infection, a molecular signaling system ramps up the body's infection-fighting system to produce...
Matching up fruit flies, mushroom toxins and human health
Credit: Thomas Werner Pulling data from 180 different lines of fruit flies, researchers from Michigan Technological University compared resistance to...
Study reveals interplay of an African bat, a parasite and a virus
Credit: Tony Goldberg, UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. — If there is anything scientists are certain of when it comes to bats...
Rockefeller University’s Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., named 2016…
Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University. Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., whose innovative use of reverse genetics has helped redefine the study of...
As scientists take to Twitter, study shows power of ‘visual abstract’ graphics
Credit: University of Michigan/Annals of Surgery ANN ARBOR, MI – When it comes to sharing new research findings with the...
Vanderbilt-led study shows high-salt diet decreases thirst, increases…
Credit: Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University Medical Center When you eat salty food, you get thirsty and drink water. Right?...
Separating side effects could hold key for safer opioids
Credit: Photo by ©istock.com/Pitju Opioid pain relievers can be extremely effective in relieving pain, but can carry a high risk...
Queen’s University Belfast leads study to transform prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Almac Diagnostics Queen's University Belfast has led the world's largest research study using a diagnostic test developed by Almac...
