Health
Chewed plants help detect viruses in wild mountain gorillas and…
Credit: Tierra Smiley Evans/UC Davis Chewed bark, leaves and fruit discarded by mountain gorillas provide a simple way to test...
UM pharmacy student earns immune system research funding
A hardworking University of Montana undergraduate student will spend the next two and half years studying the hardest-working cell in...
Looking beyond cancer cells to understand what makes breast cancer…
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan — To understand what makes breast cancer spread, researchers are looking at where it...
Do bullies have more sex?
Adolescents who are willing to exploit others for personal gain are more likely to bully and have sex than those...
Mapping how words leap from brain to tongue
When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is...
New boarding procedures, smaller cabin size may limit infection on…
Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but...
Uncovering the hidden roles management partners play in ACOs
Credit: Dartmouth Institute Despite an uncertain political climate and mixed results when it comes to achieving cost savings, the number...
Vaccination increases family wealth, girls’ education
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate...
New study shows HIV-infected women not using statins as recommended
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 6, 2017–A new study has shown that HIV-infected women do...
The chemistry of olive oil (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 20, 2017 — Whether you sop it up with bread or use it...
Mice will help reveal the roles of human brown fat
Credit: Miao-Hsueh Chen, Baylor College of Medicine When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to...
New research grant awarded to help cut heart disease in South Asia
A new international collaboration has received a £2 million award to fund research into combatting the rising numbers of deaths...
Neuron-integrated nanotubes to repair nerve fibers
Credit: Pixabay Carbon nanotubes exhibit interesting characteristics rendering them particularly suited to the construction of special hybrid devices – consisting...
MD Anderson team selected for national push to expand immunotherapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A major national effort to expand the reach of cancer immunotherapy to benefit more patients...
Three little letters that could make you a big hero at the beach this summer: CPR
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES – Imagine yourself relaxing at the beach when the worst happens — someone notices...
Cancer cells send signals boosting survival and drug resistance in…
Credit: Image courtesy of Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that cancer cells appear to...
Does Chagas disease present a health risk to Canadians?
Credit: Dr. Momar Ndao, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal/Winnipeg, December 13, 2017 – Believe it or...
AGS honors Dr. Maura Brennan for commitment to training future leaders in geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FACP, FAAHPM,...
Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH study suggests
Credit: J. Gregory, Mount Sinai Health System Baby teeth from children with autism contain more toxic lead and less of...
Princeton researchers report new system to study chronic hepatitis B
Credit: Image courtesy of Benjamin Winer and Alexander Ploss, Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology Scientists from Princeton University's Department...
