Health
Making probiotics more widely applicable through ‘CRISPR’ engineering
Humans can benefit significantly from symbiotic relationships with probiotics—live bacteria and microorganisms that influence the gut microbiota. When consumed in...
Virginia Tech researcher probes the potential for preventing and reversing age-related memory loss
About 40 percent of people over age 65 suffer some form of age-related memory loss, which puts them at higher...
UNC researchers reveal prevalence of persistent symptoms in patients with microscopic colitis
It’s a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the disease is poorly understood. Multiple factors work against the...
UTA’s Woods and Weidanz named to NAI
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected Jon Weidanz and Robert Woods, two professors from The University of Texas...
UTIA named in five-year regional project addressing vector-borne diseases
A researcher with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been appointed to a regional evaluation and training center...
Once is enough: Helping robots learn quickly in new environments
Alone at home, your bones creaky due to old age, you crave a cool beverage. Credit: Sontakke et al Alone at...
Yoga nidra might be a path to better sleep and improved memory
Practicing yoga nidra—a kind of mindfulness training— might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a...
The methane and nitrous oxide we exhale might contribute – in a very small way – to greenhouse gas emissions, with breath analysis indicating this may comprise up to 0.1% of UK emissions of the gases
The methane and nitrous oxide we exhale might contribute - in a very small way - to greenhouse gas emissions,...
Vikings in Sweden suffered from tooth decay
Vikings in Sweden suffered from painful dental issues and occasionally tried to treat them, according to a study published December...
Poor diet quality during adolescence is linked to serious health risks
Philadelphia, December 13, 2023 – Diet quality among adolescents in the United States is among the worst across all age...
DNA discovery opens door to personalised medicine for Indigenous Australians
The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians’ genomes collected to date has revealed an “abundance” of DNA variations – some...
New embryo-like model simulates early human blood production
University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a new embryo-like model derived from adult cells that replicates key features of early human development, including...
Machine learning sees into the future to prevent sight loss in humans
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop models based on machine learning that predict long-term visual acuity in...
Cholesterol-lowering therapy may hinder aggressive type of colorectal tumor
Hard-to-detect colorectal pre-cancerous lesions known as serrated polyps, and the aggressive tumors that develop from them, depend heavily on the...
National cardiogenic shock initiative study results show significant increase in heart attack survival
DETROIT (December 13, 2023) – Published results of a large, national heart attack study show that patients with a life-threatening...
TTUHSC researcher to study new pathway to inhibit protein found in many cancers
With an estimated 1.9 million new cases and more than 600,000 deaths each year, cancer remains the second most common cause...
The shape of dogs’ heads affects their sleep
Flat-faced dog breeds are popular all over the world. In the USA and in Hungary, the French Bulldog is currently...
Potential of forsythiae fructus in mitigating chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal inflammation and nausea
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are among the most prevalent and distressing side effects faced by patients undergoing antineoplastic treatments....
Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned
Berkeley — A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques — prescribed burning, restoration thinning...
Tat-heat shock protein 10 ameliorates age-related phenotypes in the hippocampus
“Mitochondrial dysfunction is a major cellular change observed in the hippocampus during aging.”Credit: Jung et al. “Mitochondrial dysfunction is a...
