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Breakthrough in mapping nicotine addiction could help researchers improve treatment
A scientific blueprint to end tobacco cravings may be on the way after researchers crystallized a protein that holds answers...
How the brain makes new memories while preserving the old
Columbia scientists have developed a new mathematical model that helps to explain how the human brain’s biological complexity allows it...
IL-34: New, possible target to tackle drug-resistant cancer cells
A team of researchers has discovered that chemoresistant lung cancer cells suppress immune functions and strengthen resistance to chemotherapy by...
Washing clothes releases thousands of microplastic particles into environment
More than 700,000 microscopic fibres could be released into waste water during each use of a domestic washing machine, with...
Keeping your synapses sharp: How spermidine reverses age-related memory decline
Synapses, connecting the neurons in our brains, continuously encode new memories, but the ability to form new memories (“learning”) diminishes...
Brain diseases manifest in the retina of the eye
Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may manifest as pathological changes in the retina of the eye. Research from...
Scientists find lethal vulnerability in treatment-resistant lung cancer
Researchers working in four labs at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a chink in a so-called “undruggable” lung cancer’s...
Formaldehyde damages proteins, not just DNA
The capacity of formaldehyde, a chemical frequently used in manufactured goods such as automotive parts and wood products, to damage...
Fat cells that amplify nerve signals in response to cold also affect blood sugar metabolism
In a UT Southwestern Medical Center study, (l-r) Dr. Philipp Scherer, Dr. Yi Zhu, and Dr. Shangang Zhao found interesting...
Exercise not shown to reduce women’s risk of developing MS
A large, new study shows no evidence that exercise may reduce a woman’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The...
Details of mysterious Utah Zika-related death: Transmission by tears or sweat
The first Zika virus-related death in the continental U.S. occurred in June of this year, but even now, months later,...
Universal flu vaccine designed by scientists
An international team of scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines to protect against future global pandemics...
Heavy hitters: Obesity rate soars among professional baseball players
Major League Baseball players have become overwhelmingly overweight and obese during the last quarter century, say health researchers. Credit: WikipediaDavid...
How to be a male without the Y chromosome
Hokkaido University researchers have revealed that key sex-determining genes continue to operate in a mammalian species that lacks the Y...
Identifying children and saving lives one thumbprint at a time
Every day 353,000 children are born around the world, a majority of them in developing countries where there is a...
Scientists discover how cells put the brakes on protein production
A new scientific study conducted by a team of leading geneticists has characterized how cells know when to stop translating...
Parents cite lack of need as reason for not getting kids flu shots
Despite the fact that influenza leads to more hospitalizations and deaths among children than any other vaccine-preventable disease, parents frequently...
New treatment strategy could cut Parkinson’s disease off at the pass
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report they have identified a protein that enables a toxic natural aggregate to spread from cell...
Structure of the BinAB toxin revealed
Could we get rid of mosquitoes without polluting the environment? Yes, we can, say researchers. The BinAB toxin, produced in...
Game theory research reveals fragility of common resources
New research in game theory shows that people are naturally predisposed to over-use “common-pool resources” such as transportation systems and...
