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Higher alcohol consumption leads to greater loss of muscle tissue in postmenopausal women
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 7, 2017)--If you feel as though you can't do as much physically as you've gotten older, there...
Type of sugar may treat atherosclerosis, mouse study shows
Credit: Ismail Sergin Researchers have long sought ways to harness the body's immune system to treat disease, especially cancer. Now,...
A small group of neurons modulates the amount of insulin that the pancreas must produce
Credit: Image: Alicia G Gómez-Valadés The brain is key in the regulation of appetite, body weight and metabolism. Specifically, there...
Microbiology: Many forks make light work
New insights into the control of DNA replication and cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum, a biotechnologically important microorganism, could help...
Finding new homes won’t help Emperor penguins cope with climate change
Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephanie Jenouvrier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution If projections for melting Antarctic sea ice through 2100 are...
Many rape victims experience involuntary paralysis that prevents them from resisting
Active resistance is often considered to be the "normal" reaction during rape, but a new study found that most victims...
Fungi awake bacteria from their slumber
Credit: UFZ When a soil dries out, this has a negative impact on the activity of soil bacteria. Using an...
Imaging technique could be game changer for pharma
In drug development, the body can be something of a black box. We take medicine and observe the overall effects,...
Dining hall intervention helped college students choose healthier options
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, June 7, 2017 - As students transition from high school to...
Cope’s gray treefrogs meet the cocktail party problem
You've been there: Trying to carry on a conversation in a room so noisy that the background chatter threatens to...
Indonesia makes its fishing fleet visible to the world through Global Fishing Watch
Credit: Global Fishing Watch/2017 NEW YORK: This week, at the United Nation's Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the...
Sleep apnea and insomnia combination linked with depression
A new study found that men with sleep apnoea and insomnia have a higher prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms...
NCI-MATCH cancer trial reaches 6,000-patient tumor sequencing goal 2 years early
The rapid pace of patient enrollment in the National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH or EAY131) precision medicine...
New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Chemical weapons are nightmarish. In a millisecond, they can...
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