Scientists redefine obesity with discovery of two major subtypes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (September 12, 2022) — A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and...
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Newcastle University research reveals remarkable variability in coral heat tolerance
Marine heat waves have decimated corals in recent years and the future looks bleak for tropical reefs if the pace of climate change continues at...
In Australia, cockatoos and humans are in an arms race over garbage access
Residents of southern Sydney, Australia have been in a long-term battle over garbage—humans want to throw it out, and cockatoos want to eat it. The...
Summer is the season of caution: Extreme heat events mean higher risk for diabetics
In extreme heat events, people with diabetes had a greater risk of being hospitalized for complications related to hypo- or hyperglycemia (i.e., low or high...
How many drinks is too many?
A new rodent study shows that even small quantities of alcohol can trigger epigenomic and transciptomic changes in brain circuitry in an area that is...
The thermodynamics of life taking shape
Tokyo, Japan – Revealing the scientific laws that govern our world is often considered the ‘holy grail’ by scientists, as such discoveries have wide-ranging implications. In...
Light-induced topological states
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba devise a theoretical description of a light-induced topological semimetal and find two types of responses by electrons due to...
Making mini-magnets
Tsukuba, Japan—A new device has been fabricated that can demonstrate the quantum anomalous Hall effect, in which tiny, discrete voltage steps are generated by an...
Poll: Aching joints make older adults reach for many forms of pain relief – but health risks could follow
Popping a pill may bring short-term relief for arthritis-related joint pain, but many older adults may not realize that what they swallow could raise their...
Cold method for clearer fatty liver observation found
Osaka, Japan – Obesity can give rise to a variety of health concerns. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)—a type of fatty liver disease that might progress to...
TAVR is an affordable and effective strategy for treating aortic stenosis patients
Philadelphia, September 12, 2022 – Minimally invasive, catheter-based transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized treatment of aortic stenosis (AS), and both American and European...
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy improves outlook in high-risk melanoma
Patients with high-risk melanoma who received the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab both before and after surgery to remove cancerous tissue had a significantly lower risk of...
A new era of early cancer detection with blood test may change cancer screening paradigms
Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology New tests can detect common cancer signal across over 50 types of cancer from tumour DNA in blood Latest...
Cell therapy improves progression-free survival in advanced melanoma, first phase 3 study shows
Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology First randomised study to show cell therapy improves outcomes in patients with solid cancers Patients randomised to tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes...
Scientists discover how air pollution may trigger lung cancer in never-smokers
Paris, France, 10 September 2022 - A new mechanism has been identified through which very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer...
