We are what we eat, and more: Shaping our microbiome
We now know that the microbes that live in our intestines – our microbiome – influence our health in many ways. The balance among competing...
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Cutting off liver cancer’s nutrient supply chain
The World Health Organization projects that starting in 2030, over a million people will die each year from liver cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor Adrian Krainer,...
Study reveals how migraine pain signals are generated—and blocked
An international team of researchers has discovered that Schwann cells—which are abundant in the peripheral nervous system and create a protective sheath around nerve fibers—play...
Wisdom engendered: study finds men and women have different strengths
Previous studies have shown that wisdom is a personality trait underpinning mental health and well-being. Recently, researchers at University of California San Diego School of...
Tackling an epidemic
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 for the first time in a one-year stretch. For...
UMass Amherst study examines associations between contraceptive methods and early menopause
The long-term use of oral contraceptives and certain methods of tubal ligation (TL) were associated with lower levels of a biomarker for ovarian aging, suggesting...
To the bone: 3D mapping mineral patterns inside the shark vertebral centrum
Sharks, found in deep and shallow waters throughout the oceans, are some of the oldest living creatures on planet Earth. Shark skeletons, made of rubbery...
Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between wealthy and poorer women has increased significantly
Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between wealthy and poorer women has...
The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standards
The majority of pet cages, running wheels and hay racks sold in a sample of German retailers fail to meet animal welfare standardsCredit: Bläske et...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pre-existing inequalities have been compounded among refugee adolescents in Jordan, who experience increased stress and high rates of depression
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pre-existing inequalities have been compounded among refugee adolescents in Jordan, who experience increased stress and high rates of depressionCredit: Nathalie Bertrams...
Architectural distortion on digital breast tomosynthesis with nonmalignant pathology
Leesburg, VA, February 2, 2022—According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), imaging surveillance is a management alternative for architectural distortion on...
3 Purdue projects receive $143,000 from Office of Technology Commercialization’s Trask Innovation Fund
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization has awarded more than $143,000 to three projects, one each led by researchers...
Virtual tours make pig farming more transparent
Many people would like to see better animal welfare and transparency in livestock farming. In recent years, agriculture has increasingly tried to be more open,...
Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development
Autism spectrum disorder has been associated with hundreds of different genes, but how these distinct genetic mutations converge on a similar pathology in patients has...
UCLA Health team develops new mouse model to shed light on the mystery surrounding Huntington’s disease onset and improve the targeting of potential therapies
Researchers at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have...
