Mice study implicates fat as obesity cause
Credit: Pixbay What we eat plays a big role in our ability to regulate our body weight. Over time, however, different ideas have emerged about...
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Allergy potential of strawberries and tomatoes depends on the variety
The incidence of food allergies has increased in recent decades: It affects three to four percent of the adult population and five percent of children....
Study finds 84 highly endangered Amur leopards remain in China and Russia
Credit: Emmanual Rondeau VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, (July 13, 2018) - Scientists estimate there are only 84 remaining highly endangered Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) remaining in...
Growing a dinosaur’s dinner
Scientists have measured the nutritional value of herbivore dinosaurs' diet by growing their food in atmospheric conditions similar to those found roughly 150 million years...
New research calculates capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon
Credit: Kai Zhu Researchers have calculated the capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon in a detailed analysis that for the first time integrates...
UMBC researchers develop nanoparticles to reduce internal bleeding caused by blast trauma
Blast trauma, such as from injuries sustained during combat, can lead to internal bleeding in major organs including the brain. Currently, there are no treatments...
Looking at the urine and blood may be best in diagnosing myeloma
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 13, 2018) -When it comes to diagnosing a condition in which the plasma cells that...
Community colleges can boost access to primary care and physician diversity
Credit: Copyright UC Regents and courtesy of UC Davis Health Medical school graduates who attended community college are more likely to select family medicine for...
Researchers to target mosquito egg production to curtail disease
Credit: Emre Aksoy, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have received a five-year grant of $2.44 million from the...
Internists optimistic about proposed CMS payment rule, recognize areas to improve
Washington, DC (July 13, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) is encouraged by provisions included in the proposed rules for the Medicare Physician...
Products of omega-3 fatty acid metabolism may have anticancer effects, study shows
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A class of molecules formed when the body metabolizes omega-3 fatty acids could inhibit cancer's growth...
Routine, coordinated treatment of opioid abuse can stem national epidemic
PORTLAND, Oregon - To help stem the nationwide opioid epidemic and related increases in HIV, hepatitis C and other infections, health care providers should routinely...
Testosterone research brings new hope for cancer patients
Many cancer patients suffer from a loss of body mass known as cachexia. Approximately 20 percent of cancer related deaths are attributed to the syndrome...
PTSD rate among prison employees equals that of war veterans
Prison employees experience PTSD on par with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, a new study from a Washington State University College of Nursing researcher found....
Better methods improve measurements of recreational water quality
Washington, DC - July 13, 2018 - The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the federal standard for determining water...
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