Metals influence C-peptide hormone related to insulin
New field of metalloendocrinology explores subtle effects of metals in body Metals such as zinc, copper and chromium bind to and influence a peptide involved...
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Marine organisms hold promise for treating triple negative breast cancer
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute researchers receive $801,000 from Florida Department of HealthCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute The oceans cover more than...
Cancer drug could be repurposed to provide treatment for brain aneurysms
Research uncovers a new genetic basis of a form of brain aneurysm, and suggests that it could be treated by an existing drug currently used...
New workforce legislation highlights programs essential to care we need as we age, AGS
New York (May 17, 2019)--The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today offered a ringing endorsement of the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness...
Polymers jump through hoops on pathway to sustainable materials
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Recyclable plastics that contain ring-shaped polymers may be a key to developing sustainable synthetic materials. Despite...
Sedimentary, dear Johnson: Is NASA looking at the wrong rocks for clues to Martian life?
Scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have begun compiling an atlas of fossils in volcanic rock, to guide where and what to look...
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Colorectal cancer incidence on the rise among young adults in several high-income countries
The incidence of colon and rectal cancer in adults younger than 50 years has increased substantially over the latest available 10-year period in several high-income...
Early dengue virus infection could 'defuse' Zika virus
"We now know for sure that Zika virus infection during pregnancy can affect the unborn foetus in such a way that the child develops microcephaly...
Breastfeeding reduces long-term risk of heart disease in mothers
Women who breastfed their babies are less likely to develop heart disease later in life, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the...
Button batteries can rapidly damage stomach lining before symptoms appear
Experts recommend changing current practice of watchful waiting San Diego, CA (May 18, 2019) -- Damage to the lining of the stomach can occur quickly...
Scientists capture first-ever video of body’s safety test for T cells
Credit: University of Texas at Austin For the first time, immunologists from The University of Texas at Austin have captured on video what happens when...
Press invitation: 27th European biomass conference and exhibition, May 27-30, 2019 Lisbon
The world's largest specialist biomass event Where: Lisbon, Portugal: at CCL - Lisbon Congress Center When: 27 - 30 May 2019 Why: An annual meeting...
Cancer drugs promote stem cell properties of colorectal cancer
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Mannheim University Medical Center have now discovered that a certain group of cancer...
Men ignore serious health risks of steroid abuse in pursuit of the body beautiful
Many men continue to abuse steroids despite knowing that they have serious, life-limiting and potentially lethal side effects, according to findings to be presented in...
Researchers document impact of coffee on bowels
Rat study shows coffee changes gut microbiome and improves ability of intestines to contract San Diego, Calif. (May 19, 2019) -- Coffee drinkers know that...
