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Is breastfeeding really better? The intense debate on this question has been going on for decades -- and is often controversial and emotionally discussed. Breastfeeding...

Francisella tularensis infections from foods unlikely

In Germany, 41 cases of tularemia were reported in 2016. The infections are mainly due to direct contact with infected animals or with insect vectors...

Tough life in the savannah? Chimpanzee foods are mechanically more demanding than previously thought

Credit: Adam van Casteren Chimpanzees are generally known as the ripe fruit specialist among the great apes but also incorporate other food items such as...

MSU scientists unraveled the influence of aging on kidneys regeneration ability

Credit: Courtesy of Egor Plotnikov. Autophagy is a process of destruction and processing of damaged cell components by the cells themselves. It is used by...

Initiation of potentially inappropriate drugs linked to higher fracture, mortality risk

A recent study published in The European Journal of Health Economics finds that the initiation of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) is associated with a higher...

Mechanism of fibrosis development discovered

(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable lung disease of unknown origin with limited treatment...

Findings from Marshall University researcher reveal insights into brain circuitry

Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - New research from a team led by Marshall University scientist W. Christopher Risher,...

Novel approach keeps liquids from freezing at very low temperatures for extended periods

Investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) have developed a simple method to maintain water and water-based solutions in a...

Autoimmune response drives vision loss in glaucoma

Boston, Mass. -- A research team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that immune cells in the eye...

Study suggests glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its prevalence. Little is known about...

More than 40 percent of women with asthma may develop COPD, but risk may be reduced

Credit: ATS Aug.10, 2018--More than 4 in 10 women with asthma may go on to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study...

Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors

Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital In the first study of its kind, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that...

Wearable ‘microbrewery’ saves human body from radiation damage

Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital lab workers better track their...

New technology improves CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes, other species

Credit: Rasgon laboratory, Penn State A technology designed to improve CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes and other arthropods succeeds with a high degree of efficiency,...

Scientists discover how to protect yeast from damage in biofuel production