Unpacking the links: Chronic stress, fertility and the ‘hunger hormone’
Researchers have uncovered a new link between chronic stress and reproductive problems, in a pre-clinical study that shines the spotlight on a hunger-triggering hormone. The...
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New method developed to detect and trace homemade bombs
Researchers at King's College London, in collaboration with Northumbria University, have developed a new way of detecting homemade explosives which will help forensic scientists trace...
New analysis predicts top 25 US counties at risk for measles outbreaks
A new analysis co-led by The Johns Hopkins University identified 25 United States counties that are most likely to experience measles outbreaks in 2019. The...
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: Whole body MRI may help to detect spread of cancers more quickly
Largest trials of their kind suggest that whole body MRI may be quicker and cheaper than standard imaging for detecting spread of colorectal and non-small...
Serotonin boosts neuronal powerplants protecting against stress
Credit: Vidita A. Vaidya and Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam Mitochondria in neurons are the powerhouses that generate energy to execute cellular functions and regulate neuronal survival under...
Milk expression within 8 hours associated with lactation success for VLBW infants in NICU
(Boston) - A study led by physician researchers at Boston Medical Center has shown that first milk expression within eight hours of giving birth is...
Hope on the horizon for treating stroke
UC Riverside biomedical scientist's decades-long work moves to clinical trialsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A stroke treatment developed by researcher Byron Ford at the...
Gravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say
ITHACA, N.Y. - Gravitational waves, first detected in 2016, offer a new window on the universe, with the potential to tell us about everything from...
Precise temperature measurements with invisible light
Novel infrared thermometer offers dramatically improved performanceCredit: NIST Ordinarily, you won't encounter a radiation thermometer until somebody puts one in your ear at the doctor's...
HSS researchers advance understandings of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis
Newly identified subsets of cell types present in joint tissue in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how they interact may explain why only some people...
UIC to lead national COPD clinical trial
PCORI awards $14 million for multi-center researchCredit: UIC/Kim Erwin The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, multi-center research project to determine...
UNC and partners receive up to $10.7 million to research chlamydia vaccine
This collaborative project attempts to curb STIs on the rise worldwideCredit: Toni Darville, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC - Chlamydia is the most prevalent bacterial...
Studying DNA breaks to protect future space travelers
An investigation on the International Space Station examines DNA damage and repair in space in order to help protect the long-term health of space travelers.Credit:...
NASA-NOAA satellite catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Lili
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a...
A link between mitochondrial damage and osteoporosis
New research from the University of Pennsylvania lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to certain medications and toxins can...
