Study expands understanding of how the brain encodes fear memory
Credit: Cho lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Research published by scientists at the University of California, Riverside on "fear ...
Elimination of specific neurons outside the brain triggers obesity
Credit: Roksana Pirzgalska, IGC. A research team led by Ana Domingos, from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC; Portugal), developed a ...
New clues found to how ‘cruise-ship’ virus gets inside…
Norovirus is the most common viral cause of diarrhea worldwide, but scientists still know little about how it infects people ...
HIV treatment keeps uninfected partner from contracting the virus
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Anti-HIV medications suppress the viral load of people living with HIV and provide durable protection against ...
New research describes how bacteria resists ‘last-resort’…
Credit: Dr. Phil Hinchliffe An international research team, led by the University of Bristol, has provided the first clues to ...
New research opens the door to ‘functional cure’ for HIV
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – Oct. 17, 2017 – In findings that open the door to a ...
Drug yields high response rates for lung cancer patients with harsh…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A targeted therapy resurrected by the Moon Shots Program™ at The University of Texas MD ...
Manmade peptides reduce breast cancer’s spread
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 27, 2017) – Manmade peptides that directly disrupt the inner workings of a gene ...
7 Years Later: BP oil spill settlement funding new way to manage fish…
Credit: University of South Florida photographer Ryan Noone ST. PETERSBURG, FL (April 19, 2017)- More than 30,000 fish species exist. ...
Science meets archaeology with discovery that dental X-rays reveal Vitamin D deficiency
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 7, 2017 – Human teeth hold vital information about Vitamin D deficiency, a serious ...
University of Arizona scientists awarded space research grant
Credit: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix The Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine is doing its part to protect ...
Body tightly controls inflammatory response to pathogens, study finds
IMAGE: This is a photograph of a Tasmanian Devil with facial tumor. Credit: Gregory Woods, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, ...
Study: Vacations can lead to weight gain, contribute to…
IMAGE: Jamie Cooper is an associate professor in the University of Georgia department of foods and nutrition. Credit: Cal Powell/University ...
Study investigates effects of domestic violence on workplaces — by asking…
Credit: (Shutterstock) Researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and Western University ...
Helpers at the nest may allow mother birds to lay smaller eggs
Credit: Jessie Walton Cooperatively breeding birds and fish may have evolved the adaptive ability to reduce the size of their ...
Immune cells produce wound healing factor, could lead to new IBD…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–Specific immune cells have the ability to produce a healing factor that can promote wound repair ...
For cops, exposure to stressful situations dysregulates cortisol pattern
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – For most people, cortisol, the vital hormone that controls stress, increases when they ...
UTHealth part of international study to test efficacy of injectable…
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON – The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), which includes McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas ...
Bacteria in a beetle makes it a leaf-eater
Credit: Photo by Hassan Salem. A leaf-eating beetle has evolved a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that allows the insect to ...
What will it take to protect hospital patients from UTIs? National…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Right now, about one in five hospital patients has a catheter collecting their urine – and ...
