Discovery of how HIV hedges its bets opens the door to new therapies
San Francisco, CA--May 10, 2018--A stem cell is one with infinite possibilities. So, for decades, scientists have puzzled over how the cell chooses to keep...
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A new puzzle piece to control the aging and age-related diseases
(Stockholm University) A basic discovery of how the cellular functions are connected to control aging is presented in the journal Cell Metabolism. The study shows...
Shooting the Achilles heel of drug-resistant cancer
Cancer cells that develop resistance to drugs, pay a price for this, by simultaneously developing a new vulnerability. If this acquired vulnerability can be identified,...
Receptor related to neurotransmitter serotonin to boost memory formation
New York, NY (May 10, 2018)--In a breakthrough that could one day help individuals with cognitive impairment, researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)...
Depleted metabolic enzymes promote tumor growth in kidney cancer
Credit: Celeste Simon, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Cell Press PHILADELPHIA - Kidney cancer, one of the ten most prevalent malignancies in the...
Boosting the effects of vitamin D to tackle diabetes
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May 10, 2018) More than 27 million people in the United States are living with type 2 diabetes, according to the...
Cost savings from integrative medicine via pain reduction in hospitalized patients
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 10, 2018-- Researchers at Allina Health (Minneapolis, MN) conducted a large NIH-funded observational study to...
Simple walking test helps predict risk for cognitive issues after heart surgery
Chicago, May 10, 2018 - The distance a patient can walk in 6-minutes before a heart operation may be a clue to whether that patient...
How the power of mathematics can help assess lung function
Credit: University of Southampton Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new computational way of analysing X-ray images of lungs, which could herald...
Study paves the way for better treatment of prostate cancer
A new study published today has found a way to identify men with locally advanced prostate cancer who are less likely to respond well to...
Study examines the effects of physical activity during pregnancy
In a recent Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica study, a combined lifestyle intervention including dietary counseling and twice-weekly exercise classes during pregnancy resulted in a...
New research puts distinct memories of similar events in their place
Neuroscientists have found new evidence on how distinct memories of similar events are represented in the brain. Its findings, which appear in the journal Neuron,...
‘Bisexual’ beetles are simply inept, new study finds
Credit: University of East Anglia Same sex mating behaviour amongst male insects is much more likely to be due to incompetence, than sexual preference, male-male...
The Yogi masters were right — meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mind
Dublin, Thursday, May 10, 2018 - It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen...
What is a species? British bird expert develops a math formula to solve the problem
Credit: Thomas Donegan, Blanca Huertas, Christian Olaciregui/Fundacion ProAves/British Ornithologists Club. Nature is replete with examples of identifiable populations known from different continen..
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