These nine measures reveal how forests are controlled by climate
Instead of blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate, the vital signs for a forest are captured in key traits such as the amount of nitrogen...
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A boundary dance of amyloid-β stepping into dementia
Formation mechanism of the causative substances of Alzheimer's disease revealed by molecular dynamics simulations and NMR experimentsCredit: ExCELLS/IMS Many proteins aggregate at higher concentrations and...
NUS study: Older adults care about strangers' welfare in financial decision-making
Older adults make the same financial decisions for themselves and others, while young adults take more risks when making financial decisions for othersCredit: National University...
Study shows high cholesterol levels after Christmas
Danes' cholesterol levels high after Christmas Large quantities of rich Christmas food appear to boost Danes' cholesterol levels. Right after the Christmas break, levels are...
Cell death mechanisms in stroke and novel molecular and cellular treatment options
This article by Dr. Emine Sekerdag et al. is published in Current Neuropharmacology, Volume 16, Issue 9, 2018Credit: Bentham Science Publishers, Dr. Emine Sekerdag et...
Systematic review of food addiction as measured with the Yale Food Addiction Scale
This article by Dr. Louise Penzenstadler et al. is published in Current Neuropharmacology, 2018 Clinical food addiction diagnoses are nowadays measure by a tool called...
Sound changes the way rodents sense touch
Credit: Shoji Komai Our eyes, ears and skin are responsible for different senses. Moreover, our brain assigns these senses to different regions: the visual cortex,...
Sugar-sweetened beverage pattern linked to higher kidney disease risk
Credit: Rebholz Highlight In a study of African-American men and women with normal kidney function, a pattern of higher collective consumption of soda, sweetened fruit...
After naloxone, when can opioid overdose patients be safely discharged?
Study confirms one hour ruleCredit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Naloxone has saved thousands of lives. But can patients be safely discharged from...
Breaking down AGEs: Insight into how lifestyle drives ER-positive breast cancer
Medical University of South Carolina researchers tie higher levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) to estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer; their findings also suggest...
Researchers discover kidney disease gene affects more populations than previously thought
Until now, studies on the APOL1 gene have primarily focused on African and African American populationsCredit: New York, NY (December 27, 2018) -- In the...
Reducing drinking could help with smoking cessation, research finds
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - If quitting smoking is one of your New Year's resolutions, you might want to consider cutting back on...
Contact with monkeys and apes puts populations at risk
Credit: S. Rupp, 2018 (CC BY 4.0) Animal diseases that infect humans are a major threat to human health, and diseases often spillover to humans...
Speed up public health decisions on scabies by skipping full-body exams, study says
Credit: Lucia Romani, 2018, CC BY 4.0 For years, the diagnosis of scabies has relied on time-consuming and intrusive full-body examinations. Now, researchers reporting in...
Sleeping sickness parasite uses multiple metabolic pathways
Parasitic protozoa called trypanosomes synthesize sugars using an unexpected metabolic pathway called gluconeogenesis, according to a study published December 27 in the open-access journal PLOS...
