Low-protein diet during pregnancy increases prostate cancer risk in offspring
The offspring of females fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation are significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer as they age. This is...
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Neural signature of balance
Credit: Peterson & Ferris, eNeuro (2018) A study of young adults published in eNeuro demonstrates how the brain responds to disruptions in the body's balance....
Oxford University: Better sleep linked with family tree strength
The question of why we sleep has been a longstanding subject of debate, with some theories suggesting that slumber provides respite for the brain, which...
Striking a balance between immunity and inflammation
Credit: Nair lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor,...
Combining on and off switches, one protein can control flowering in plants
MADISON, Wis. -- As plants stretch toward the summer sun, they are marching toward one of the most important decisions of their lives -- when...
Potential new class of drugs may reduce cardiovascular risk by targeting gut microbes
Credit: Cleveland Clinic EMBARGOED UNTIL 11:00 a.m. ET, August 6, 2018, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic researchers have designed a potential new class of drugs that may...
Sequenced fox genome hints at genetic basis of behavior
Credit: Photo courtesy of Darya Shepeleva, scientist at the Russian Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk. URBANA, Ill. - For nearly 60 years, the...
Small birds fly at high altitudes towards Africa
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that small birds migrating from Scandinavia to Africa in the autumn occasionally fly as high as...
Diabetes in bay area Chinese population linked to fat fibrosis
A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent put on weight -- a...
Comprehensive pediatric CAR T guidelines developed by MD Anderson and PALISI
Autism spectrum disorders are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders, one of the main characteristics of which is impaired social communication. But what happens in...
Small-scale fisheries threatened: Shared management, communication key to success
Intertidal ecosystems and the small-scale fisheries they support are an important part of coastal economies, environments, and cultures. Globally, fisheries such as the soft-shell clams...
Registration open for Wyss Institute’s 9th Annual International Symposium – Molecular Robotics
The 9th Annual Wyss International Symposium will focus on new advances in the field of Molecular Robotics, with the goal of sharing recent progress at...
First North American co-occurrence of Hadrosaur and Therizinosaur tracks found in Alaska
Credit: Illustration by Masato Hattori Paper published in Scientific Reports details the first North American co-occurrence of hadrosaur and therizinosaur tracks in the lower Cantwell...
Next-generation metabolomics may facilitate the discovery of new antidepressants
Depression is one of the most common diseases that affects at least 4.4% of the world population since 2015. Current antidepressants are limited by their...
Male birds sing less to females on antidepressants
Credit: Liam Smith During courtship male starlings sing less to females who have been fed dilute concentrations of antidepressants, according to a new study led...
