Breakthrough by Exeter cell biologists
Credit: University of Exeter Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how different compartments (or organelles) of human cells interact. Organelles are the functional units...
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Enzyme shown to regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE RI — The human body has two primary kinds of fat–white fat, which stores excess calories and is associated with obesity,...
The art of appropriate patient selection for heart procedures
A decline in the number of heart patients undergoing unnecessary PCI (angioplasty) procedures reflects improvements in clinical decision-making and documentation to determine which patients benefit...
Listening to the patient’s voice: A more patient-centered…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS — Communication between patients and clinicians that is patient-centered, taking into account patient concerns and preferences has important implications fo..
AGS sets sights on better care, more responsive policies for ‘unbefriended’…
Credit: (C) 2016, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and decision-making for a unique and...
Details of Lassa virus structure could inform development of vaccines,…
Credit: Christina Corbaci, TSRI WHAT: A 10-year Lassa virus research project has yielded structural and functional details of a key viral surface protein that could...
Air pollution and lack of physical activity pose competing threats to children in China
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Children and adolescents in mainland China are facing two serious and conflicting public health threats: ongoing exposure to...
Alcohol consumption in late teens can lead to liver problems in…
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, January 22, 2018 – Alcohol is the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver-related deaths. Results of a large long-term...
Researchers work on lowering greenhouse gas emissions from poultry houses
IMAGE: The University of Delaware's Hong Li, assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, is part of a team of researchers from...
Brief report on mucocutaneous findings, course in adult with Zika…
What are the mucocutaneous (skin and mucous membrane) features of a 44-year-old man who returned from a six-day vacation to Puerto Rico with confirmatory testing...
Poll: Nearly two-thirds of mothers ‘shamed’ by others about their parenting skills
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health Some mommy-shaming "wars" become national news headlines. Actress Reese Witherspoon was recently food-shamed for f..
Biochemists feed ‘poison pill’ to deadly virus with a…
It has a funny name – coxsackievirus – but there's nothing funny about how this tiny germ and its close relatives sicken their hosts. Colorado...
How migrating birds ‘run a marathon,’ burning muscles and organs in long flights
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Migrating birds complete long non-stop flights of many hours for songbirds and days for some shorebirds to reach breeding...
People infected by hepatitis C in Canada have limited access to…
Credit: CHUM Montreal, October 14, 2016. – A pill a day for 12 weeks. The new direct-acting antivirals (DAA) are effective in curing the hepatitis...
International entomologists to collaborate on controlling Zika,…
Clique aqui para ler em português.. Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. On March 13, 2016, in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, the Entomological Society...
