Single fungus amplifies Crohn’s disease symptoms
Bottom Line: A microscopic fungus called Candida tropicalis triggered gut inflammation and exacerbated symptoms of Crohn's disease, in a recent study conducted at Case Western...
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Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution
Credit: Harris Lewin, UC Davis What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental...
Trash-picking seagulls poop tons of nutrients
Credit: Scott Winton, Duke DURHAM, N.C. -- At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might...
Algae: The final frontier
Credit: Public domain Palo Alto, CA-- Algae dominate the oceans that cover nearly three-quarters of our planet, and produce half of the oxygen that we...
Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land
Credit: Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary "It's like a snake on the outside, but a fish on the inside." The fossil of an...
Device helps ICU patients by filtering out noise from medical alarms
A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings by silencing audible medical alarms...
Study answers why ketamine helps depression, offers target for safer therapy
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 21, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a key protein that helps trigger ketamine's rapid antidepressant...
An end to population aging in China, Germany, USA
Population aging could peak by 2040 in Germany and by 2070 in China, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, which...
Researchers recommend specific diabetes medications to protect bone health
WASHINGTON -- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and osteoporosis often coexist in patients, but managing both conditions can be a challenge. A comprehensive review published in...
Trends in emergency room visits & costs for patients with shingles
Shingles, a common infection of the nerves that causes a painful rash or small blisters on the skin, is caused by a reactivation of the...
Feeling stressed? Bike to work
New research from Concordia's John Molson School of Business (JMSB) has found that cycling can help reduce stress and improve your work performance. Researchers Stéphane...
Researchers find new mechanism for genome regulation
Credit: Amy Strom/Berkeley Lab The same mechanisms that quickly separate mixtures of oil and water are at play when controlling the organization in an unusual...
Is there an alternative to disposable diapers?
You know that disposable diapers are ecologically questionable, but cloth diapers seem too messy for you and your child -- is there an alternative? The...
CPAP improves respiratory and survival rates in children in Ghana
June 21, 2017 -- A study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the Mailman School of Public Health found that applying continuous positive...
When lovers touch, their breathing and heartbeat syncs, pain wanes, study shows
Fathers-to-be, take note: You may be more useful in the labor and delivery room than you realize. That's one takeaway from a study released last...
