The laws of attraction: Pheromones don’t lie, fruit fly research suggests
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Life as a fruit fly seems pretty simple: Hatch, grow, eat some fruit, find a mate, produce...
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Heart valves made from tissue rather than metal may be better for…
Chicago, Jan. 12, 2016 – Patients between the ages of 40 and 70 who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) may fare better with tissue-based valves...
New IU collaborative care model focuses on full recovery of those…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – An estimated 1.4 million Americans over age 50 are hospitalized for severe injuries annually — most often due to motor...
Cardiac arrests in black neighborhoods less likely to get CPR,…
Credit: Shawn Rocco, Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. — Surviving cardiac arrest often seems like a matter of luck — whether a passerby knows CPR, or...
Weak grip a strong predictor of metabolic disease and disability in adults
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A simple test to determine a person's grip strength may be a predictor of developing metabolic disorders in...
FIU scientists discover how arsenic builds up in plant seeds
IMAGE: This image shows an Arabidosis plant ovelaying rice grains that spell out arsenic because this research predicts that this is how arsenic gets into...
Genetic causes of small head size share common mechanism
Credit: John McMahon, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Microcephaly is a rare disorder that stunts brain development in utero, resulting in an abnormally small head....
Morbidity and mortality of leprosy in the Middle Ages
Credit: Saige Kelmelis During the Middle Ages, nearly everyone in Europe was exposed to the disfiguring, painful and ostracizing disease of leprosy. But did contracting...
Magnet study sees potential for MRE in measuring liver fibrosis in children
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the nation, have determined that magnetic resonance...
Population of Americans with Alzheimer’s will more than double…
Credit: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health About 15 million Americans will have either Alzheimer's dementia or mild cognitive impairment by 2060, up from approximately...
Flies’ disease-carrying potential may be greater than thought,…
Credit: Ana Junqueira and Stephan Schuster Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they may be potent pathogen carriers, too, according to an international...
Youth violence undermines social and economic development in poorest…
This news release is available in French. Youth violence undermines social and economic development, especially in the poorest corners of the world, according to research...
A flawed measure
IMAGE: This is Jeffrey Hunger. Credit: Sonia Fernandez Fit or fat? How about both? In what could be the death knell for that once-vaunted measure...
New patch aims to turn energy-storing fats into energy-burning fats
Credit: NTU Singapore A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials It combines a new way to deliver drugs,...
Study details molecular roots of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Daniel L. Kober Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detailed the structure of a molecule that has been implicated...
