Targeting the gut-brain connection can impact immunity
DURHAM, N.C. – There's a reason it's called a gut feeling. The brain and the gut are connected by intricate neural networks that signal hunger...
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Predator control can have unintended consequences
Credit: Daniel O. Hunter Introduced predators pose threats to biodiversity and are implicated in the extinction of many native species. A new Mammal Review analysis...
Decoding the Axolotl genome
Credit: IMP A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden and Heidelberg has decoded the entire genetic information of the Mexican salamander axolotl....
Consumption of natural estrogens in cow’s milk does not affect…
Philadelphia, PA, August 3, 2016 – Estrogen occurs naturally in cow's milk. Recently, there has been concern that consuming milk containing elevated amounts of estrogen...
Scripps Florida scientists unveil critical mechanism of memory formation
JUPITER, FL – Nov. 19, 2015 – In a new study that could have implications for future drug discovery efforts for a number of neurodegenerative...
Brain-scan guided emergency stroke treatment can save more lives
Credit: Image courtesy of Greg Albers, M.D., Stanford University Medical Center. Advances in brain imaging can identify a greater number of stroke patients who can...
Periodontitis linked to a higher mortality rate in patients with…
New findings from the University of Birmingham show that patients with chronic kidney disease patients and periodontitis (severe gum disease) have a higher mortality rate...
Mediterranean diet may decrease pain associated with obesity
Credit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, new research...
OPTIMISTIC lowers long-stay nursing home residents’ avoidable hospitalizations by a third
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The initial phase of OPTIMISTIC, an innovative program developed and implemented by clinician-researchers from the Indiana...
Researchers discover how selenium is incorporated into proteins
Credit: Miljan Simonovic. Humans need eight essential trace elements for good health, and one of them is selenium – a powerful antioxidant that is important...
Tea-time means leopard-time in India
Credit: Kalyan Varma A new WCS study finds that leopards are abundant in tea-garden landscapes in north-eastern India, but that their mere presence does not...
Autism-linked protein lays groundwork for healthy brain
IMAGE: The autism-linked protein MDGA1 (red) is found in the zones of the brain that give rise to new neurons (green). Credit: Salk Institute LA...
Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – In a new, hospital-level analysis by health policy researcher Laura Attanasio at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Katy...
Major treatment expansion could essentially eliminate hepatitis C in R.I. by 2030
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A new Brown University study projects that increasing the number of Rhode Islanders treated every year for hepatitis C virus infection (HCV)...
NSF announces new long-term ecological research sites off Alaska, New…
Credit: Sarah Thornton, UAF National Science Foundation (NSF) grants will support two new Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites. Scientists will conduct research along the Northeast...
