Some chemicals in smoke may be even more dangerous than previously…
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It's no surprise that chemicals in smoke cause cancer, but a new study published in the Archives of Toxicology...
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Popular heartburn drugs linked to gradual yet ‘silent’ kidney damage
Credit: Michael Worful/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Taking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including...
‘Self-sabotage’ prevents immune protection against malaria
IMAGE: Australian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itself against...
Parkinson’s disease: A new tool aims to improve diagnosis and advance treatment
This news release is available in French and French. Montreal, Nov. 13 2015 – A group of experts working under the umbrella of the International...
Fruit discovery could provide new treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
A combination of two compounds found in red grapes and oranges could be used to improve the health of people with diabetes, and reduce cases...
The secret of scientists who impact policy
Credit: Natural Capital Project Why does some research lead to changes in public policy, while other studies of equal quality do not? That crucial question...
Journal of Parkinson’s Disease celebrates key breakthroughs
Credit: IOS Press Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 21, 2017 – Marking the 200th anniversary of James Parkinson's first published description of the disease that would...
Newly described cellular defense activity could guide solutions to UTIs
DURHAM, N.C. – The process cells use to secrete chemicals also appears to be the way to clear urinary tract infections, or UTIs, according to...
Asiagomphus reinhardti: A newly discovered insect is named after a TU…
The Russian insect researcher Oleg Kosterin and his Japanese colleague Naoto Yokoi have traced the dragonfly in a remote mountainous border region between Cambodia and...
Overcome strength-training plateau with accentuated eccentric loading
Hitting a plateau in strength training? The answer to overcoming it might lie in accentuated eccentric loading (AEL). Many experienced strength trainers try to overcome...
Cells in fish’s spinal discs repair themselves
Credit: Jennifer Bagwell, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Duke researchers have discovered a unique repair mechanism in the developing backbone of zebrafish that could give...
Half of hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients don’t receive…
Credit: Duke Clinical Research Institute DURHAM, N.C. — When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at considerably higher risk for blood...
UChicago studies ranked 1 & 2 in Clinical Research Forum’s…
Credit: Carole Ober, University of Chicago The Clinical Research Forum, a national organization of senior researchers and thought leaders from the nation's leading academic health...
Scientists win UN data prize for monitoring threats to South African…
Credit: Adam Wilson BUFFALO, N.Y. — South Africa's Cape Floristic Region is one of the richest repositories of plant life in the world. Here, about...
Young, gifted, first-generation minority science students motivated by prosocial values
BETHESDA, MD–There are as many motives as there are undergraduates taking introductory science courses, but if you look closely at groups of freshmen science students...
