Coping with climate stress in Antarctica
Credit: Rob Robbins/US Antarctic Program Some Antarctic fish living in the planet's coldest waters are able to cope with the stress of rising carbon dioxide...
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Frosting on the cake
Credit: Daniel Miller When estimating portion size, we may be more influenced by food images on the packaging than by the listed serving size leading...
Reducing inflammation without lowering cholesterol cuts risk of cardiovascular events
Credit: Brigham and Women's Hospital Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital today announced results of a clinical trial culminating from 25 years of cardiovascular research...
Therapeutic inhibition of RANK pathway reduces breast cancer…
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers at the Institute of Biomedical Research of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Eva Gonzalez-Suarez, have shown that pharmacological and genetic inhibition of...
University of Montana student earns NASA Earth and Space science…
Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA – University of Montana doctoral candidate Eric Palm recently was selected for the prestigious NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship. He...
Researchers uncover ‘local heroes’ of immune system
Melbourne researchers have uncovered the genes responsible for the way the body fights infection at the point of 'invasion' – whether it's the skin, liver,...
Researchers get $1.4 million to study novel therapeutic approaches to…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA — Researchers in Georgia State University's Institute for Biomedical Sciences have received a four-year, $1.4 million federal grant to study...
Transcranial direct current stimulation reduces fatigue associated…
Credit: NYU Langone Health People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who underwent a non-invasive form of electrical brain stimulation experienced significant reductions in fatigue, a common...
Families of survivors of ECMO for heart conditions report favorable quality of life
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia One of the few large studies to report long-term outcomes in cardiac patients treated in childhood with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...
Model helps identify drugs to treat cat eye infections
It's a problem veterinarians see all the time, but there are few treatments. Feline herpes virus 1 (FHV-1) is a frequent cause of eye infections...
‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’ the world’s most diverse
Credit: Damian Kelly An unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been identified on a 25-kilometre stretch of the Dampier Peninsula coastline dubbed "Australia's...
Markey’s Blackburn earns NIH New Innovator Award for cancer research
Credit: Jim Morris | UK HealthCare LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2017) – University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researcher Jessica Blackburn has earned a prestigious...
Mounting challenge to brain sex differences
Credit: Rosalind Franklin University How different are men and women's brains? The latest evidence to address this controversy comes from a study at Rosalind Franklin...
Vitamin D pill a day may improve exercise performance and lower risk…
Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, according to the findings of a preliminary study presented today...
Southern Africa’s cheetah population much smaller than believed
Credit: Stephanie Periquet DURHAM, N.C. — Populations of cheetahs in southern Africa have declined as farming and other human activities push deeper into the free-roaming...
