Traditional Amazonian drug linked to improved sense of wellbeing
Credit: Rafael Guimarães dos Santos A psychedelic drug traditionally used in South America improves people's general sense of wellbeing and may offer a treatment for...
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UNC awarded nearly $23 million to continue national effort to cure HIV
Chapel Hill, NC – Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will receive nearly $23 million over the next five years to...
Anti-cell death agent a potential treatment for vision loss associated…
Credit: Ken Shindler, MD, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (PHILADELPHIA) – A new therapeutic agent tested in a mouse model of multiple...
Endobronchial valve treatment appears to improve lung function in…
Credit: ATS Sept. 8, 2017–People with severe emphysema may breathe better after a minimally invasive procedure that places valves in the airways leading to diseased...
Scientists discover how epithelial cells maintain constant cell numbers
Credit: Swapna Gudipaty SALT LAKE CITY – Research published today in Nature from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah shows...
Exercise and vitamin D better together for heart health
Johns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of survey responses and health records of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a...
NIH scientists try to crack the brain’s memory codes
Credit: Courtesy of Zaghloul lab, NIH/NINDS. In a pair of studies, scientists at the National Institutes of Health explored how the human brain stores and...
Applying research advances to improve cardiovascular health in women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 26, 2017–Cardiovascular disease remains the main cause of death among women, but evidence-based advances are...
Heat-loving Australian ants believe in diversity, hint 74 species new to science
Credit: Dr. Brian Heterick The 'furnace ants' or 'honeypot ants' present a very large genus of ants, Melophorus, confined to Australia. Long believed to be...
Sunflower seeds traced as source of toxic mold, potent liver…
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University researchers have shown that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a toxin produced by...
Uncovering the secrets of white cell power
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science One of the mysteries of the living body is the movement of cells – not just in the blood, but...
New study shows that Americans are not eating much bread
Credit: The Ginger Network Aug. 31, 2017 — Washington, D.C. — A new study published this month in the journal, Nutrients, shows that – contrary...
Smoke-free policies help decrease smoking rates for LGBT population
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disability in the United States. According to the...
Unsynching the heartbeat a bit each day halts worsening heart failure
IMAGE: After PITA therapy, the damage to the heart's force-generating elements, myofilaments, are repaired. Credit: Jonathan Kirk Johns Hopkins has demonstrated in animals that applying...
Recurrence of prostate cancer could be reduced thanks to exciting new discovery
Thomas Helleday Ground breaking research could reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer in males, a new study in the journal Nature Communications reports. During this...
