New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
A new area in depression research suggests dysfunction in mitochondria -- the main source of energy for cells -- could lead to major depression. Published...
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Common skin cancer can signal increased risk of other cancers, Stanford researchers say
People who develop abnormally frequent cases of a skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma appear to be at significantly increased risk for the development...
Finally, a potential new approach against KRAS-driven lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The previous decade has seen dramatic advances in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, as genes driving subtypes...
Researchers use ‘biological passport’ to monitor Earth’s largest fish
Credit: Copyright Clare Prebble, Marine Megafauna Foundation and University of Southampton Truckee (California), Aug. 9, 2018: Whale sharks, the world's largest fish, roam less than...
Lichen is losing to wildfire, years after flames are gone
Credit: Jesse Miller/UC Davis As increasingly hot and severe wildfires scorch the West, some lichen communities integral to conifer forests aren't returning, even years after...
Can rare lymphocytes combat rheumatoid arthritis?
Immunologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have demonstrated that ILC2, a group of rare lymphoid cells, play a key role in the development of inflammatory arthritis. ILCs...
Training the next-gen workforce in standards development with $30 million grant
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a five-year Professional Research...
Scientists uncover new details in how sense of smell develops
Credit: Lu Yang Dogs, known for their extraordinarily keen senses of smell, can be trained to use their sensitive sniffers to find drugs, bombs, bed...
Bilingual children to benefit from grant given to UA to improve speech assessments
An associate professor at the University of Arizona has received a $2.5 million federal grant for research involving an issue that is critical in Arizona...
Penalty kick research hits the spot
New research from the University of Portsmouth could help Premiership footballers ahead of the new season, which starts tonight (10 August). The study, published in...
A video game can change the brain, may improve empathy in middle schoolers
Credit: Center for Healthy Minds/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order to gather the pieces of...
Epigenetic reprogramming of human hearts found in congestive heart failure
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Congestive heart failure is a terminal disease that affects nearly 6 million Americans. Yet its management is limited to symptomatic...
Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s colorectal cancer screening program saves lives
Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California are 52 percent less likely to die from colorectal cancer since the health care system launched a comprehensive, organized...
Community health centers can help boost rates of colorectal cancer screening
An innovative program in community health centers to mail free colorectal cancer screening tests to patients' homes led to a nearly 4 percentage point increase...
Study: Brain proteins, patterns reveal clues to understanding epilepsy
Credit: Martin420/Wikimedia Commons New therapies could be on the horizon for people living with epilepsy or anxiety, thanks to a breakthrough discovery by UNLV, Tufts...