Trial shows drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to new...
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Rethinking well-being and sustainability measurements from local to global scales
Credit: © Michael Esbach A new study suggests that standard ways of measuring well-being and sustainability in communities used by global organizations may be missing...
Introduction of a novel system for in vitro analyses of zebrafish oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
(Technische Universität Dresden) Dr. Michell M. Reimer, group leader at the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden, and...
Space station crew takes a breather with lung tissue investigation
Credit: Joan Nichols. The microgravity environment of the International Space Station impacts nearly every system within the human body. Researchers are studying the effects to...
Protein regulates vitamin A metabolic pathways, prevents inflammation
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how uncontrolled vitamin A metabolism in the gut can cause harmful...
Researchers demonstrate ‘mind-reading’ brain-decoding tech
Credit: Purdue University image/Erin Easterling) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have demonstrated how to decode what the human brain is seeing by using artificial intelligence...
Canada geese give hunters the slip by hiding out in Chicago
Credit: Mike Ward URBANA, Ill. - It's open season for Canada geese in Illinois from mid-October to mid-January. Unfortunately for hunters, Canada geese are finding...
Media alert: Insect scientists to swarm Denver, Nov. 5-8
What: Entomology 2017, the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America Where: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado When: November 5-8, 2017 Who: 3,000+ insect...
New Peruvian bird species discovered by its song
Credit: Andy Kratter/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A new species of bird from the heart of Peru remained undetected for years until...
UMass Amherst microbiologists contribute to possible new anti-TB treatment path
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - As part of the long effort to improve treatment of tuberculosis (TB), microbiologists led by Yasu Morita at the...
Transformative donation of $16 million establishes new autism research centre at the Montreal Neurol
Credit: Owen Egan: McGill University A new research centre in Montreal will help lift the shroud of mystery surrounding autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lead...
Salk scientists lead $25 million initiative to develop atlas of brain cell types
Credit: Marina Garrett LA JOLLA--(October 23, 2017) Salk Institute scientists will lead a multimillion-dollar, five-year initiative to revolutionize our understanding of the human brain by...
Novel technique explains herbicide’s link to Parkinson’s disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have used an innovative gene editing technique to identify the genes that may lead to Parkinson's disease after exposure to paraquat, a...
NIH BRAIN Initiative builds on early advances
The National Institutes of Health has announced funding for 110 new awards totaling $169 million for the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative,...
Research revises our knowledge of how the brain learns to fear
Credit: Li Lab CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Our brains wire themselves up during development according to a series of remarkable genetic programs that...
