Some monkeys prone to isolation
Credit: Lauren Brent Some individual animals are prone to social isolation, new research suggests. The study of rhesus macaques showed some of the monkeys remain...
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Scientists work to turn up the heat of brown fat to combat obesity
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 7, 2016) – Scientists are trying to turn up the heat-burning ability of brown fat with the long-term goal of combatting obesity....
Insight into the challenges and contributions of nurse bioethicists
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (October 13, 2017) – Nurse bioethicists are a small but special subset of the nursing profession and bioethics community, focusing on...
The Goldilocks effect in aging research
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(December 5, 2016) Ever since researchers connected the shortening of telomeres–the protective structures on the ends of chromosomes–to aging and disease,...
Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. – When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease...
Study: Mental health mobile apps are effective self-help tools
Credit: BYU Photo When it comes to strengthening your mental or emotional health, would you trust an app? A trio of Brigham Young University health...
UM study: Wildfires to increase in Alaska with future climate change
Credit: The University of Montana courtesy photo MISSOULA – Climate change is melting glaciers, reducing sea-ice cover and increasing wildlife activity – with some of...
Supercomputers assist in search for new, better cancer drugs
Credit: Özlem Demir, University of California, San Diego Surgery and radiation remove, kill, or damage cancer cells in a certain area. But chemotherapy — which...
When a common cold may trigger early supportive care
Credit: Children's National Health System Human rhinovirus (HRV), the culprit behind most colds, is the leading cause of hospitalization for premature babies. However, in very...
Vaccine candidates protect against Zika virus in rhesus monkeys
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), in collaboration with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School,...
Wolves understand cause and effect better than dogs
Credit: Michelle Lampe/Wolf Science Center A good example of the connection between cause and effect, is that an object which contains food produces noise when...
TSRI and IAVI researchers harness antibody evolution on the path to an AIDS vaccine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International...
Researchers ‘solve’ key Zika virus protein structure
ANN ARBOR — Researchers have revealed the molecular structure of a protein produced by the Zika virus that is thought to be involved in the...
E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study…
Credit: Image courtesy of Karteek Kadimisetty and the journal ACS Sensors. Copyright 2017 American Chemical Society. A study by chemists at the University of Connecticut...
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Imaging CoE Monash University (Australia) and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades...
