How blood vessels slow down and accelerate tumor growth
Cancer cells have an enormous need for oxygen and nutrients. Therefore, growing tumors rely on the simultaneous growth of capillaries, the fine branching blood vessels...
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One amino acid, a whale of a difference
A single amino-acid variation in a key receptor in whales may help explain why some species of cetaceans evolved sleek, muscular bodies to hunt fish...
Study reveals ways in which cells feel their surroundings
Credit: Image courtesy of Ned Wingreen, Princeton University Cells push out tiny feelers to probe their physical surroundings, but how much can these tiny sensors...
27 Phase III and 8 Phase II Alzheimer’s drugs on track to launch in next 5 years
Credit: ResearchersAgainstAlzheimer's LONDON, July 18, 2017 - Twenty-seven Alzheimer's drugs in Phase III clinical trials and eight drugs in Phase II clinical trials may launch...
Low-dose diazepam can increase social competitiveness
Psychologists speak of anxiety in two forms: "state" anxiety, which refers to anxiety arising from a particular situation; and "trait" anxiety, which refers to anxiety...
Reversing fetal alcohol damage after birth
Study in rats showed thyroxine and metformin reversed memory and learning deficits caused by fetal alcohol exposure Potential treatment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder "You...
Scientists unlock planthoppers’ potential to control future crop disease outbreaks
Credit: Junjie Zhu Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Zoology have discovered how a severe rice virus reproduces inside the small brown...
Study shows language development starts in the womb
Credit: KU News Service photo A month before they are born, fetuses carried by American mothers-to-be can distinguish between someone speaking to them in English...
Helping EU cities and regions cut carbon emissions
Credit: Graphic: NTNU Industrial Ecology Programme/ Environmental Research Letters In 1915, a Scottish town planner and social activist named Patrick Geddes encouraged the readers of...
Does exercise facilitate body weight control? The answer may depend on sex.
Healthcare practitioners regularly prescribe diet and exercise as a method for patients to lose weight. But exercise might not be equally effective in males and...
New combination of anti-obesity drugs may have beneficial effects
Research conducted in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has revealed that a unique combination of hormone-based drugs can produce enhanced...
Benefits of gastric bypass surgery linked to changes in sweet taste preference
Worldwide, the number of patients struggling with obesity is rapidly increasing in both adults and children. Diet and exercise are the mainstays of treatment for...
Replacing a palatable high-fat diet with low fat food causes withdrawal-like symptoms in mice
Researchers have found that mice fed a palatable high-fat diet experience stress responses that resemble drug withdrawal when their food is switched to a low-fat...
Estrogen in the brain prevents obesity and glucose intolerance during menopause in lab animal study
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that adding estrogen in the brain may improve health in obese females after menopause. The study...
One minute of running per day associated with better bone health in women
A single minute of exercise each day is linked to better bone health in women, new research shows. Scientists from the University of Exeter and...
