Social media accounts promote skeletal images of women
Skeletal images of bodies featuring protruding bones and pencil-thin limbs are being shared and promoted on social media, new research shows. A study by the...
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Support for Chicago Biomedical Consortium renewed
Credit: Dan Dombeck, Northwestern University The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust has renewed its funding commitment to the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC), an...
Immune defense without collateral damage
Credit: (Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum) Researchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland have clarified the role of the enzyme MPO. In fighting infections,...
Smart but shy: What women want in a sperm donor
A QUT study into how women choose sperm donors online has revealed men who are intellectual, shy, calm and methodical are selected to produce more...
Heparin stimulates food intake and body weight gain in mice
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine and South China Agricultural University Heparin is a medication widely used to prevent blood clotting; it is named after and...
Weill Cornell team creates self-renewing hematopoietic stem cells for…
Credit: Dr. Raphael Lis/Flow Cytometry and Microscopy Core, Starr Foundation, Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Derivation Laboratory Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered an innovative met..
UTSW scientists take early step to personalized breast cancer care
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Nov. 28, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have developed a method to map protein changes that occur in...
PNNL moves cybersecurity software and a novel disinfecting system…
IMAGE: Cybersecurity software developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory called CHAMPION can reason like an analyst to determine if network activity is suspicious. Credit: PNNL...
Researchers discover new combination therapy strategy for brain, blood…
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI–Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have discovered a new potential strategy to personalize therapy for brain...
Study reveals genetic explanation for cancer’s higher incidence in males than females
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON — In a new study, a group of Boston scientists, including researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, offer a genetic explanation...
Efficient approach for tracking physical activity with wearable health…
Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical activity based on data from...
Music sessions can help millions who struggle to speak to lead a…
Credit: Plymouth Music Zone/University of Plymouth Tailored music sessions could be crucial in transforming the lives of millions of people whose speech is impacted by...
Bioluminescent worm found to have iron superpowers
Credit: David Liittschwager, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have...
Gastric band surgery significantly reduces health risks in overweight…
Credit: Monash University A long-term study by Monash University researchers – the first of its kind – has found that gastric band surgery has significant...
Plant and food-based compounds may be key to future cancer prevention
TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2015) – Advancements in precision medicine have led to many new targeted cancer therapies for cancer patients. These treatments focus on...
