Diabetes drug prevents stiffening of heart muscle in obese mouse model
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health Overconsumption of a Western diet high in fats and refined sugars has contributed to a global increase in...
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Texas team debuts battery-less pacemaker
Credit: Rice Integrated Systems and Circuits/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 5, 2017) - A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's...
NIAID-sponsored trial of experimental Chikungunya vaccine begins
Credit: NIAID A clinical trial of an experimental vaccine to prevent infection with chikungunya virus is now enrolling healthy adult volunteers at sites in the...
Two-part system turns stem cells into whatever you want
Credit: Laura Randolph, Penn State Whether using embryonic or adult stem cells, coercing these master cells to convert to the desired target cell and reproduce...
White noise after loud noise prevents hearing deficits in mice
Mild hearing loss from exposure to less than one hour of loud noise leads to a reorganization of circuits in a key midbrain structure of...
Anticipation helps pathological gamblers hold out for larger-but-later rewards
Triggering pathological gamblers to envision a future personal experience reduces their preference for an immediate reward over a larger, delayed award, according to a study...
Symposium to honor microbiologist Sol Spiegelman, present new work in biological sciences
In honor of University of Illinois microbiologist Sol Spiegelman and his work in recombinant DNA technology, the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is...
Baby sleeping in same room associated with less sleep, unsafe sleep habits
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends parents keep babies in the same room with them to sleep for the first year to prevent sudden...
Chronic pain linked to increased risk of dementia in study of older adults
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that older people with persistent pain show quicker declines in memory as they age and are more likely...
1 in 5 surgical weight-loss patients take prescription opioids seven years after surgery
Credit: Nicole Santo/UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 5, 2017 - While the proportion of adults with severe obesity using prescription opioids initially declines in the months after...
Study evaluates overall geriatric health during androgen deprivation therapy
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Androgen drives many prostate cancers. But the body uses androgen for muscle growth and maintenance, among other functions. An...
Cells change type to help or hinder immunity
In news that may bring hope to asthma sufferers, scientists discover a mechanism that provides a possible new target for allergy treatments. By observing the...
Injectable solution may provide weeks of glucose control
Credit: Ashutosh Chilkoti, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created a technology that might provide weeks of glucose control for...
Decomposing leaves are a surprising source of greenhouse gases
Credit: Courtesy of Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas...
Research in bloodless worms reveals how organs communicate status of life-giving heme
Credit: Iqbal Hamza COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Scientists at the University of Maryland and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified for the first...
