Insurance vs. out-of-pocket payment not a big factor in weight-loss outcomes
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - May 25, 2017 - Individuals whose insurance covered the cost of a comprehensive medical weight-loss program had one-year outcomes very similar to...
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No evidence that brain-stimulation technique boosts cognitive training
Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)--a non-invasive technique for applying electric current to areas of the brain--may be growing in popularity, but new research suggests that it...
Resetting balance in reward centers may help treat alcohol addiction
Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 2017 - The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place...
Designer worm spit supercharges healing
Every day 12 Australian diabetics have a limb amputated because of a non-healing wound. Globally, it's one every 30 seconds. A molecule produced by a...
New drug therapy could improve brain function and life expectancy of ALS patients
BEER-SHEVA, Israel... May 23, 2017 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a new therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using part...
Food is not just the sum of its nutrients
Credit: Tanja Kongerslev Thorning Traditionally investigations of a foodstuff's implications for human health focus on the content of individual nutrients such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates..
Scientists uncover dietary strategy to address obesity using component in red chili
Washington, DC - May 23, 2017 - Scientists have discovered a dietary strategy that may address obesity by reducing endotoxemia, a major contributor to chronic,...
‘Pregnant’ housefly males demonstrate the evolution of sex determination
Credit: Peter Koomen Sex is one of the most essential characteristics of an individual - not only for humans, but also for animals and plants....
Crazy for ant eggs
Loading video... Credit: Chin-Cheng 'Scotty' Yang Kyoto, Japan -- As worker ants busily hurry about providing for colony and queen, we can imagine a range...
New cancer drug can prevent reactions to common airborne allergens
CHICAGO --- A cancer drug for patients with certain types of leukemia and lymphoma can also prevent reactions to some of the most common airborne...
Novel technology applied to replace aging bridge
Credit: Majid Talebi/ University of Delaware America's bridges received a grade of C+ on the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, put out by the American Society...
The secret to combating pancreatic cancer may lie in suppression of a common protein
Credit: Amy Lee, PhD, Keck School of Medicine LOS ANGELES - New research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California...
Taking a closer look at genetic switches in cancer
Credit: Hoelz Lab/Caltech Many things go wrong in cells during the development of cancer. At the heart of the chaos are often genetic switches that...
UTA’s AbeXXa Biologics named one of 40Â Best University Startups 2017Â by NCET2
(University of Texas at Arlington) AbeXXa Biologics, a faculty startup at The University of Texas at Arlington, was named one of the 40 'Best University...
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk
WASHINGTON, DC -- Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, finds a major new report by...
