Learning from the bears
Credit: Gotthardt Lab, MDC Grizzly bears spend many months in hibernation, but their muscles do not suffer from the lack ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
How cells learn to ‘count’
Credit: Andrew Holland One of the wonders of cell biology is its symmetry. Mammalian cells have one nucleus and one ...
Women with single dose of HPV vaccine gain similar protection as multiple doses
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth A new study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from ...
Which of these mushrooms could kill you? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2019 -- There are tens of thousands of mushroom species out there, ...
Diet has rapid effects on sperm quality
Credit: Ulrik Svedin/LiU Sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study ...
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer
Credit: Mis et al., 2019 Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified a key protein that supports the growth ...
High BMI may improve cancer survival
Study shows link to immunotherapyCredit: Flinders University Above average or high BMI - often linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and ...
Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation
Study found protons led to two-thirds reduction in unplanned hospitalizationsCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Proton therapy leads to significantly lower ...
Transcendental Meditation prevents abnormal enlargement of the heart, reduces chronic heart failure
Credit: Maharishi International University A randomized controlled study recently published in Ethnicity & Disease in their Autumn 2019 Hypertension issue ...
Intermittent fasting: live ‘fast,’ live longer?
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed ...
Cellular culprit suspected of pushing dengue fever from bad to worse is cleared by transcripts
Credit: Dr. Yuan Tian, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--No one knows what makes a mild dengue viral ...
A molecular map of the brain’s decision-making area
Credit: Juan Perez Fernandez Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have come one step closer toward understanding how the part of our ...
Bacteria can ‘outsmart’ programmed cell death
Credit: Hamid Kashkar, University of Cologne Certain bacteria can override a defence mechanism of the immune system, so called programmed ...
Breaking the dogma: Key cell death regulator has more than one way to get the job done
Immunologists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed 2 independent mechanisms driving self-defense molecules to trigger cell deathCredit: St. ...
California’s stricter vaccine exemption policy and improved vaccination rates
Credit: kfuhlert, Pixabay California's elimination, in 2016, of non-medical vaccine exemptions from school entry requirements was associated with an estimated ...
Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer
Credit: OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay Anthracyclines remain a cornerstone of breast cancer therapy in combination with new-generation targeted drugs such as trastuzumab. ...
Could higher magnesium intake reduce fatal coronary heart disease risk in women?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 23, 2019--A new prospective study based on data from the ...
Plant-rich diet protects mice against foodborne infection, UTSW researchers find
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - Dec. 23, 2019 - Mice fed a plant-rich diet are less susceptible to gastrointestinal (GI) infection ...
Injection of virus-delivered gene silencer blocks ALS degeneration, saves motor function
Novel spinal therapy/delivery approach prevented disease onset in neurodegenerative ALS disease model in adult mice and blocked progression in animals ...
Home for the holidays — But will grandpa remember me?
Now there's hope; Hebrew University team finds TB vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer's disease in cancer patientsCredit: Lior Mizrahi Holidays ...
