Tag: Physiology

A team of researchers led by Osaka University find that adiponectin, a hormone derived from fat cells, improves the efficacy ...

Credit: James Betts, the University of Bath Consuming protein at night increases blood sugar level in the morning for healthy ...

Credit: TMiMS Researchers at TMIMS have revealed that PINK1 (a serine/threonine kinase) and Parkin (a ubiquitin ligating enzyme: E3) work ...

Credit: Nicole Aponte-Santiago/MIT Picower Institute A new study by MIT neuroscientists into how seemingly similar neuronal subtypes drive locomotion in ...

Credit: Kenta Maruyama In a new study published in Cell, "RNA sensing by gut Piezo1 is essential for systemic serotonin ...

Researchers in Korea have now developed a new method to power medical implants using an active photonic wireless systemCredit: Gwangju ...

Credit: Photo credit: Anita Bean On a gram for gram basis, animal proteins are more effective than plant proteins in ...

Long distance runnersCredit: Lieberman, Daniel E. "Running in Tarahumara (Rarámuri) Culture," just published in Current Anthropology (v61, no. 3 (June ...

Credit: Carlos Jared Caecilians are limbless amphibians that, to the untrained eye, can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians ...

A new method to estimate English discrimination ability from human pupillary responseCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS ...

Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel vaccine that removes senescent immune cells from the body to improve obesity-induced metabolic ...

The snakes which comprise the Chrysopelea family are the only known limbless vertebrates capable of flight. Scientists have known this, but ...

Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich The Human Brain Project (HBP) announces the start of its final phase as an EU-funded FET Flagship. ...

UMass Amherst researchers find TiO2 nanoparticles produce inflammation in colonCredit: UMass Amherst A common food additive, recently banned in France ...

Credit: (Image: UZH) Migraine is one of the most disabling disorders, affecting one in seven people and causing a tremendous ...

Credit: YE Yuting "If in doubt, always follow your nose," said Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings. Despite Gandalf's ...

Innovative wireless split-ring resonator concentrates microwaves into a hot-spot for ultrasound emissionCredit: SPIE Ultrasound imaging is one of the workhorses ...

Injections of two chemicals in a slow-release form significantly reduced the size of dead heart tissue and improved the function ...

FAU researcher examines impact of dog-walking intervention on physiological and PTSD symptoms in military veteransCredit: Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University ...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University In the face of a multipronged front to drive blood pressure up, including ...