Kennedy Krieger research scientist explores Leonardo da Vinci’s knowledge of the brain
Article published in recent edition of The Lancet BALTIMORE, April 11, 2019 - May 2, 2019, marks the 500th anniversary ...
Tag: Physiology
Groundbreaking 50 million digital monitoring project to prevent disease
A pioneering European project aims to develop a system using small sensors worn on the body so that how well ...
Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries, study indicates
Credit: Photo courtesy Los Alamos National Laboratory CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one ...
Sexual behavior may influence gut microbiome
CU Anschutz researchers say men who have sex with men have unique microbiomes, may impact immune system AURORA, Colo. (April ...
A tiny cry for help from inside the liver could lead to better treatment
Enzyme's newly discovered ability to spur the body to prevent, or repair, acute liver injury could be harnessed as a ...
Relationship benefits can be seen in your eyes
The presence of a spouse provides immediate stress protection, BYU study findsCredit: Jaren WIlkey, BYU Turns out that relationships are ...
LDAIR, a lncRNA regulates seasonal changes in stress response
Unraveling the mechanism for seasonal adaptation in animalsCredit: Tomoya Nakayama & Takashi Yoshimura Biologists at the National Institute for Basic ...
Performance-enhancing drugs may increase risk of teen cocaine abuse, impair fertility
Exposure to anabolic steroids increased psychoactive effects of cocaine in rat study Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019)--Performance-enhancing steroid use could ...
Blocking opioid receptors could reduce hormone-therapy-fueled increases in sugar intake
Findings of rat study suggest the opioid system is responsible for hormone treatment's effect on sugar consumption Orlando, Fla. (April ...
Preeclampsia treatment for mothers also benefits offspring
Findings could lead to therapies that lower health risks for children born to women with preeclampsiaCredit: Courtesy of Hannah Turbeville, ...
Think female race car drivers aren’t fit enough? Think again
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - In the world of racing, the debate on whether women are as ...
Polysulfide donors strongly suppress inflammatory responses
Credit: Prof. Tomohiro Sawa Researchers from Japan have developed a new polysulfide donor: a chemical compound composed of chains of ...
Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms
Finding could improve development of personalized psychiatric treatmentsCredit: Widge et. al. In a new study that could improve the therapeutic ...
Stressed? Take a 20-minute nature pill
Just 20 minutes of contact with nature will lower stress hormone levels, reveals new study Taking at least twenty minutes ...
Sunscreen application has better face coverage than SPF moisturizers
Credit: Austin McCormick, 2019 Application of sun protection factor (SPF) moisturizers tends to miss more of the face, especially around ...
Leukocytes use their nucleus as a ruler to choose path of least resistance
Mobile cells move around obstacles in dense tissue by selecting for larger pore sizes; study published in the journal NatureCredit: ...
Dermatology students improve Wikipedia entries on skin disease
They edited entries, made them more complete/understandable AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A group of medical students recruited to ...
Tipping the scales
Labeling proteins with ubiquitin paves new road to cell regulation researchCredit: K. Lang / TUM Human cells have a sophisticated ...
Elucidation of functional mechanism of ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin, at molecular level
Credit: Kanazawa University Oxytocin*1) is a cyclic peptide consisting of 9 amino acid residues. Oxytocin is primarily produced by the ...
Doing more with less in the study of plant chemical defense
A high-throughput method to quantify plant biochemical responses with small tissue samples Plants can't run away to avoid being eaten, ...
