First Australian populations followed footpath ‘superhighways’ across the continent
Credit: Megan Hotchkiss Davidson/Sandia National Laboratories The best path across the desert is rarely the straightest. For the first human ...
Tag: Physiology
Obesity, high-salt diet pose different cardiovascular risks in females, males
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, ...
Rutgers Professor Joan Bennett elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Plant biologist studies the genetics and physiology of thread-like fungiCredit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University Joan W. Bennett, a Distinguished Professor of ...
How behavioral rhythms are fine-tuned in the brain
Researchers led by a team at Kanazawa University report that vasopressin neurons in the brain's circadian rhythm control center are ...
Polymer-based coatings on metallic implants improve bone-implant integration
Polysaccharide and protein-based coatings on metallic implants increase bone tendency to attach on implants, prevent loosening and bacterial invasionCredit: Ahmet ...
Anesthesia doesn’t simply turn off the brain, it changes its rhythms
Credit: Miller/Brown labs MIT Picower Institute In a uniquely deep and detailed look at how the commonly used anesthetic propofol ...
‘Smart shirt’ takes a trip to space for science
High-tech shirt non-intrusively monitors astronauts' health during spaceflightCredit: Canadian Space Agency/NASA A technology-packed tank top offers a simple, effective way ...
Toward painless oral insulin administration
Can insulin be administered orally by simply mixing it with a small intestine permeable cyclic peptide?Left: blood glucose levels continued ...
Ankle exoskeleton enables faster walking
Credit: Farrin Abbott Being unable to walk quickly can be frustrating and problematic, but it is a common issue, especially ...
Fight or flight response may hinge on protein in skeletal muscular system
University of Cincinnati researchers hope to advance the understanding of skeletal muscular disordersCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Researchers at the ...
Hungry fruit flies are extreme ultramarathon fliers
In search of food, a fly can travel six million times its body lengthCredit: Floris van Breugel In 2005, an ...
Neuro-researchers find repetitive head impacts can result in functional brain impairments
Brain vital signs concussion study in Bantam and junior A ice-hockey detects significant subconcussive changes in cognitive brain functionCredit: Health ...
Study identifies new targets in the angiogenesis process
Credit: Universidad de Sevilla Angiogenesis is a process of new vessel formation that is activated both in physiological (tissue repair, ...
A new treatment for rare muscular disease
UC researchers present findings that could give patients with Pompe disease a better quality of lifeCredit: University of Cincinnati Rare ...