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Month: August 2019
Diabetes: Why You Shouldn’t Pick Cheaper Insulin Over Expensive, Easy-To-Use Ones
The increasing price of insulin led many Americans to return to cheaper and older types…
Nicotine Free E-Cigarettes Can Also Harm You, Study Warns
Researchers found that a single time of smoking nicotine-free e-cigarettes can damage blood vessels, which…
Tick Bites Can Cause Deadly Pork, Beef Allergies
A new study found a link between tick bites and sudden development of potentially deadly…
Alternative medicine: Drugs are not always the answer for your pet – Rutland Herald
Alternative medicine: Drugs are not always the answer for your pet Rutland Herald Many people balk…
Do you believe in alternative medicine? NewmarketToday Opinion Polls – NewmarketToday.ca
Do you believe in alternative medicine? NewmarketToday Opinion Polls NewmarketToday.ca 1. Yes! I swear by essential…
New Cutting Edge Treatment Center, Klarity Life, Offers Alternative to Traditional Drug & Alcohol Detox Programs – P&T Community
New Cutting Edge Treatment Center, Klarity Life, Offers Alternative to Traditional Drug & Alcohol Detox…
Protein, You Complete Me
You need not be a bodybuilder to pay close attention to your protein intake. This…
High-Processed Diets Cause Weight Gain
Eating ultra-processed foods caused more calories to be consumed than when eating a minimally processed…
Would You Eat It? Should You Eat It?
You’re trying to decide what to make for dinner and your eye catches perfectly ripe…
Can a Common Food Additive Raise the Risk for Obesity and Diabetes?
Some researchers have been speculating for years that certain commonly used food additives may be…
Scientists propose network of imaging centers to drive innovation in biological research
When sparks fly to innovate new technologies for imaging life at the microscopic scale, often…
Parasite needs chemical (lipid/nutrient) in cat intestines for sex
Toxoplasma gondii is a microbial parasite that infects humans and but needs cats to complete…
New pharmaceutical target reverses osteoporosis in mice
Biomedical engineers have discovered that an adenosine receptor called A2B can be pharmaceutically activated to…
Understanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishes
Neuroscientists show how evolution and animal brains can be a rich source of inspiration for…
Health records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation
Researchers have found that there may be a much broader health risk to carriers of…
Shift to more intense rains threatens historic Italian winery
Wine lovers may appreciate a dry white, but a lack of steady rainfall brought on…
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Scientists probe how distinct liquid organelles in cells are created
One way biological compounds inside cells stay organized is through membrane-less organelles (MLOs) — wall-less…
Most patients willing to share medical records for research purposes
Researchers report most patients are willing to share medical records for research purposes, with a…
Protein-transport discovery may help define new strategies for treating eye disease
Many forms of vision loss stem from a common source: impaired communication between the eye…
New pathway for potential glioblastoma treatment
A team has discovered a new pathway that may help suppress the development of glioblastoma…
Lower back pain? Self-administered acupressure could help
A recent study found that people with chronic lower back pain who performed self-administered acupressure…
Scientists discover the basics of how pressure-sensing Piezo proteins work
Scientists have illuminated the basic mechanism of Piezo proteins, which function as sensors in the…
Meaningful PTSD symptom decrease may lower type 2 diabetes risk
Research finds treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that leads to an improvement in symptoms…
Separate polarization and brightness channels give crabs the edge over predators
Fiddler crabs see the polarization of light and this gives them the edge when it…
Self-folding ‘Rollbot’ paves the way for fully untethered soft robots
The majority of soft robots today rely on external power and control, keeping them tethered…
Nearly 1/3 of migrants through Mexico to US experience significant violence during journey
Almost one-third of people migrating to the US via Mexico experience physical, psychological, and/or sexual…
First of its kind mapping model tracks how hate spreads and adapts online
Researchers have developed a mapping model, the first of its kind, to track how hate…
Electrons in high temperature superconductors may not obey the normal rules of pairing
Physicists used to think that superconductivity — electricity flowing without resistance or loss — was…
Studying quantum phenomena in magnetic systems to understand exotic states of matter
Scientists unify condensed matter physics and quantum physics by experimentally characterizing magnetism-related quantum phenomena in…
Improved functional near infrared spectroscopy enables enhanced brain imaging
Researchers demonstrate critical improvements to functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)-based optical imaging in the brain….
Main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure
Researchers have discovered the root cause of why lithium metal batteries fail — bits of…
Highest-resolution human brain ‘parts list’ to date lays road map to better treatments
A new study has written the most detailed ‘parts list’ of the human brain to…
Why brown fat is good for people’s health
Scientists have discovered how brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue, may help protect…
Researchers convert pro-tumor macrophages into cancer killers
Researchers identified a new therapeutic approach in mouse models that halts drug resistance and cancer…
Cannabis flower is an effective mid-level analgesic medication for pain
Using the largest database of real-time recordings of the effects of common and commercially available…
In cystic fibrosis, lungs feed deadly bacteria
A steady supply of its favorite food helps a deadly bacterium thrive in the lungs…
Real-time fMRI treats Tourette Syndrome
Characterized by repetitive movements or vocalizations known as tics, Tourette Syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder…
Hazardous patterns of prescription opioid misuse in the US
Among adults aged 18 years and older, 31 percent used prescription opioids only as prescribed…
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Why initial UTIs increase susceptibility to further infection
Researchers have discovered that an initial UTI can set the tone for subsequent infections. In…
Hush, baby — the dog is whimpering!
We are all familiar with the sounds of a cat or dog vying for human…
Patient charges mean young people visit doctor less
When young adults pass the age limit for paying patient co-payments, or out-of-pocket prices, their…
Spaceflight consistently affects the gut
A new study discovered that spaceflight — both aboard a space shuttle or the International…
Forecasting dusty conditions months in advance
A researcher has developed an advanced technique for forecasting dusty conditions months before they occur,…
New way to make micro-sensors may revolutionize future of electronics
Researchers have found a way to improve the performance of tiny sensors that could have…
New brain map could improve AI algorithms for machine vision
Neuroscientists have published an updated view on the primate brain’s visual system organization. They found…
Color-changing artificial ‘chameleon skin’ powered by nanomachines
Researchers have developed artificial ‘chameleon skin’ that changes color when exposed to light and could…
Tomography: Synchrotron radiation can be used to watch how metal foam forms
An international research team has set a new tomography world record using a rotary sample…
Environmental DNA proves the expansion of invasive crayfish habitats
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has successfully proven the presence of invasive crayfish in almost all the…
What factors influence how antibiotics are accessed and used in less well-off countries
It is often assumed that people use antibiotics inappropriately because they don’t understand enough about…