Aggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men, is associated with BRCA2 mutations, which are
Month: January 2019
How to measure pain
It’s really hard when people can’t see how much pain you’re in, because they have to take your word on
Excessive social media use is equivalent to drug addiction
Bad decision-making is a trait oftentimes associated with drug addicts and pathological gamblers, but what about people who excessively use
Artificial bug eyes
Single lens eyes, like those in humans and many other animals, can create sharp images, but the compound eyes of
How specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk
A new study by researchers at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT finds that the protein CPG2
Drug development options diversified with new metal catalyst
A University of Illinois team of researchers led by chemistry professor M. Christina White has developed a new manganese-based catalyst
Food allergies more widespread in adults than previously suspected, new study finds
About 31 million U.S. adults have food allergies, nearly half of which develop after age 18, according to a study published in JAMA
Scientists design protein that prods cancer-fighting T-cells
Scientists at UW Medicine’s Institute for Protein Design (IPD) in Seattle have created a new protein that mimics the action
Genes on the move help nose make sense of scents
The human nose can distinguish one trillion different scents — an extraordinary feat that requires 10 million specialized nerve cells,
Decreased deep sleep linked to early signs of Alzheimer’s disease
Poor sleep is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. People with the disease tend to wake up tired, and their nights
