Research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in animal models and patient tissues has identified a new molecular
Day: February 1, 2019
New Tools to Help Women with Physical Disabilities Make Decisions about Pregnancy
Becoming a mother is often a very personal decision for a woman. “For a woman with a physical disability, making
Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests
MIT cancer biologists have discovered a new mechanism that lung tumors exploit to promote their own survival: These tumors alter
Many Women Get Unnecessary Mammograms Before Breast Reduction Surgery
Each year, thousands of younger women with no known risk of breast cancer get mammograms before having breast reduction surgery.
How the Body Fights Cancer and Intruders
The human body’s immune system is like a vast team of special agents. Certain cells called T cells each individually
Any way you slice it, nutrition studies are controversial
For every study that warns against the health perils of coffee, there’s another that points to java as the key to
Cooking chemistry minus heat equals new non-toxic adhesive
It seems like the cakes designed on competitive cooking shows get larger and more intricate every year. From re-creating full
Dynamic aspirin: Molecular vibrations drive electrons over large distances
Aspirin is not only an important drug but also an interesting physics model system in which molecular vibrations and electrons
NIH scientists explore tick salivary glands as tool to study virus transmission and infection
The salivary glands of some tick species could become important research tools for studying how viruses are transmitted from ticks
Pinpointing the cells that control the brain’s memory flow
From the cab driver heading for Times Square to the commuter returning home on the freeway, we all carry maps