Curcumin is widely used to impart color and flavor to food, but scientists have discovered that this yellow powder derived
Month: April 2019
Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss
The loss of memory and cognitive function known to afflict survivors of septic shock is the result of a sugar
Brains of blind people adapt to sharpen sense of hearing, study shows
Research has shown that people who are born blind or become blind early in life often have a more nuanced
A deep learning tool for personalized workout recommendations from fitness tracking data
Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed FitRec, a recommendation tool powered by deep learning, that
New genomics tool ECCITE-seq expands multimodal single cell analysis
A new technique called ECCITE-seq, developed by scientists at the New York Genome Center’s (NYGC) Technology Innovation Lab (@NYGCtech), allows
Protecting damaged hearts with microRNAs
Once the heart is fully formed, the cells that make up heart muscle, known as cardiomyocytes, have very limited ability
No increase in complications with ‘tummy tuck’ in obese patients
“Tummy tuck” surgery (abdominoplasty) can be safely performed in obese patients, with no increase in complications compared to non-obese patients,
With abdominal etching, plastic surgeons help patients get ‘six-pack abs’
Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the toned abdominal appearance they
Overlooked molecular machine in cell nucleus may hold key to treating aggressive leukemia
Many individuals forced to fight an exceptionally aggressive form of the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML) don’t survive more
Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia
Using a unique computational “framework” they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology
