Among young women without an eating disorder diagnosis, those who use diet pills and laxatives for weight control had higher
Month: November 2019
Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma
One of the ways a cancer-causing gene works up enough power to turn a normal cell into a cancer cell
Good news for countries with dengue and Zika virus
An international team of scientists have reported an effective and environmentally sustainable way to block the transmission of mosquito-borne dengue
Science underestimated dangerous effects of sleep deprivation
Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab has conducted one of the largest sleep studies to date, revealing that sleep
Omega-3 fatty acids’ health benefit linked to stem cell control, researchers find
Stanford University Medical Center For years, researchers have known that defects in an ancient cellular antenna called the primary cilium
Brain biomarker predicts compulsive drinking in mice
Although alcohol use is ubiquitous in modern society, only a portion of individuals develop alcohol use disorders or addiction. Yet,
Little-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
With unexpected findings about a protein that’s highly expressed in fat tissue, scientists at Scripps Research have opened the door
Study: Urban green space can prevent premature deaths
Residential greenness can protect against premature all-cause mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by the Barcelona Institute
Machine learning microscope adapts lighting to improve diagnosis
Engineers at Duke University have developed a microscope that adapts its lighting angles, colors and patterns while teaching itself the
Researchers identify new gene mutation in familial thyroid cancers
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine identified a new gene mutation that may cause a type of familial thyroid
