It is well known that individuals who work night shifts or travel often across different time zones have a higher
Category: Health
Promising drug candidate could stop malaria parasites at multiple stages
Redesigning molecules originally developed to treat the skin disease psoriasis could lead to an effective new drug against malaria, according
Learning to read boosts the visual brain
Reading is a recent invention in the history of human culture—too recent for dedicated brain networks to have evolved specifically
The path of breast-to-brain cancer metastasis
In 2018, breast cancer was the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for about a quarter of all reported
A flu-like outbreak could circulate the world in 36 hours
A century ago the Spanish flu pandemic infected a third of the world’s population and killed 50million people. If a
Researchers identify new pathway that controls fat formation
“Obesity is a global health problem that represents a major risk for several chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic
Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults
The gut-muscle axis, or the relationship between gut microbiota and muscle mass and physical function, has gained momentum as a research
Stabilizing neuronal branching for healthy brain circuitry
Neurons form circuits in our brain by creating tree-like branches to connect with each other. Newly forming branches rely on
Dishonest behavior damages ability to read other people’s emotions
People who act dishonestly don’t only hurt the people they’ve wronged—they also harm themselves. Julia Lee, an assistant professor of
AI can predict the chances of surviving oral cancer
The chances of surviving oral cancers can be predicted by state of the art AI algorithms—developed by scientists at the
