Boston, MA – A series of reports from five cities across the US found that young children and their parents
Community choirs reduce loneliness and increase interest in life for older adults
An innovative San Francisco program of community choirs for older adults found that singing in a choir reduced loneliness and
Think Genes Dictate Your Life Span? Think Again
Your life partner has a much greater influence on your longevity than the genes you inherited from your family, according
Hypertonic saline may help babies with cystic fibrosis breathe better
Babies with cystic fibrosis may breathe better by inhaling hypertonic saline, according to a randomized controlled trial conducted in Germany
Genetic ‘whodunnit’ for cancer gene solved
Long thought to suppress cancer by slowing cellular metabolism, the protein complex AMPK also seemed to help some tumors grow,
Healing kidneys with nanotechnology
Each year, there are some 13.3 million new cases of acute kidney injury (AKI), a serious affliction. Formerly known as
High Blood Pressure in Young Adults Tied to Earlier Strokes
Two new studies suggest that when people under 40 develop high blood pressure, their risk of early heart disease and
Purdue’s giant leap toward personalized medicine helps eyes drain themselves
Purdue University researchers have invented a new smart drainage device to help patients with glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness
Anopheles mosquitoes could spread Mayaro virus in US, other diverse regions
Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles are well known as primary vectors of malaria. But a new study suggests that Anopheles
Self-assembling protein filaments designed and built from scratch
For the first time, scientists have created, from scratch, self-assembling protein filaments. These were constructed from identical protein subunits that