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Anti-obesity drugs – a group of brain cells controls energy expenditure
Effective weight-loss strategies call for eating less food, burning more calories - or ideally, both.
But for the more than 90 million Americans who...
Scientists have created natural-looking hair that grows through the skin using human induced pluripotent...
Scientists from Sanford Burnham Prebys have created natural-looking hair that grows through the skin using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a major scientific...
Herceptin : The two-in-one treatment keeps women’s breast cancers at bay
Guiding chemotherapy to a tumour by attaching it to the antibody-based target drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) is effective at treating women with breast cancer who...
Deep sleep is critical for memory consolidation
Gentle sound stimulation played during specific times during deep sleep enhanced deep or slow-wave sleep for people with mild cognitive impairment, who are at...
Praying mantises use 3-D perception for hunting
In stunning images captured under the microscope for the first time, the neurons were found in praying mantises.
The work is published in Nature...
Exposure to viral infections in the brain during childhood has been linked to an...
Although the exact causes of multiple sclerosis still remain unknown, it is assumed that the disease is triggered by a combination of genetic and...
Using social media can actually help improve mental health in adults
Contrary to popular belief, using social media and the internet regularly could improve mental health among adults and help fend off serious psychological distress,...
Listeria bacteria : how the pathogen manipulates the immune system to promote its own...
Listeria bacteria in food, water, or soil can cause food poisoning and even life-threatening infections in vulnerable people.
In a study, Yale investigators have...
Being a morning person is associated with a lower risk of developing breast cancer
Being a morning person (popularly known as larks) is associated with a lower risk of developing breast cancer than being an evening person (popularly...
Increased glucose could give people with ALS improved mobility and a longer life
Increased glucose, transformed into energy, could give people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, improved mobility and a longer life, according to new findings...
Researchers have found a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect for soy protein
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect for soy protein, with pooled data from dozens of clinical trials that...
Asthma – Researchers have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in...
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in mice with asthma-like inflammation of the airways.
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What causes the lack of insulin production in people with type 2 diabetes?
Due to the increasing insulin resistance of cells, patients with type 2 diabetes suffer from increased blood sugar levels with far-reaching consequences.
After many...
Researchers have used a genetically manipulated virus to destroy prostate cancer
Researchers at the São Paulo State Cancer Institute (ICESP) in Brazil have used a genetically manipulated virus to destroy tumor cells upon injection into...
Researchers found the widespread presence of naturally-occurring DMT in the mammalian brain
In the past few years, thrill-seekers from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond have been travelling to South America to take part in so-called Ayahuasca...
