The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a new scientific report on the current status of the spread of…
Your weight history may predict your heart failure risk
In a medical records analysis of information gathered on more than 6,000 people, researchers conclude that simply asking older adult…
Buzz! Slap! Ow! Taking the virus out of a mosquito’s bite
They approach with the telltale sign — a high-pitched whine. It’s a warning that you are a mosquito’s next meal.…
Developing brains of premature babies benefit from caffeine therapy
New research shows early caffeine treatment of premature babies born less than 29 weeks’ gestation has no long-term negative effects…
Maintaining the unlimited potential of stem cells
Scientists have discovered a new protein complex that keeps the brakes on stem cells, allowing them to maintain their indefinite…
Attention, please! Anticipation of touch takes focus, executive skills
A study examines what happens in children’s brains when they anticipate a touch to the hand, and relates this brain…
Improved understanding of the pathology of dwarfism may lead to new treatment targets
Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is a severe inherited dwarfing condition In PSACH, a genetic mutation leads to abnormal retention of cartilage oligomeric…
Researchers developing nonopioid drug for chronic pain
Researchers are developing a drug — now in its earliest stages — that can treat certain types of chronic pain…
Faster, cheaper test can help predict risk of metastasis in prostate cancer patients
A report describes a new assay to assess copy number alterations that is cheaper, faster, reproducible, and requires less tissue…
Is Aerobic Exercise the Key to Successful Aging?
Aerobic activities like jogging and interval training can make our cells biologically younger; weight training did not have the same…