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Predicting Hotspots for Future Flu Outbreaks
March 14, 2013 — A major pandemic could occur if bird flu were to become highly contagious among humans. Scientists are making sure we get a leg up on the threat by developing predictions about where outbreaks are ... > full story -
Fungus Uses Copper Detoxification as Crafty Defense Mechanism
March 14, 2013 — A potentially lethal fungal infection appears to gain virulence by being able to anticipate and disarm a hostile immune attack in the lungs, according to a new ... > full story -
Pig Brain Models Provide Insights Into Human Cognitive Development
March 14, 2013 — A mutual curiosity about patterns of growth and development in pig brains has brought two research groups together. Animal scientists have now developed a model of the pig brain that they plan to use ... > full story -
Probiotics Reduce Stress-Induced Intestinal Flare-Ups, Study Finds
March 14, 2013 — Stress has a way of significantly altering the composition of gut bacteria, which leads to inflammation and often times, belly pain for those with irritable bowel syndrome. But a new study shows how ... > full story -
Drug Treatment Corrects Autism Symptoms in Mouse Model
March 13, 2013 — Autism results from abnormal cell communication. Testing a new theory, researchers have used a newly discovered function of an old drug to restore cell communications in a mouse model of autism, ... > full story -
Mechanism That Regulates Production of Energy-Burning Brown Fat Discovered
March 13, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a mechanism that regulates the production of brown fat, a type of fat which plays an important role in heat production and energy metabolism. The findings may lead to new ... > full story -
Immune Cells Cluster and Communicate 'Like Bees,' Researcher Says
March 13, 2013 — The immune system's T cells, while coordinating responses to diseases and vaccines, act like honey bees sharing information about the best honey sources, according to a new ... > full story -
Normal Prion Protein Regulates Iron Metabolism
March 13, 2013 — An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, researchers have found. The breakthrough follows discoveries that ... > full story -
Bitter Melon Juice Prevents Pancreatic Cancer in Mouse Models
March 12, 2013 — A new study shows that bitter melon juice restricts the ability of pancreatic cancer cells to metabolize glucose, thus cutting the cells' energy source and eventually killing ... > full story -
Some Bacteria May Protect Against Disease Caused by Stomach Infection
March 12, 2013 — Half of the world's human population is infected with the stomach bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, yet it causes disease in only about 10 percent of those infected. Other bacteria living in the ... > full story
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