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Nanoparticle 'Alarm Clock' Tested to Awaken Immune Systems Put to Sleep by Cancer
July 25, 2014 — Researchers are exploring ways to wake up the immune system so it recognizes and attacks invading cancer cells. One pioneering approach uses nanoparticles to jumpstart the body’s ability to fight ... full story -
Smartphone Experiment Tracks Whether Our Life Story Is Written in Our Gut Bacteria
July 25, 2014 — Life events such as visiting another country or contracting a disease cause a significant shift in the make-up of the gut microbiota -- the community of bacteria living in the digestive system, ... full story -
Microbes Make the Sake Brewery
July 24, 2014 — A sake brewery has its own microbial terroir, meaning the microbial populations found on surfaces in the facility resemble those found in the product, creating the final flavor according to research. ... full story -
DNA Mostly 'Junk?' Only 8.2 Percent of Human DNA Is 'Functional', Study Finds
July 24, 2014 — Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is likely to be doing something important -- is 'functional' -- say researchers. This figure is very different from one given in 2012, when some scientists ... full story -
Joblessness Could Kill You, but Recessions Could Be Good for Your Health
July 24, 2014 — While previous studies of individuals have shown that employees who lose their jobs have a higher mortality rate, more comprehensive studies have shown, unexpectedly, that population mortality ... full story -
Voice for Radio? New Research Reveals It's in the Cords
July 24, 2014 — Unique vocal cord vibration patterns might be the secret behind a good radio voice, new research reveals. The world-first study filmed the vocal folds of 16 male radio performers, including ... full story -
Warning: Birthdays Can Be Bad for Your Health
July 24, 2014 — Birthday-related drinking is associated with upsurges in hospital admissions among young people, research has ... full story -
Newly Discovered Gut Virus Lives in Half the World's Population
July 24, 2014 — Odds are, there's a virus living inside your gut that has gone undetected by scientists for decades. A new study has found that more than half the world's population is host to a newly ... full story -
Dead Body Feeding Larvae Useful in Forensic Investigations
July 23, 2014 — Non-biting blow fly Chrysomya megacephala is commonly found in dead bodies and is used in forensic investigations to determine the time of death, referred to as the post mortem interval. A report of ... full story -
Showers May Be Linked to Crohn's Disease, Say Researchers
July 23, 2014 — Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is a bacterial pathogen that causes Johne’s disease in animals, particularly cattle, and is significantly associated with Crohn’s disease ... full story -
Intestinal Parasites Are 'Old Friends,' Researchers Argue
July 23, 2014 — Intestinal parasites such as tapeworms, hookworms and a protist called Blastocystis can be beneficial to human health, according to a new paper that argues we should rethink our views of organisms ... full story -
Human Parasite Leishmania Is a Probiotic for the Fly That Carries It
July 23, 2014 — The Leishmania parasite, which causes the human disease leishmaniasis, acts as a probiotic in the insect that transmits it to humans, protecting them from bacterial disease, research shows. Around 12 ... full story -
In Asthma, It's Not Just What You Smell, but What You Think You Smell
July 22, 2014 — Simply believing that an odor is potentially harmful can increase airway inflammation in asthmatics for at least 24 hours following exposure, research shows. The findings highlight the role that ... full story -
Therapeutic Bacteria Prevent Obesity in Mice, Study Finds
July 22, 2014 — A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon. Bacteria that produce a therapeutic compound in the gut inhibit weight gain, insulin resistance and other adverse effects of a high-fat diet ... full story -
Fly-Inspired Sound Detector: New Device Based on a Fly's Freakishly Acute Hearing for Futuristic Hearing Aids
July 22, 2014 — The fly can pinpoint the location of a chirping cricket with remarkable accuracy because of its freakishly acute hearing, which relies upon a sophisticated sound processing mechanism that really sets ... full story -
Parents Rank Their Obese Children as 'Very Healthy'
July 21, 2014 — Parents of obese children often do not recognize the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain or the importance of daily physical activity in helping their child reach a ... full story -
Does a Work-out Give You a Bad Hair Day? Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity for African-American Women
July 21, 2014 — African American women whose hairstyle is affected by perspiration may avoid physical activity altogether, a study finds. However, researchers report that a recent societal culture shift may help ... full story -
New Research Links Bad Diet to Loss of Smell
July 21, 2014 — Could stuffing yourself full of high-fat foods cause you to lose your sense of smell? A new study by neuroscientists says so, and it has researchers taking a closer look at how our diets could impact ... full story -
Healing the Heart With Fat? 18-HEPE Might Help, Study Suggests
July 21, 2014 — Too much dietary fat is bad for the heart, but the right kind of fat keeps the heart healthy, according to a new paper. Scientists in Japan have shown that mice engineered to produce their own EPA ... full story -
New Technique Maps Life's Effects on Our DNA: Powerful Single-Cell Technique to Study Environmental Effects on DNA
July 20, 2014 — Researchers have developed a powerful new single-cell technique to help investigate how the environment affects our development and the traits we inherit from our ... full story
- Nanoparticle 'alarm clock' tested to awaken immune systems put to sleep by cancer
- Smartphone experiment tracks whether our life story is written in our gut bacteria
- Microbes make the sake brewery
- DNA mostly 'junk?' Only 8.2 percent of human DNA is 'functional', study finds
- Joblessness could kill you, but recessions could be good for your health
- Voice for radio? New research reveals it's in the cords
- Warning: Birthdays can be bad for your health
- Newly discovered gut virus lives in half the world's population
- Dead body feeding larvae useful in forensic investigations
- Showers may be linked to Crohn's disease, say researchers
- Intestinal parasites are 'old friends,' researchers argue
- Human parasite Leishmania is a probiotic for the fly that carries it
- In asthma, it's not just what you smell, but what you think you smell
- Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- Does a work-out give you a bad hair day? Overcoming barriers to physical activity for African-American women
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Healing the heart with fat? 18-HEPE might help, study suggests
- Choosing cheese: Research identifies microbial communities in cheese
- Anti-tank missile detector joins fight against malaria
- Preventing foodborne illness naturally: With cinnamon
- Increased levels of the body's own cannabinoids impair embryonic brain development
- Humans walking on all fours is not backward evolution
- Squid skin protein could improve biomedical technologies, study shows
- Tooth plaque provides unique insights into our prehistoric ancestors' diet
- 'Obesity paradox': Cardiovascular mortality lowest among overweight patients
- Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
- Mutation stops worms from getting drunk
- Mormon pioneer mortality rate calculated at 3.5 percent
- Protein's 'hands' enable bacteria to establish infection, research finds
- Molecular 'eat now' signal makes cells devour dying neighbors
- Does cat poop parasite play a role in curing cancer?
- Reduced range of facial expression indicates serious heart/lung disease
- Beneath the surface: What zebrafish can tell us about anxiety
- Genome-wide analysis reveals genetic similarities among friends: Study finds truth to 'friends are the family you choose'
- 3-D-printed anatomy to mark a new era for medical training
- Injectable foam could prevent fatal blood loss in wounded soldiers
- Food imagery ideal for teaching doctors -- but they must have strong stomachs
- Climate change may bring more kidney stones
- Men's hot flashes: Hypnotic relaxation therapy may ease the discomfort that guys don't talk about
- Tiny DNA pyramids enter bacteria easily -- and deliver a deadly payload
- Rotten egg gas holds key to healthcare therapies
- Think fun when exercising and you'll eat less later
- Olfactory receptors in the skin: Sandalwood scent facilitates wound healing, skin regeneration
- Contradictory findings about effect of full moon on sleep
- Infant toenails reveal in utero exposure to low-level arsenic, study finds
- Viruses use 'fake' proteins to hide in our cells
- 'Unloved' pseudogenes may provide clearer understanding of biomarkers
- Blood donations could help reduce the risk of heart disease in shift workers
- Extinct human cousin gave Tibetans advantage at high elevation
- Squid sucker ring teeth material could aid reconstructive surgery, serve as eco-packaging
- Using geometry, researchers coax human embryonic stem cells to organize themselves
- Body odor reveals malarial infection
- Notorious pathogen forms slimy 'streamers' to clog up medical devices
- Increased nearsightedness linked to higher education levels and more years spent in school
- 'Nanosubmarine' designed that delivers complementary molecules inside cells
- People with tinnitus process emotions differently from their peers, researchers report
- New device allows brain to bypass spinal cord, move paralyzed limbs
- Brewing yeasts reveal secrets of chromosomal warfare, dysfunction
- Music can help neuroscience: Detecting patterns in neuronal dendrite spines by translating them into music
- Insects as the food of the future: Locusts, grasshoppers, crickets, silk moth pupae, and beetle and moth larvae
- Sweet, sweet straw: Scientists learn to produce sweetener from straw and fungi
- Crab, other crustacean shells, may hold key to preventing, treating inflammatory bowel disease
- Fat of the bone: Exercise, diabetes affect amount of fat inside bones
- New 'flight simulator' technology gives neurosurgeons peek inside brain before surgery
- Cautionary tales: Mustaches, home oxygen therapy, sparks do not mix
- Neurons get their neighbors to take out their trash
- Evolution of equine influenza led to canine offshoot which could mix with human influenza
- Who's your daddy? Team programs computer to find out
- Criminal profiling technique targets killer diseases
- In hairless man, arthritis drug spurs hair growth -- lots
- Feel-good hormones could cause UV addiction
- Fireworks lead to millions in health costs for amputations
- Could 'fragile Y hypothesis' explain chromosome loss?
- Fecal transplants restore healthy bacteria and gut functions
- Three parents and a baby: Scientists advise caution with regard to artificial insemination method
- The games genes play: Algorithm helps explain sex in evolution
- Sensor in eye could track pressure changes, monitor for glaucoma
- Gluten-free diet relieves 'brain fog' in patients with Celiac disease
- High-altitude weight loss may have an evolutionary advantage
- Smartphone apps carry higher infection risk than online dating sites or clubs
- Antibodies from desert as guides to diseased cells
- Herpes infected humans before they were human
- 'All systems go' for a paralyzed person to kick off the World Cup
- 'Onion' vesicles for drug delivery developed
- Bacteria help explain why stress, fear trigger heart attacks
- 'Tomato pill' improves function of blood vessels in patients with cardiovascular disease
- Coral, human cells linked in death
- Video game technology aids horse rider assessment
- Beer brewing waste could help bone regeneration
- Facing a violent past: Evolution of human ancestors' faces a result of need to weather punches during arguments, study suggests
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