New research on a brain chemical involved in development sheds light on why some individuals may be predisposed to anxiety. It also strengthens understanding…
Improving the environment in which rats are reared can significantly strengthen the physiological process of wound healing, according to a report in the…
The findings were published in the May 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.”We know that when people are diagnosed with cancer they're at risk for co-morbid conditions and functional decline, and those over 65 may become debilitated permanently, increasing health care costs and taking a toll on family members,” said Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in M.D. Anderson's Department of Behavioral Science and senior investigator on this study. …
Thomas Bianchi, a professor in the Department of Oceanography who specializes in estuarine and marine systems, and colleague Mead Allison of the University of…
Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that defects in…
Drosophila is one of the best studied model organisms in biology and has greatly contributed to our understanding of genetics, development, physiology, and…
The study, appearing in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, is the first to show that a person’s ability to solve a problem can be…
As the national aerospace research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany, DLR aligns its research to the economy’s need for innovative products and…
Previously, multiple black and white image frames had to be reviewed to visualize the contrast medium flow through the blood vessels. Now with the colors of…
At the moment, no laundering process on the market has been proven and certified as virucidal because methods for in situ testing under actual working…
Researchers from the MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling at Imperial College London, working in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and…
They found a decreased ability of blood vessels to relax resulted from increased activity of a natural mechanism for altering protein form and function, says…
Exposure to sunlight stimulates vitamin D in the skin and older people are more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency due to the natural aging process and…
An exercise program that burns a lot of calories reduced cardiac risk factors better than standard cardiac rehabilitation in overweight coronary patients,…
Researchers from the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine have found that an alarming two-thirds…
Contrary to the prevailing view, cereal crops derive the majority of their nitrogen from the soil, not fertilizer. Soils differ considerably in microbial…