Counties With a Higher Number of Dentists Per Capita Have Lower Rates of Obesity
New research from Yale University shows that counties with a higher number of dentists per capita have strikingly lower rates of obesity, finding that counties…
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Scientists Turn Diseased Cells Against Themselves
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have adapted a chemical approach to turn diseased cells into unique manufacturing sites for molecules that could potentially treat…
How the Immune System Combats Superinfection
New research from Yale University shows how the immune system combats superinfections, revealing a biological basis for new vaccines against sexually transmitted diseases and possibly…
New Research Shows Protein in ‘Good Cholesterol’ Helps Reduce Pulmonary Hypertension
A team of researchers from UCLA has showed that a peptide mimicking part of the main protein in high-density lipoprotein may help reduce the production…
Researchers Identify Gut Bacteria That Protect Against Food Allergies
A newly published study from the University of Chicago reveals that the common gut bacteria Clostridia prevent sensitization to allergens in a mouse model, paving…
Area of Brain Responsible for Exercise Motivation Discovered, May Help Improve Treatments for Depression
Scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute have discovered that the dorsal medial habenula region in the brain controls the desire to exercise in mice, possibly…
Heart Disease and Strokes Decrease Significantly
Using data from the past decade, a new study shows that the rates of U.S. hospitalizations and deaths from heart disease and stroke have dropped…
Research Reveals How Tumor Cells Move Throughout the Body
Using a microscopic obstacle course, researchers at Brown University observe cancer cells directly as they break away from a tumor mass and move. Providence, Rhode…
Engineers Develop New Method to Detect Epigenetic Modifications
Chemical engineers from MIT have developed a new method to detect epigenetic modifications, which could offer a new way to choose the best treatment for…
Study Links 1.65 Million Global Cardiovascular Deaths Per Year to High Sodium Consumption
New research from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University links 1.65 million cardiovascular-related deaths per year to high sodium consumption….
Neurologists Discover New Method to Fight Glioblastomas
By targeting a protein crucial in the early development of the brain, researchers discovered that they can block multiple signaling pathways implicated in glioblastoma growth…
Neurobiologists Examine Insular Cortex, Could Play an Important Role in Autism
Scientists from Harvard University and the Max-Planck Institute unravel a neural circuit that could play an important role in autism. The insular cortex is an…
Researchers Uncover New Causes for ALS
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology and University College London have uncovered new causes for ALS and a specific form of dementia. Scientists…
Psychology and Public Health Experts Claim Regular Marijuana Use Bad for Teens’ Brains
Psychology and public health experts claim that that regular cannabis use, which they consider once a week, is not safe and may result in addiction…
New Drug Compound Reverses the Brain Deficits of Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice
A newly published study reveals a new drug compound that inhibits the negative effects of a protein called STtriatal-Enriched tyrosine Phosphatase and reverses the brain…
Researchers Show Potential Basis for the Treatment and Prevention of Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics show that two products of the gene DJ-1 can stop and even counteract…
Yale Researchers Discover Glucose ‘Control Switch’ Linked to Diabetes
Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered that the prolyl endopeptidase enzyme is key to sensing glucose levels in the blood, linking it to both…
Researchers Eliminate HIV from Cultured Human Cells for First Time
In a newly published study, researchers from Temple University detail how they created molecular tools to eliminate HIV from cultured human cells for first time….