The Hunger Games: Scientists Uncover the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain
A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs….
A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs….
Diet rich in sugar, fat damages immune cells in digestive tracts of mice. Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in…
Superfast, portable COVID-19 testing method detects the virus much faster than currently available methods. The COVID-19 pandemic made it clear technological innovations were urgently needed…
An artificial intelligence (AI) program accurately predicts the risk that lung nodules detected on screening CT will become cancerous, according to a study published in…
Scientists examined DNA from mass grave of plague victims in Germany. While examining DNA from bones of 16th-century bubonic plague victims in the German town…
A new coronavirus test can get accurate results from a saliva sample in less than 30 minutes, researchers report in the journal Nature Communications. Many of…
In the hours and days after a traumatic brain injury, inflammation inside the brain can accelerate to the point that more brain damage occurs, says…
Machine learning model combines timing and weather data. A branch of artificial intelligence (AI), called machine learning, can accurately predict the risk of an out…
Doctors often recommend Omega-3s to help patients lower their cholesterol and improve heart health. Those Omega-3s can come from fatty fish like salmon and mackerel,…
A study published in the scientific journal Addiction today (May 17, 2021) provides the most comprehensive evidence to date of the association between recreational cannabis…
Boys born weighing less than a kilogram are miracles, but they do not age as well as the girls, according to new research from McMaster…
COVID-19 vaccines, proven to be extremely safe, are effective at protecting the public in two ways: They shield most individuals from getting sick; and they…
A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Children’s National Hospital has developed a unique pre-clinical model that enables the study of long-term…
The structural revelation could have implications as a therapeutic target in all SARS-CoV-2 variants. A tiny protein of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that gives rise to…
Freiburg researchers prove structural and functional plasticity in human synapses. Neuroscientists agree that a person’s brain is constantly changing, rewiring itself, and adapting to environmental…
Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika now possible. Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika are likely after…
Osaka City University finds link between the corticotropin-releasing stress hormone and increased expression of allergy-causing mast cells. Through a series of experiments using nasal polyp…
Removing left atrial appendage cuts the risk of strokes by more than one-third in patients with atrial fibrillation. A simple surgery saves patients with heart…