First Treatment for a Rare Form of Cancer Discovered
A novel treatment for a rare kind of kidney cancer has been uncovered. There are currently no proven treatments for metastatic or irresectable chromophobe renal cell carcinoma…
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Unemployment Can Result in Serious Long-Term Health Implications
Later-life mental and physical health are impacted by unemployment. According to a recent study, a person’s experience with unemployment in their twenties, thirties, and forties…
NIH Scientists Discover a New Brain Mechanism
The discovery could pave the way for treating substance use disorders. In a rat model of impulsive behavior, researchers discovered that inhibiting certain acetylcholine receptors…
Scientists Discover Biological Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives
Research reveals that partisan views have biological roots. According to the largest study of its type, brain scans of individuals obtained as they engaged in…
Why Do Cancer Cells Need Fat?
A study explains why many cancer cells need the import of fat. The unexpected causes of cancer cells’ frequent reliance on fat imports are being…
What Causes Autism? New Research Uncovers a Key Factor in Brain Development
Researchers from Texas A&M College of Medicine have provided answers to important questions concerning how the neocortex develops, providing new information about the root causes…
Science Reveals That This Type of Diet Can Increase Your Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
According to a new study, substances that are said to boost athletic performance can also activate a receptor that speeds up the development of pancreatic…
Researchers Find That Eating Just a Little More Protein Can Enhance Your Health
Rutgers University research also reveals that eating more protein prevents the loss of lean mass. According to a Rutgers University study, eating more protein when…
Where You Live and How You Cook Can Greatly Increase Your Risk of Death
Environmental variables influence mortality risk A new study reveals that environmental variables like air pollution, together with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, are highly…
MIT Scientists Discover That Computers Can Understand Complex Words and Concepts
Models for natural language processing use statistics to collect a wealth of information about word meanings. In “Through the Looking Glass,” Humpty Dumpty says scornfully,…
Encouraging Tumor Growth: How Breast Cancer Causes Diabetes
Together, diabetes and breast cancer can pose a serious risk Type 2 diabetes and breast cancer would seem to be very different conditions, sharing nothing but…
Poor Sleep Found To Be Associated With Reduced Cognitive Function
The study adds to the body of evidence concerning the relationship between sleep and cognition. A new study found that among a sample of low-income…
A Genetic Discovery Has the Potential To Stop Mosquitos From Reproducing
The discovery opens the door to a mosquito-specific insecticide that would spare beneficial insects A genetic discovery from the University of California – Riverside (UCR)…
Generosity Could Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer’s
Seniors’ willingness to give money is associated with the early-stage cognitive indicators of Alzheimer’s disease Researchers are attempting to identify those who are most vulnerable…
Catching COVID in the Past Won’t Protect You Against Omicron
However, a study of neutralizing antibodies reveals that vaccinations are protective. Children who previously had COVID-19 (or the inflammatory condition Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children)…
NIH-Funded Game Will Pay You To Quit Smoking
Hennepin Healthcare researchers investigate a smoking cessation game The Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute is evaluating a novel method of quitting smoking by allowing participants to wager…
Why Do Humans Sleep? Scientists Find Clues for Solving This Age-Old Mystery
New insights into brain activity when sleeping may help in the creation of tools for those suffering from neurologic disease or damage Why do humans…
DNA Nano-Device Injection Found To Be Safe for Medical Use
Mice trials show that nanodevices are not harmful in large dosages The ability to create DNA structures for use in biomedical applications like creating vaccinations…