Researchers have used a new technology to uncover three genetic regions associated with primary biliary…
Month: September 2012
Treatment with fungi makes a modern violin sound like a Stradivarius
A good violin depends on the expertise of the violin maker, but also on the…
Skin and immune system influence salt storage and regulate blood pressure
High blood pressure is responsible for many cardiovascular diseases. High salt intake has long been…
Surprising new roles for a key regulatory enzyme of blood pressure
Many patients with hypertension are treated with ACE inhibitors. These drugs block the angiotensin converting…
Blood sugar control does not help infants and children undergoing heart surgery, study finds
Tight blood sugar control in infants and children undergoing heart surgery does not lower the…
Health care spending in last five years of life exceeds total assets for one quarter of U.S. Medicare population
As many as a quarter of U.S. Medicare recipients spend more than the total value…
Fathers biologically attuned to their children when sleeping nearby, research reveals
Mothers aren’t the only ones who are biologically adapted to respond to children. New research…
New approach to cosmic lithium in the early universe
Astrophysicists have explored a discrepancy between the amount of lithium predicted by the standard models…
How sea otters can reduce CO2 in the atmosphere: Appetite for sea urchins allows kelp to thrive
A new study suggest that a thriving sea otter population that keeps sea urchins in…
Subsidies change incentives for adoption of foster children, study finds
The structure of a federal program that provides monthly subsidies to promote the adoptions of…