Researchers have for the first time determined how often emergency medical helicopters need to help…
Month: April 2013
Roundworm quells obesity and related metabolic disorders
Researchers have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms)…
New study confirms link between weight loss and blood pressure for individuals with specific genetic polymorphisms
Your genetic makeup can help determine how well your body will respond to weight loss…
New imaging technology could reveal cellular secrets
Researchers have married two biological imaging technologies, creating a new way to learn how good…
Forced exercise may still protect against anxiety and stress
Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily…
Hormone levels and sexual motivation among young women
Feeling frisky? If so, chances are greater your estrogen level — and, perhaps, fertility —…
Novel approach to find RNAs involved in long-term memory storage
Scientists have developed a novel strategy for isolating and characterizing a substantial number of RNAs…
Potential new way to detect colorectal and other cancers
A unique new study reveals a novel mechanism explaining the previously unknown root cause of…
Sunshine hormone, vitamin D, may offer hope for treating liver fibrosis
Liver fibrosis results from an excessive accumulation of tough, fibrous scar tissue and occurs in…
NASA probe observes meteors colliding with Saturn’s rings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided the first direct evidence of small meteoroids breaking into streams…