Physical activity may reduce breast cancer risk by altering estrogen metabolism. Women who did aerobic…
Month: May 2013
Pathogen turns protein into a virulence factor in one easy step
To infect its host, the respiratory pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa takes an ordinary protein usually involved…
Anti-depressant link to Clostridium difficile infection
Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium…
Laminopathies: Key components in the disease mechanism identified
Laminopathies are hereditary diseases that affect mainly the muscle tissue. These diseases include for example…
High home ownership can seriously damage labor market, new study suggests
Government policies that boost the amount of home ownership in a country are likely to…
And the beat goes on…: The reliable heartbeat of hibernators
At the current temperatures, all hibernators have probably emerged from their winter hibernation and are…
Chaos proves superior to order
Physicists have demonstrated that chaos can beat order – at least as far as light…
Plants ‘talk’ to plants to help them grow
Having a neighborly chat improves seed germination, finds new research. Even when other known means…
New antiviral treatment could significantly reduce global burden of hepatitis C
Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) —…
No link found between viral infection and rapidly developing Type 1 diabetes in young children
Some of the earliest results from the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY)…