Activating an enzyme known to play a role in the anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction…
Month: May 2013
H. pylori, smoking trends, and gastric cancer in US men
Trends in Helicobacter pylori and smoking explain a significant proportion of the decline of intestinal-type…
Keeping stem cells strong: RNA molecule protects stem cells during inflammation
A team of researchers led by biologists at the California Institute of Technology has found…
Engineers devise new way to produce clean hydrogen
Engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to…
Drawing closer to Alzheimer’s magic bullet? Drugs found to both prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Imagine a pharmaceutical prevention, treatment or even cure for Alzheimer’s disease. It is almost impossible…
Genetic risk for obesity found in many Mexican young adults
As many as 35 percent of Mexican young adults may have a genetic predisposition for…
Allosaurus fed more like a falcon than a crocodile: Engineering, anatomy work reveals differences in dinosaur feeding styles
The mighty T. rex may have thrashed its massive head from side to side to…
Climate change and wildfire
Concerns continue to grow about the effects of climate change on fire. Wildfires are expected…
Ethicists’ behavior not more moral
Do ethicists engage in better moral behavior than other professors? The answer is no. Nor…
Low radiation scans help identify cancer in earliest stages
A study of veterans at high risk for developing lung cancer shows that low-dose computed…