Discovery of a mutant gene responsible for a disease is a milestone, but for most…
Month: June 2013
Artificial sweetener a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Mannitol is widely used as an artificial sweetener in gum and candy, and, with FDA…
People attribute minds to robots, corpses that are targets of harm
As Descartes famously noted, there’s no way to really know that another person has a…
Is there an invisible tug-of-war behind bad hearts and power outages?
Researchers report the first purely physical experimental evidence that an invisible and chaotic tug-of-war known…
Eating behaviors of preschoolers may be related to future risk of heart disease
Eating behaviors of preschoolers may be associated with risk of cardiovascular disease in later life,…
Blocking overactive receptor in Alzheimer’s recovers memory loss and more, mouse study suggests
A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer’s disease can be…
Artificial bone: Designing synthetic materials and quickly turning the design into reality with 3-D printing
Researchers have developed a new method to design synthetic materials and quickly turn the design…
Trusted voice of doctors is key to viability of health care cost-control reforms
While many Americans mistrust government, and are generally suspicious of health insurance companies and the…
Exposure to BPA in developing prostate increases risk of later cancer: Ubiquitous plasticizers may have long-term health effects
Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) — an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles…
Vitamin D supplementation may delay precocious puberty in girls
Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls, a new clinical…