If you’re eating better and exercising regularly, but still aren’t seeing improvements in your health,…
Month: August 2013
Statins may slow human aging by protecting against telomere shortening: A feature of senescent cells
Not only do statins extend lives by lowering cholesterol levels and reducing the risks of…
Newly discovered weakness in cancer cells make them more susceptible to chemotherapy
A new weakness discovered in cancer cells may cause increased susceptibility to chemotherapy and other…
Dieting for obese mothers just before pregnancy may not be enough
If you are obese, and hoping to lose weight before conception, some of the epigenetic…
Reproducing nature’s chemistry: Researchers alter molecular properties in a new way
Taking cues from nature, researchers have tested a new method for achieving particular molecular properties:…
Protect corridors to save tigers, leopards
Conservation geneticists makes the case that landscape-level tiger and leopard conservation that includes protecting the…
Potential diagnostic marker for zinc status offers insights into the effects of zinc deficiency
According to new research, a drop in blood zinc levels does not directly harm the…
Doubling the daily allowance of protein intake with diet and exercise protects muscle loss
A new report challenges the long-held adage that significant muscle loss is unavoidable when losing…
Clingy platelets suggest potential treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis
“Clingy” blood platelets may help people with rheumatoid arthritis. Research shows that a sub population…
Adding blood pressure drug to standard antibiotics speeds up TB treatment
Infectious disease experts have found, in studies in mice, that a drug better known as…