Scientists suggest that increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with non-alcoholic fatty…
Month: August 2013
Aggressive lymphoma: Low doses of approved drug switches on pathway that allows chemotherapy to kill cancer
Patients with an aggressive lymphoma that often relapses and kills within two years experienced a…
Autistic kids who best peers at math show different brain organization
Children with autism and average IQs consistently demonstrated superior math skills compared with nonautistic children…
Female frogs prefer males who can multitask
In a study of gray tree frogs, researchers discovered that females prefer males whose calls…
How DNA repair helps prevent cancer
DNA damage is a natural biological occurrence that happens every time cells divide and multiply;…
Nanosensors could aid drug manufacturing
Chemical engineers have discovered that arrays of billions of nanoscale sensors have unique properties that…
Cell biology: A protein provides stress relief
Astrin prevents cells from overreacting to stress and averts their premature death, new research shows….
A personalized robot companion for older people
A highly customizable robot companion offers support to older people. It could find its way…
Preferred play for children with autism
Play preferences of children with autism spectrum disorder were observed in a community-based museum designed…
Tumors form advance teams to ready lungs for spread of cancer
An advance team of molecules produced by the primary tumor sets off a series of…