Chemists, for the first time, have created enzyme-like activity using peptides that are only seven…
Month: April 2014
Flipping the switch on scleroderma
Scleroderma is a rare and often fatal disease, causing the thickening of tissue, that currently…
Antioxidants can protect against omega 6 damage — or promote it
Given omega 6 fatty acid’s reputation for promoting cancer — at least in animal studies…
Grandparents may worsen some moms’ baby blues
Does living with grandparents ease or worsen a mother’s baby blues? The answer may depend…
Light-activated neurons from stem cells restore function to paralyzed muscles
A new way to artificially control muscles using light, with the potential to restore function…
Does too much time at the computer lead to lower bone mineral density in adolescents?
In boys, higher screen time was adversely associated to bone mineral density at all sites…
Knowledge, use of IUDs increases when women are offered counseling, ‘same-day’ service
Health care clinics should routinely offer same-day placement of intrauterine devices (IUDs) to women seeking…
Mechanism that makes tumor cells sugar addicted discovered
Cancer cells feel a special appetite for a type of sugar called glucose, research demonstrated…
Some long non-coding RNAs are conventional after all
Researchers have come full circle and predicted that some long non-coding RNAs can give rise…
‘Like a giant elevator to the stratosphere:’ Newly discovered atmospheric layer may impact earth’s climate
An international team of researchers has discovered a previously unknown atmospheric phenomenon over the tropical…