Engineers have designed a low-power sensor that could be placed permanently in a person’s eye…
Month: June 2014
Cryoprobes better than traditional forceps for obtaining certain lung biopsies
Cryoprobes, which are tools that apply extreme cold to tissues, are better than conventional forceps…
Signaling pathway may explain the body clock’s link to mental illness
Alterations in a cellular signaling pathway called cAMP–CREB may help explain why the body clocks…
Gluten-free diet relieves ‘brain fog’ in patients with Celiac disease
Individuals with celiac disease often experience ‘brain fog’ in addition to intestinal problems, but a…
High-altitude weight loss may have an evolutionary advantage
Weight loss at high altitudes — something universally experienced by climbers and people who move…
New method to reduce disease-causing inflammation discovered
An enzyme known as Tumor Progression Locus 2, or Tpl2, plays a key role in…
Antarctic species dwindle as icebergs batter shores year-round
As the planet has warmed, massive losses of sea ice in winter have left icebergs…
Long-term follow-up of diabetes prevention program shows continued reduction in diabetes development
Treatments used to decrease the development of type 2 diabetes continue to be effective an…
Diabetes distress vs. depression: Are people with type 2 being misdiagnosed?
Researchers have long understood there is a strong association between diabetes and depression. But new…
Early detection of extreme financial events: Market crashes are anomalous features in financial data fractal landscape
Due to their previously discovered fractal nature, financial data patterns are self-similar when scaling up….