Researchers have found evidence of widespread refreezing of ice at the bottom of the Greenland…
Month: June 2014
Diabetes risk: Understanding the unique nature of children’s bodies and brains
With the increase in childhood obesity and the associated increase in type 2 diabetes among…
The girl who couldn’t stop laughing
A six-year-old Bolivian girl presented with an unusual medical symptom: uncontrollable and inappropriate fits of…
Exploring a parasitic tunnel boring machine: Parasitic worm genome and biology provides a solid basis for the development of new interventions
Researchers have deduced essential biological and genetic information from the genome sequence of the whipworm,…
Reversal of type 1 diabetes in mice may eventually help humans
Investigators have found a therapy that reverses new onset type 1 diabetes in mouse models…
Canola oil may be an oil of choice for people with type 2 diabetes
New research suggests canola oil may be one of the oils of choice for people…
Improving diet quality reduces risk for type 2 diabetes
Improving the overall quality of one’s diet helps to prevent type 2 diabetes, independent of…
Fasting reduces cholesterol levels in prediabetic people over extended period of time, new research finds
For prediabetics, many interventions focus on lifestyle changes and weight loss, but new research on…
Cracks in Pluto’s moon could indicate it once had an underground ocean
If the icy surface of Pluto’s giant moon Charon is cracked, analysis of the fractures…
Aromatic flavors of haze on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, recreated
Scientists have created a new recipe that captures key flavors of the brownish-orange atmosphere around…