Researchers have examined the association of nut and peanut consumption with mortality among low-income and…
Month: March 2015
Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information
Neuroscientists generally think of the front end of the human visual system as a simple…
Key to tuberculosis resistance found
The cascade of events leading to bacterial infection and the immune response is mostly understood….
New genetic syndrome found, arising from errors in ‘master switch’ during early development
Analyzing a puzzling multisystem disorder in three children, genetic experts have identified a new syndrome,…
Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink
Hungry, plant-eating insects may limit the ability of forests to take up elevated levels of…
Guidelines suggest blood thinners for more women, seniors with AFib
Nearly all women and people over 65 in the U.S. with atrial fibrillation are advised…
Sleep-walking neurons: Brain’s GPS never stops working — even during sleep
Navigational brain cells that help sense direction are as electrically active during deep sleep as…
Study on adolescent bariatric surgery safety concludes
Cardiovascular risks of severe pediatric obesity, assessed among a recent study, have been recently published….
Movement of cancer cells, tumor cell detection to be studied
Two grants will aid development of new methods and tools to better understand cancer metastasis…
Insulin resistance in the brain, behavioral disorders: Direct link found
People with diabetes are more prone to anxiety and depression than those with other chronic…