The risks of drinking raw (unpasteurized) cow’s milk are significant, research shows. Investigators have determined…
Month: March 2015
Why drug for type II diabetes makes people fat
Medication used to treat patients with type II diabetes activates sensors on brain cells that…
Control switch that modulates cell stress response may be key to multiple diseases
A control switch has been discovered for the unfolded protein response (UPR), a cellular stress…
Promising new biomarkers for concussion identified
A panel of four readily detectable blood proteins can accurately indicate concussion, even helping distinguishing…
Hospitals, physicians should improve communication for better patient care
Coordinating patient care between hospital clinicians and primary-care physicians is a significant challenge due to…
Explosions of Jupiter’s aurora linked to extraordinary planet-moon interaction
New observations of the planet’s extreme ultraviolet emissions show that bright explosions of Jupiter’s aurora…
HBV exposure matures infants’ immune systems
Hepatitis B Virus Infection exposure increases the immune system maturation of infants, which may give…
Phase 1 trial of first Ebola vaccine based on 2014 virus strain shows vaccine is safe and provokes an immune response
Medical researchers now have the results from the first phase 1 trial of an Ebola…
Mobile battery life can be prolonged with system settings
By using crowdsourced measurements researchers explain the energy impact of smartphone system settings, and their…
Use of minimally invasive surgery could lower health care costs by hundreds of millions a year
A new analysis of surgical outcomes nationwide concludes that more use of minimally invasive surgery…