Fasting in combination with chemotherapy has already been shown to kill cancer cells, but a…
Month: March 2015
Mechanisms that link compulsive binge eating with hypertension identified
An estimated eight million adults in the U.S. suffer from binge eating disorder. Now, researchers…
Rate of opioid misuse is around 25 percent, addiction rate 10 percent, reports study
New estimates suggest that 20 to 30 percent of opioid analgesic drugs prescribed for chronic…
Mist-collecting plants may ‘bioinspire’ technology to help alleviate global water shortages
By studying the morphology and physiology of plants with tiny conical “hairs” or microfibers on…
Oxygen therapy in COPD patients associated with burn injury
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving home oxygen have a higher risk of burn…
Crowdsourced tool for depression
A new peer-to-peer networking tool has been developed that enables sufferers of anxiety and depression…
Study debunks common misconception that urine is sterile
Bacteria have been discovered in the bladders of healthy women, discrediting the common belief that…
Component of red grapes, wine could help ease depression
A link between inflammation and depression, which affects approximately 148 million people in the United…
Setting a dinner table for wildlife can affect their risk of disease
Supplemental feeding of wildlife can increase the spread of some infectious diseases and decrease the…
To stop cancer: Block its messages
A potential drug molecule has been discovered that stops cancer cells, but not healthy ones,…