Intramuscular injection of testerosterone replacement therapy confers greater health benefits and lower cardiovascular risks than…
Month: April 2015
Locusts provide insight into brain response to stimuli, senses
By training a type of grasshopper to recognize odors, a team of biomedical engineers is…
Studies yield mixed findings on high-dose flu vaccine for elders
Is the high-dose version of the flu vaccine more effective than the standard dose for…
Malaria parasite causes red blood cell changes, study suggests
A model of a malaria-infected red blood cell may lead to better ways to treat…
Nerve cells, blood vessels in eye ‘talk’ to prevent disease
Nerve cells and blood vessels in the eye constantly ‘talk’ to each other to maintain…
High-pitched sounds cause seizures in old cats: Certain breeds more susceptible
Sharp high-pitched sounds have been found to cause seizures in older cats. The most commonly…
Breakthrough in understanding Canavan disease
Investigators have settled a long-standing controversy surrounding the molecular basis of an inherited disorder that…
Finding the body clock’s molecular reset button
An international team of scientists has discovered what amounts to a molecular reset button for…
The monk parakeet: Tracking an invasive bird
The monk parakeets that have invaded Europe and North America over the last 40-50 years…
No health drawbacks to veterans’ dual use of VA, Medicare Advantage, study says
In a study that looked at a handful of quality measures for chronic disease care,…