The intricate interplay between immune cells working to defeat infection has been seen and photographed…
Month: August 2015
Gut microbes linked to major autoimmune eye disease
One major cause of human blindness is autoimmune uveitis, which is triggered by the activation…
How an emerging anti-resistance antibiotic targets the bacterial membrane
Scientists are planning for a future in which superbugs gain the upper hand against our…
Teens using e-cigarettes may be more likely to start smoking tobacco
Students who have used electronic cigarettes by the time they start ninth grade are more…
Surge in heroin use tied to prescription opioid abuse
Heroin use has increased 63 percent over the last 10 years in the United States,…
Frst demonstration of matter wave technique that could cool molecules
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time a new laser cooling method, based upon the…
Anxious? Depressed? Blame it on your middle-management position
Individuals near the middle of the social hierarchy suffer higher rates of depression and anxiety…
Patients with immediate medical needs tend to perceive doctors as emotionless, study finds
The greater patients’ need for medical care, the more likely patients will view their doctors…
Solar System formation don’t mean a thing without that spin
New work provides surprising new details about the trigger that may have started the earliest…
Newly discovered molecular feedback process may protect the brain against Alzheimer’s
Researchers have identified within neurons a series of molecular interactions — known as a pathway…