A new study in mice reveals that increased body weight and high blood sugar as…
Month: October 2015
The smell of death can trigger fight or flight in humans
Psychologists suggest that humans, like other species, can perceive certain scents as threatening.
Structure revealed: Plant sugar transporter involved in carbon sequestration
Plants are surrounded by and closely associated with microbes. The majority of these are beneficial,…
Experimental treatment regimen effective against HIV
Protease inhibitors are a class of antiviral drugs that are commonly used to treat HIV….
‘Molecular accordion’ drives thermoelectric behavior in promising material
Engines, laptops and power plants generate waste heat. Thermoelectric materials, which convert temperature gradients to…
Determining accurate life expectancy of older adults requires provider, patient discussion
Health care providers must have detailed discussions with their older adult patients to better determine…
Orange lichens are potential source for anticancer drugs
An orange pigment found in lichens and rhubarb called parietin may have potential as an…
Unintended costs of health-care integration
As hospital acquisition of physician practices has led to more physicians becoming employees of hospitals,…
Surfing water molecules could hold key to fast, controllable water transport
Scientists have identified a new and potentially faster way of moving molecules across the surfaces…
Building and breaking synapses
Researchers have discovered a protein that’s involved in helping control the architecture of connections between…