The bacterium that causes Q fever, an infectious disease that humans contract from animals, is…
Month: October 2015
Listeria can grow on unrefrigerated caramel apples
Caramel apples punctured with dipping sticks and left unrefrigerated over the course of a couple…
Social media content may hold keys to important health information
Language used in everyday social media posts may have a strong connection to an individual’s…
Novel imaging study demonstrates how the ‘social brain’ is functionally impaired in autism spectrum disorder
Brain areas linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and insufficiently networked in youths with…
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of kidney stone recurrence
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of kidney stone recurrence, according to a new study.
Obesity surgery normalizes brain opioids
Researchers have revealed how obesity surgery recovers opioid neurotransmission in the brain. Obesity surgery provides…
Type 2 diabetes screening needs ‘reviewing’
‘Multi-step’ programs in diabetes screening lead to more people responding to screening invitations and the…
Re-thinking plant and insect diversity
Biologists have shown that plant and insect diversity is more loosely linked than scientists previously…
Young stars’ flickering light reveals remarkable link with matter-eating black holes
Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown link between the way young stars grow and the…
Feasts and food choices: Culinary habits of the Stonehenge builders
Archaeologists have revealed new insights into cuisine choices and eating habits at Durrington Walls —…