One sign of successful acclimatization to altitude is that the blood vessels are able to…
Month: October 2015
Genes linked with malaria’s virulence shared by apes, humans
The malaria parasite molecules associated with severe disease and death have been shown to share…
Supercoiled DNA is far more dynamic than the ‘Watson-Crick’ double helix
Researchers have imaged in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional structure of supercoiled DNA, revealing that its…
Lithium safe, effective for children with bipolar disorder, study suggests
A multicenter study of young patients with bipolar disorder provides what may be the most…
Dielectric film has refractive index close to air
Researchers have developed a dielectric film that has optical and electrical properties similar to air,…
Children born in the summer more likely to be healthy adults
Women who were born in the summer are more likely to be healthy adults, suggests…
Study finds significant decrease in hospitalization of older nursing home residents with high dose influenza vaccine
Researchers found that flu immunizations with four times the strength of standard flu shots significantly…
Exercise and stop smoking to improve depression after heart attack
Exercise and stop smoking to improve depression after a heart attack, experts urge.
Genetic variant shown to influence women’s body shape and diabetes risk
A genetic variant near the KLF14 gene regulates hundreds of genes that govern how and…
Hard-to-detect chromosomal anomalies explain neurodevelopmental birth defects
Balanced chromosomal abnormalities (BCAs), a category of structural changes to the human genome, may account…