How liberal or conservative a person is predicts how likely they are to believe information…
Month: February 2017
To lose weight, and keep it off, be prepared to navigate interpersonal challenges
A new study highlights an unexpected challenge for those who have made a new year’s…
The best treatment for laryngeal cancer? This approach helps decide
After a decade of using a novel approach to select patients for laryngeal cancer treatment,…
Study points to a universal immune mechanism as a regulator of sleep
Sleep may be regulated in part by several brain-based immune proteins collectively called inflammasome NLRP3,…
New skin-graft system a better fix for chronic wounds
More than six million cases of chronic wounds cost $20 billion each year in the…
Precision-medicine approach could revive prostate cancer test
A new study has identified genetic predictors of normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in healthy…
Neurobiologist illuminates the underexplored potential of cannabis to address opioid addiction
Cannabinoids, extracts of cannabis legally sold as medical marijuana, could reduce cravings and ease withdrawal…
Volunteering eases veterans’ transition to civilian life
The first peer-reviewed and published national study of civic service among U.S. vets who served…
Scientists identify key defect in brain tumor cells
Researchers have identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells from repairing damaged…
New way of visualizing fatty acids inside cells
A new method to image intracellular fatty acids at a single cell level has been…