Religiosity has been associated with various forms of fasting and self-starvation for thousands of years….
Month: April 2017
New protein regulated by cellular starvation
An unexpected role for a protein has been found, involved in the DNA repair mechanism….
Are your sensors spying on you?
Cyber experts have revealed the ease with which malicious websites and installed apps can spy…
Obesity in Hispanic adolescents linked to nearly sixfold increase in high blood pressure
Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure among adolescents but the increase is particularly…
Higher tobacco taxes needed to reduce smoking rates in South Asia, new analysis says
Higher taxes on tobacco could reduce consumption in South Asia by at least one-third and…
Parent-mediated therapy may help babies at risk of developing autism
The earliest autism intervention study in the world that uses video to provide feedback to…
Researchers trace origin of blood-brain barrier ‘sentry cells’
A population of cells that protect the brain against diseases and harmful substances are not…
PID1 gene enhances effectiveness of chemotherapy on brain cancer cells
The gene PID1 enhances killing of medulloblastoma and glioblastoma cells, investigators have found. Medulloblastoma is…
Innovative model for the study of vision
For the first time, research shows that the progressive processing of the visual signal underlying…
Legionella bacteria’s escape route revealed
The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body’s defenses has been unpicked…