A new study of obese people suggests that changes in their brains’ reward regions make…
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Life in the Precambrian may have been much livelier than previously thought
The strange creatures that lived in the Garden of the Ediacaran more than 540 million…
Mesothelioma: New trial to fight cancer caused by asbestos
Patients with a hard-to-treat type of cancer are being given new hope in a ground-breaking…
Scientists to test Zika virus on brain tumors
In a revolutionary first, scientists will test whether the Zika virus can destroy brain tumor…
‘Adopted’ embryo program produces new style extended families
Scientists are researching the emergence of a new style of family creation that sees couples…
Disrupted fat breakdown in the brain makes mice dumb
A new study opens a new perspective with regard to the development of dementia. The…
Urine test finds what makes people say no to blood pressure lowering pills
More than one third of 1,400 people with high blood pressure have not been taking…
Mislocalized calcium channel causes insulin secretion defect in diabetes
Researchers have studied beta cells of type-2 diabetic donors, and find that a mislocalized calcium…
New hope for slow-healing wounds
MicroRNAs are interesting target structures for new therapeutic agents. They can be blocked through synthetic…
How cancer cells flood the lung
Lung cancer patients are particularly susceptible to malignant pleural effusion, when fluid collects in the…