Medical research

Clues to curbing obesity found in neuronal 'sweet spot'

Preventing weight gain, obesity, and ultimately diabetes could be as simple as keeping a nuclear receptor from being activated in a small part of the brain, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers gain new insights into hypothyroidism

An international research team led by physician-scientists at Rush University Medical Center has gained new insights into hypothyroidism - a condition affecting about 10 million people in the U.S. - that may lead to new treatment ...

Neuroscience

Researchers discover how long-lasting memories form in the brain

Helping your mother make pancakes when you were three…riding your bike without training wheels…your first romantic kiss: How do we retain vivid memories of long-ago events? As described in a paper published in Neuron, ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Targeting inflammatory pathway reduces Alzheimer's disease in mice

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by the formation of β-amyloid plaques throughout the brain. Proteins known as chemokines regulate inflammation and the immune response. In ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Listeria outbreaks in produce are rare, deadly

(AP) -- An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe that has killed as many as four people is a mystery to disease specialists who are used to seeing the pathogen in deli meats and soft cheeses.

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