Health
Extended rest between weight lifting sets could help muscle growth
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that extended rest intervals between sets of weight-lifting could help with muscle growth.
May 3, 2016
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Medical research
Study of fruit fly 'brain in a jar' reveals mechanics of jet lag
Long the stuff of science fiction, the disembodied "brain in a jar" is providing science fact for UC Irvine researchers, who by studying the whole brains of fruit flies are discovering the inner mechanisms of jet lag.
Mar 9, 2015
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Medical research
Keeping the heart's engine in sync: Contractions' efficiency depends on critical protein
The human heart is a fine-tuned engine - more advanced than the finest Ferrari despite being simply designed by Mother Nature. It's so carefully constructed that if it gets off kilter in the slightest way, it can throw the ...
Feb 20, 2015
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Medical research
Research into brain control of liver lipid production could cause break in obesity, diabetes treatment
Ways of keeping the heart healthy has widened, with the discovery that the brain can help fight off hardening of the arteries.
Jan 27, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain's compass relies on geometric relationships, say researchers (w/ Video)
The brain has a complex system for keeping track of which direction you are facing as you move about; remembering how to get from one place to another would otherwise be impossible. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania ...
Oct 15, 2014
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Medical research
Strict genomic partitioning by biological clock separates key metabolic functions
Much of the liver's metabolic function is governed by circadian rhythms – our own body clock – and UC Irvine researchers have now found two independent mechanisms by which this occurs.
Jul 31, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers unlock how Ebola virus smashes into human cells
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered how the deadly Ebola virus punches its way into the cytoplasm of cells. The finding identifies an important target for blocking ...
Jun 2, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer protein moves between various membranes within the cell
The cancer protein KRas is a factor in the development of several types of cancer. Mutated KRas, for example, can be found in a large number of all tumour cells in patients with pancreatic cancer. It sits on the inner leaflet ...
Apr 11, 2014
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Neuroscience
Understanding fear means correctly defining fear itself, study concludes
Understanding and properly studying fear is partly a matter of correctly defining fear itself, New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux writes in a new essay published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...
Feb 4, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers identify key molecular components linking circadian rhythms and cell division cycles
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have identified key molecular components linking circadian rhythms and cell division cycles in Neurospora crassa, providing insights that could lead to improved ...
Jan 14, 2014
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