Oncology & Cancer
Antibiotic cocktail stops cancer cells from motoring
Scientists in Salford, UK have found a way to make cancer stem cells reproduce defectively "like cars without engines".
May 9, 2019
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Health
As the keto diet gains popularity, scientists explain what we do and don't know
As Silicon Valley trendsetters, famous actors, and online health sites tout the low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic, or "keto," diet, scientists are working to study it – from how it impacts inflammation in the brain to ...
Aug 30, 2018
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Neuroscience
Sugar rush: Scientists discover key role of glucose in brain activity
The human brain has a sweet tooth, burning through nearly one quarter of the body's sugar energy, or glucose, each day. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have shed new light on exactly how ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer
Adequate intake of certain nutrients is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods, but not supplements, according to a new study. There was no association between dietary supplement ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New research offers 'critical insights' for treating, preventing Alzheimer's disease
New research led by Northeastern University suggests that Alzheimer's disease may not progress like falling dominoes, as conventional wisdom holds, with one molecular event sparking the formation of plaques throughout the ...
Sep 16, 2016
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'Report card' on diet trends: Low-quality carbs account for 42 percent of a day's calories
Despite years of steady advice and guidance on healthy eating, a 'report card' on the American diet shows adults are still consuming too many low-quality carbohydrates and more saturated fat than recommended, according to ...
Sep 24, 2019
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Cardiology
Wireless, implantable catheter-type oximeter designed for cardiac oxygen saturation
The real-time monitoring of intravascular oxygen levels is important to accurately track the cardiopulmonary health of patients after cardiothoracic surgery. Existing methods use intravascular placement of glass fiber-optic ...
HIV & AIDS
How HIV infects cells
In a long-awaited finding, an international team of scientists using high-brightness x-rays from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory has determined the high-resolution ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Women have a remarkable variety of orgasmic experiences: study
The nature of a woman's orgasm has been a source of debate for over a century. Since the Victorian era, the pendulum has swung from the vagina to the clitoris, and to some extent back again.
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Optogenetics researcher develops wireless brain stimulator
(Medical Xpress) -- In a major step forward in optogenetics, MIT researcher Christian Wentz has developed a sort of wireless hat that can be used to transmit light to photo sensitized cells in the brain, thus stimulating ...
