New research results are expanding our understanding of the physiological role of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor GDNF in the function of the brain's dopamine systems. In an article recently published in the ...
Feb 16, 2017
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(HealthDay)—During the holidays, cocktails, eggnog and wine are always flowing, and the danger of serious or deadly car accidents soars.
Dec 22, 2016
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For more than a decade, researchers have tried to figure out the role of a membrane transport protein involved with a rare, hereditary condition that results in vision loss. Numerous papers have been published, but no single ...
Dec 1, 2016
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Automobiles—and the planning and infrastructure to support them—are making our cities sick, says an international group of researchers now publishing a three-part series in the British medical journal The Lancet.
Oct 13, 2016
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U.S. traffic fatalities rose by an estimated 10.4 percent in the first half of this year, federal officials said Wednesday, and continued an upward trend that started in late 2014 as the economic recovery accelerated.
Oct 5, 2016
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Go to any health food store and you're likely to see shelves crowded with antioxidants that promise to quell damage from free radicals, which are implicated in a myriad of human diseases and in the aging process itself. The ...
Oct 4, 2016
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Most physiological processes are pH-sensitive, and pH within individual cells in skeletal muscles (pHi) must be carefully regulated to maintain normal cellular functioning. During intensive exercise, and also in certain diseases, ...
Sep 28, 2016
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A new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests eight interventions that will help create healthier and more sustainable cities of the future, built to reduce the negative impacts of pollution, climate change, ...
Sep 26, 2016
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Previous studies have shown a correlation between the design of cities and growing epidemics of injuries and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. A three-part series published in The Lancet ...
Sep 23, 2016
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Stopping driving is linked to depression in older women, but the negative mental effects can be buffered by maintaining social contact and participating in social activities.
Sep 21, 2016
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