Study suggests new treatment for seizures
Seizure activity in control and aromatase inhibitor-treated rats is shown. The top two elements show seizure activity in a control rat (yellow is an...
Working memory is better after a barefoot run
Running barefoot is better than running with shoes for your working memory, according to a new study published by researchers at the University of...
Saharan dust affects marine bacteria, potential pathogen Vibrio
This portrait of global aerosols was produced by a Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5 simulation at a 10-kilometer resolution. Dust (red) is...
Simulating the evolution of Mars volcano Olympus Mons
Olympus Mons is the largest volcano on Mars, possibly the largest in the Solar System. It is more than 372.84 miles (600 km) across...
When you take acetaminophen, you don’t feel others’ pain as much
Acetaminophen -- the main ingredient in the painkiller Tylenol -- is the most common drug ingredient in the United States, found in more than...
Intraocular therapy prevents or reverses diabetic retinopathy in mice
Reversal cohort -- ACE2 administration reverses the increase of infiltrating inflammatory cells in diabetic mice. Retinas from nondiabetic (top panels) or diabetic (bottom panels)...
Neutrons tap into magnetism in topological insulators at high temperatures
This is an illustration showing structure of Bi2Se3-EuS bilayer film. On the top layer the depth profile of the magnetization vector distribution of Eu...
How fasting helps fight fatty liver disease
Fat staining in the liver. Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have new information on what happens at the molecular level when...
Yellow fever epidemic: New global health emergency?
Evidence is mounting that the current outbreak of yellow fever is becoming the latest global health emergency, say two Georgetown University professors who call...
Placental RNA may help protect embryo from viruses, study finds
A new University of Pennsylvania study found that placental cells are rich with lncRHOXF1 (red), which appears to offer the developing embryo protection from...
Pesticide exposure linked to increased risk of ALS
Survey data suggest reported cumulative pesticide exposure was associated with increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease, according...
