In the past 40 years, there has been a startling increase in the number of obese people worldwide–rising from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014, according to the most comprehensive analysis of trends in body mass...
For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep -- the phase where dreams appear -- is directly involved in memory formation.
Now, a study published in Science by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute...
Incorporating omega-3, vitamins and mineral supplements into the diets of children with extreme aggression can reduce this problem behavior in the short term, especially its more impulsive, emotional form, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers who published their findings...
Overweight and obese adults who are losing weight with a high-protein diet are more likely to sleep better, according to new research from Purdue University.
“Most research looks at the effects of sleep on diet and weight control, and our...
This is a model of the VRC34.01 antibody (green and yellow) bound to the fusion peptide (red) on a spike on HIV's surface (gray).Credit: NIAID
A team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reported a...
Taking lithium was associated with reduced rates of self-harm and unintentional injury in patients with bipolar disorder compared with other commonly prescribed maintenance treatments, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.
Self-harm is a major cause of illness...
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have identified the first potential molecular treatment target for the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which kills more than 90 percent of patients. Along with finding that the tumor suppressor protein SIRT6 is...
"It's really exciting to see our small origami robots doing something with potential important applications to healthcare," says Daniela Rus. Pictured, an example of a capsule and the unfolded origami device. Credit: Melanie Gonick/MIT
In experiments involving a simulation of...
New WHO recommendations aim to speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) through use of a novel rapid diagnostic test and a shorter, cheaper treatment regimen.
“This is a critical step forward in tackling the...
Two linked papers in The BMJ this week shed new light on the relation of alcohol and diet with breast cancer and heart disease.
The first study reports that high fruit consumption during adolescence may be associated with lower breast...
Sweet spot for therapeutic antibodies: the illustration above shows the three-dimensional structure of the sugar molecule PS-I of C. difficile (orange: carbon; red: oxygen; white: hydrogen).Credit: MPI of Colloids and Interfaces
A vaccine against one of the most dangerous hospital...
