This video abstract depicts the findings of Robinson et al., who assessed the effects of three different exercise modalities on skeletal muscle adaptations in young and older adults. While all enhanced insulin sensitivity, only high intensity interval training and...
Compared to a control (left), epalrestat treatment (right) reduces the number of metastatic tumors (arrowheads) in the lungs of mice injected with human basal-like breast cancer cells.Credit: Wu et al., 2017
Researchers in China have discovered that a metabolic enzyme...
Indiana University scientists have identified 24 compounds that increase the brain's production of the enzyme NMNAT2, which helps prevent the formation of these tangles associated with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.Credit: Image courtesy of the National Institute on...
Researchers have found an explicit link between the colour of a taxi and its accident rate. Image Credit:Flickr/momotosaur
A recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found an explicit link between the colour...
Drinking concentrated blueberry juice improves brain function in older people, a new study says. Image Credit: Flickr/arsheffield
Drinking concentrated blueberry juice improves brain function in older people, according to research by the University of Exeter.
In the study, healthy people aged...
Latest study identifies 18 new autism-linked genes, deepening understanding of autism's broad spectrum
The newest study from the Autism Speaks MSSNG project -- the world's largest autism genome sequencing program -- identified an additional 18 gene variations that appear to...
The age at which girls start menstruating could flag a later risk of diabetes during pregnancy, according to a University of Queensland study
UQ School of Public Health researchers analysed data from more than 4700 women from the Australian Longitudinal...
Researchers have developed a new blood test that could detect cancer—and locate where in the body the tumor is growing.Image Credit: Flickr/easy-pics
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new blood test that could detect cancer—and...
Metals from brakes and other automotive systems are emitted into the air as fine particles, lingering over busy roadways. Now, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have shown how that cloud of tiny metal particles could wreak havoc on...
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled over the past 40 years. Image credit: Flickr/Tony Alter
Strong evidence supports the association between obesity and some major types of cancer, consisting...
The study provides the first evidence that boosting Nrf2 by blocking its inhibitor, Keap1, can protect neurons from mice from the effects of the Alzheimer's-causing amyloid beta peptides. The findings suggest that compounds that block this interaction are worthy...
