A resort vacation provides a strong and immediate impact on molecular networks associated with stress and immune pathways, in addition to short-term improvements in well-being, as measured by feelings of vitality and distress, say researchers.Credit: © Jocelyn / Flickr
Scientists...
A simple adjustment to patients' therapeutic regimen may improve the effectiveness of the standard epigenetic treatment for myeloid dysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
New findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed in...
This is a hand showing the colours used in the brain maps: 1-5: thumb (red); index (yellow); middle (green); ring (blue) and little finger (purple).Credit: University of Oxford Hand Brain Lab
Our brains have a detailed picture of our hands...
As the threat of drug-resistant superbugs spreads, researchers are concerned that the overuse of antibiotics may cause another, even larger public health problem: childhood obesity.
Obesity rates in the US have been consistently climbing for the past two decades, with...
Heart failure in the elderly is set to triple by 2060, according to new data from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES) -- Reykjavík study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.
"Heart failure is a common condition worldwide and increases with...
Representation of space in the nicotinic receptor.Credit:Institut Pasteur
Several scientific studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS set out to shed further light on the properties attributed to...
Scientists report that a specialized drug screen test using lab-grown human cells has revealed two classes of compounds already in the pharmaceutical arsenal that may work against mosquito-borne Zika virus infections.
In a summary of their work, published in Nature...
Research by Kellogg Eye Center specialist Dr. Maria Woodward examines patient attitudes about telemedicine and remote eye exams.Credit: University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
Electronic eye exams could become popular in the U.S. among patients who see them as an...
Lowering BMI (and waist size) to the normal range can make a difference in your life span.Credit: © mlazarevski / Flicker
Being overweight increases the chances of premature death, according to a USC researcher.
Although people accept that obesity can shorten...
People with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people of other blood types. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may explain why.
In people with blood type O, scientists found...
Asthma costs the UK health service at least £1.1 billion each year, researchers have estimated.
The findings are the result of the most comprehensive study of the state of asthma in UK to date.
Researchers found that at least three people...
