Low-calorie diets can extend longevity, but new research is the first to show that calorie restriction influences the body’s circadian rhythms’ involvement with the aging process in cells. Credit: © photka / Fotolia cientists studying how aging affects the biological clock's...
A small study provides further evidence that Zika virus infection in the first trimester of pregnancy can result in placental and fetal damage and loss, and early insight into the effect of Zika virus infection on fetuses. Credit: © farland9...
Normal cells help corral tumors (left) and when removed lead to expansion of cancers. Credit: Yale University Scientists have spent decades studying the nature of tumor cells, but few have looked to see what was happening in the surrounding tissue. When Yale...
One hour of physical activity per day could offset health risk of 8 hours of sitting. Image Credit: Flickr/Yuichi Sakuraba The health risks associated with sitting for eight or more hours a day - whether at work, home or commuting...
The L194P egg-adaptive mutation dramatically increases the motility of the major epitope on the hemagglutinin of influenza H3 viruses. Red: high motility; white: medium motility; blue: low motility. Credit: Wilson Lab According to a new study from scientists at The...
Drivers who used alcohol, marijuana, or both were significantly more likely to be responsible for causing fatal two-vehicle crashes compared to drivers who were involved in the same crashes but used neither of the substances. Credit: © chalabala / Fotolia Use...
Using brain stimulation researchers could increase honest behavior. Credit: © christianchan / Fotolia Honesty plays a key role in social and economic life. Without honesty, promises are not kept, contracts are not enforced, taxes remain unpaid. Despite the importance of honesty...
The rapid development of a safe and effective vaccine to prevent the Zika virus (ZIKV) is a global priority, as infection in pregnant women has been shown to lead to fetal microcephaly and other major birth defects. The World...
These are MRIs of healthy (left) and a patient with a mutation that increases CCM formation (right). These lesions can cause blood to leak into the tissue. Credit: Photo courtesy of Kahn lab A study in mice and humans suggests that...
Urban air pollution in the city of Beirut. Credit: © disq / Fotolia Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Bruce Lanphear is a Commissioner and author of The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health that has released a report detailing the...
Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female hormones, may help cancer to spread. Credit: © Ivelin Radkov / Fotolia Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female hormones that substitute those no longer produced by the body, often are prescribed to reduce...