According to a study in mice published in the Journal of Neuroscience, reduced ability to maintain body temperature in colder environments may contribute...
A large-scale international collaboration called MEGASTROKE has identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke, thus tripling the number of gene regions...
High Vitamin D levels may be linked to a lower risk of developing cancer, according to a study of Japanese adults published in the journal BMJ.
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Enterococcus gallinarum, a species of bacterium found in the small intestines of humans and mice, can travel to other organs and trigger an autoimmune...
According to an observational study published in the journal JAMA, varicose veins may be a warning sign of a type of blood clot known as a deep venous...
Vitamin D can’t be metabolized without sufficient magnesium levels, meaning Vitamin D remains stored and inactive for as many as 50% of Americans, according...
A team of scientists at Lund University in Sweden has found that certain amino acids in our blood can be connected to both obesity and the composition...
An international team of scientists led by Harvard Medical School’s Joslin Diabetes Center has identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like...
By using cryo-electron tomography, an international team of scientists has identified a completely new nanostructure — named the Tail Axoneme Intra-Lumenal...
How will humans react to the discovery of alien life? Speculation on this topic abounds, but empirical research is practically non-existent. In a paper...
A new pilot study, carried our in Kenya, has found a link between chronic pain and consumption of monosodium glutamate, a common flavor and taste enhancer...
Women who regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do...
Slowing down the speed at which you eat, along with cutting out after dinner snacks and not eating within two hours of going to sleep may all help prevent...
A team of researchers led by the University of Edinburgh has grown human egg cells (oocytes) — which were removed from ovary tissue at their earliest...
A study published in the journal EBioMedicine has shown the potentially negative impact of acetaminophen (paracetamol) — one of the most common medications...
An international team of scientists from Yunnan University and the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and...
An international research team led by University of Manchester scientists has generated human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce...
