Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators offers new evidence that dietary changes may help reduce cancer cell growth in patients undergoing…
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Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth
Handout images from the Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital show before (top) and after images of the regrowth of teeth in a ferret (centre) and mice (R and L). People…
U.S. adult obesity rate fell in 2023, as use of GLP-1 meds rose
The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study finds. Data on almost 17…
Genetic Mechanism Links Emotional Experiences to Behavior Changes
Summary: Researchers have identified a genetic mechanism that regulates behavioral adaptations to emotional experiences by forming R-loops, unique RNA:DNA structures that activate target genes. The study focused on NPAS4, a…
Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but entire patchwork system is to blame for ill feeling
The U.S. health care system leaves much to be desired. It is convoluted, fragmented, complex and confusing. Experts have also raised concerns about quality, and disparities are rampant. And, of…
New immunotherapy platform has increased potential to target cancer cells
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Stanford University have revealed the molecular structure of TRACeR-I, a protein platform for reprogramming immune responses. A better…
Liver fibrosis and eye disease detection
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden highlights the possibility of screening people with type 2 diabetes for liver damage at the same time as they…
Do Animals Really Understand Fairness?
Summary: New research challenges the idea that animals share humans’ sense of fairness, suggesting their reactions to unequal rewards stem from unmet expectations rather than inequity aversion. In the largest…
RNA:DNA ‘sandwich’ plays key role in behavioral adaptations arising from emotional experiences, research reveals
Medical University of South Carolina neuroscience researchers who are co-authors on the December 13 Science paper. From left to right: Rose-Marie Akiki, Dr. Christopehr Cowan, and Dr. Makoto Taniguchi. Credit:…
Why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds – a public health nurse explains the science behind the season
You’ve probably heard “Don’t go outside in the winter with your hair wet or without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.” That’s not exactly true. As with many things, the…
