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Research suggests a new model of how beige fat biogenesis is controlled

Once considered an inert tissue, fat – or adipose tissue – is now known to play an active role in the body's critical functions by secreting hormones that regulate hunger and body temperature.

17 Aug 2022

Post-9/11 veterans report similar or better outcomes than non-veterans in many life domains, study finds

Prior research has examined how the post-military health and well-being of both the larger veteran population and earlier veterans differs from non-veterans.

17 Aug 2022

Scientists elucidate the structure of Type IV secretion system involved in antibiotic resistance

With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex on the outer envelope of bacterial cells that helps them to exchange DNA with neighboring bacteria and resist antibiotics.

17 Aug 2022

Study provides insights into understanding the biology of circulating Hepatitis E variants

Over three million people are infected with the hepatitis E virus every year. So far, no effective treatment is available. An international team has investigated which factors are important for the virus in the course of its replication cycle and how it manages to maintain the infection.

17 Aug 2022

Public health agencies adapt covid lessons to curb overdoses, STDs, and gun violence

Shannan Piccolo walked into a hotel with a tote bag full of Narcan and a speech about how easy it is to use the medicine that can reverse opioid overdoses.

17 Aug 2022

Children with lower inhibitory control and vocabulary skills display non-engaging behaviors, study says

Children who enter preschool with good vocabulary and attention skills do better in class, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Early Education and Development.

17 Aug 2022

UC San Diego receives $1.3 million grant to understand the role of misfolded tau proteins in dementia

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1.3 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation for a project that could help scientists better understand the role misfolded tau proteins play in causing neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, which may lead to more effective drug therapies.

16 Aug 2022

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

To be an emergency room doctor is to be a professional listener to stories. Each patient presents a story; finding the heart of that story is the doctor's most critical task. More technology, more tests, and more data won't work if doctors get the story wrong.

16 Aug 2022

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

Americans aren't turning to pharmaceutical options as often in the never-ending battle for a good night's sleep.

16 Aug 2022

Scientists unravel the development of main immune cell population residing in the brain

New research published today by the University of Southampton shows new insight in how our brain develops, that can pave the way for treating neurological disorders.

16 Aug 2022

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

Colorado State University researchers are part of a $12.5 million National Science Foundation-supported institute that will advance research and education around viral emergence – the process of viruses jumping from animals to humans.

16 Aug 2022

UT Southwestern's cryo-EM images shed light on the mechanisms behind Wnt signaling activation

Using UT Southwestern's Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, researchers have captured images of an enzyme for Wnt lipidation, which is pivotal to human development and cancer and crucial for Wnt signaling activation.

16 Aug 2022

RASTRUM™ - the 3D Printer of Living Cells, Honored in Annual Awards by Leading Business Magazine

RASTRUM™ has taken out the top prize in the Experimental category. RASTRUM™ prints human cells into living tissue models to supercharge research into cancer and other diseases using revolutionary drop-on-demand technology.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

Here's why thinking hard exhausts you

Researchers elucidate the neuro-metabolic mechanisms responsible for cognitive fatigue that occurs following extended and intense working hours.

15 Aug 2022

Study shows direct relationship between vaccine confidence and science education levels

Researchers are calling for urgent changes to the GCSE science curriculum to help equip learners with sufficient scientific literacy to be able to identify reliable sources and inform their future vaccination decision-making process.

15 Aug 2022

ACR appreciates the passage of key drug pricing reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act

The American College of Rheumatology today applauded the passage of key drug pricing reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act that will improve rheumatology patients' access to needed drug therapies and treatments.

15 Aug 2022

Cancer-related fatigue contributes to balance problems following exposure to chemotherapy for breast cancer

For many women who have undergone chemotherapy for breast cancer, cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a persistent side effect – and one that contributes to ongoing balance problems, suggests a paper in Rehabilitation Oncology, official journal of APTA Oncology, an academy of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

15 Aug 2022

Researchers engineer artificial replicas of G protein-coupled receptors

How do signals from outside the cell cause a response inside it? Such outside signals could be hormones or neurotransmitters. To notice them, the cell's surface possesses receptors. One of the key classes of such receptors are so-called G protein-coupled receptors, or in short GPCRs.

15 Aug 2022

American Heart Association and Cardiovascular Research Foundation join forces to produce joint education programs

Two leaders in cardiovascular disease science, research and education, the American Heart Association (Association) and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), are joining forces to strengthen and expand educational opportunities focused on advancing the latest research in cardiovascular disease and interventional therapies.

15 Aug 2022

Community health centers’ big profits raise questions about federal oversight

Just off the deserted town square, with its many boarded-up businesses, people lined up at the walk-up pharmacy window at Genesis Health Care, a federally funded clinic.

15 Aug 2022

Education News and Research

Research suggests a new model of how beige fat biogenesis is controlled

Post-9/11 veterans report similar or better outcomes than non-veterans in many life domains, study finds

Scientists elucidate the structure of Type IV secretion system involved in antibiotic resistance

Study provides insights into understanding the biology of circulating Hepatitis E variants

Public health agencies adapt covid lessons to curb overdoses, STDs, and gun violence

Children with lower inhibitory control and vocabulary skills display non-engaging behaviors, study says

UC San Diego receives $1.3 million grant to understand the role of misfolded tau proteins in dementia

ER physician shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care

Study finds a declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance among Americans

Scientists unravel the development of main immune cell population residing in the brain

CSU part of $12.5 million-supported institute to advance virus research and education

UT Southwestern's cryo-EM images shed light on the mechanisms behind Wnt signaling activation

RASTRUM™ - the 3D Printer of Living Cells, Honored in Annual Awards by Leading Business Magazine

Here's why thinking hard exhausts you

Study shows direct relationship between vaccine confidence and science education levels

ACR appreciates the passage of key drug pricing reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act

Cancer-related fatigue contributes to balance problems following exposure to chemotherapy for breast cancer

Researchers engineer artificial replicas of G protein-coupled receptors

American Heart Association and Cardiovascular Research Foundation join forces to produce joint education programs

Community health centers’ big profits raise questions about federal oversight

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