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UQ researchers examine moral reasoning in children

Question: when is a chicken more important than a sick person? Answer: when you’re four years old, according to research from The University of Queensland.

1 Jun 2018

International respiratory group calls for immediate ban on flavorings and marketing of e-cigarettes

In a statement published in the European Respiratory Journal, a coalition of respiratory doctors and scientists from six continents have warned of the dangers posed to children and adolescents by electronic cigarettes.

1 Jun 2018

UK scientists 3D-print the first human corneas

For the first time in history, scientists from have 3D-printed human corneas, providing a potential solution to the current shortage of corneas for transplant.

1 Jun 2018

New ACS guidelines recommend early screening for colorectal cancer

New guidelines developed by the American Cancer Society recommend that screening for colorectal cancer for average-risk adults begin at age 45, five years earlier than the previous recommendation.

1 Jun 2018

Discovering Antibodies with Universal Specificity

Professor Hedda Wardemann discusses our current knowledge of antibody specificity and how her research team are challenging this, through the discovery of anti-bacterial antibodies with universal specificity.

1 Jun 2018

Study: Few men undergo genetic testing despite high risk of breast cancer

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. At least 10 percent of cancers are caused by inherited mutations in genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. Parents with the cancer gene mutation have a 50 percent chance of passing it on to a son or daughter.

1 Jun 2018

Mistaken belief that antibiotics are harmless is widespread, finds study

A new study of decision-making about the use of antibiotics in medicine has found that the mistaken belief that antibiotics are harmless is widespread, especially among patients.

1 Jun 2018

Rockefeller scientists shed new light on the neuroscience of sleep

A good night of sleep entails about eight hours of blissful immobility--a state of near paralysis that, though welcome at night, would be inconvenient during the day. In a recent paper published in Cell Reports, Rockefeller scientists shed new light on the transitions between a wakeful, active state and the stillness of sleep.

1 Jun 2018

Scientists identify three new distinct breast epithelial cell populations

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, in collaboration with scientists at UCSF and Northwestern University, have profiled human breast epithelial cells, identifying three new distinct epithelial cell populations.

1 Jun 2018

Salk researchers discover molecule that destroys key HIV protein

One of the many challenges in treating HIV is that the virus can lie dormant in cells, quietly evading immune detection until it suddenly roars to life without warning and begins replicating furiously.

1 Jun 2018

Combination of probiotics and herbal supplement may prolong lifespan, research shows

You are what you eat. Or so the saying goes. Science now tells us that we are what the bacteria living in our intestinal tract eat and this could have an influence on how well we age.

1 Jun 2018

Mothers with higher emotional and cognitive control less likely to report poor child conduct

A new parenting study finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems, such as throwing tantrums or fighting.

1 Jun 2018

Increasing walking pace may reduce mortality risk, suggests study

Speeding up your walking pace could extend your life, research led by the University of Sydney suggests.

1 Jun 2018

Researchers reveal role NAD+ molecule in turning on genes that make fat cells

Glucose is the energy that fuels cells, and the body likes to store glucose for later use. But too much glucose can contribute to obesity, and scientists have long wanted to understand what happens within a cell to tip the balance.

1 Jun 2018

Study: Symptoms of borderline personality disorder tend to worsen around menses

Symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder - a severe and chronic mood disorder characterized by an inability to manage strong emotions - tend to worsen just before and during menses, according to a study in Psychological Medicine.

1 Jun 2018

Scientists report involvement of estrogen hormone receptor in autoimmune diseases

Women are more prone to the development of autoimmune diseases. The female hormone estrogen is likely to affect the immune system.

1 Jun 2018

Researchers discover three genes that may have contributed to evolution of large human brain

Three genes involved in nerve cell generation in the brain emerged roughly 3.5 million years ago and may have contributed to the rapid evolution of the large human brain, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator David Haussler and colleagues report on May 31, 2018, in the journal Cell.

1 Jun 2018