Why Elephants Rarely Get Cancer A Potential Mechanism Identified That May Be Key to Cancer Resistance SALT LAKE CITY—Why elephants rarely get cancer is a mystery that has stumped scientists for […]
Why Elephants Rarely Get Cancer
Growing Up On A Farm Leads To Lower Risk Of Developing Asthma And Allergies In Childeren
A molecular basis for the farm effect Children who grow up on dairy farms have a significantly lower risk of developing asthma and allergies than kids reared in urbanized areas. A new […]
Highly Effective Seasickness Treatment On The Horizon
The misery of motion sickness could be ended within five to ten years thanks to a new treatment being developed by scientists. The cause of motion sickness is still a mystery but […]
Love Conquers All But Nicotine: No Spousal Peer Effects On The Decision To Quit Smoking
If two partnered individuals both smoke, the decision of one of them to quit smoking may lead the other to quit smoking as well. Spousal peer effects on quit-smoking behavior are interesting […]
Working Long Hours Linked To Higher Risk Of Stroke
Working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a 33% greater risk of stroke and a more modest (13%) increased risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with working a […]
Scientists In Cologne Discover New Perspectives In Treatment Of Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer And Lymphomas
Ran belongs to the family of Ras proteins, which regulate fundamental cellular processes such as cell differentiation, cell division, and intracellular transport. Mutations in Ras-related proteins are involved in the development of […]
Attending Church Is The Key To Good Mental Health Among Older Europeans
A study of depression among older Europeans has found that joining a religious organisation is more beneficial than charity work, sport or education in improving their mental health. The surprising findings from […]
Breastfeeding May Expose Infants To Toxic Chemicals
A widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function—perfluorinated alkylate substances, or PFASs—appears to build up in infants by 20%–30% for each month they’re breastfed, according […]
Long Distance Travelers Likely Contributing To Antibiotic Resistance’s Spread
Swedish exchange students who studied in India and in Central Africa returned from their sojourns with an increased diversity of antibiotic resistance genes in their gut microbiomes. The research is published 10 […]
Paleo Diet: Big Brains Needed Carbs – The Importance Of Dietary Carbohydrate In Human Evolution
Understanding how and why we evolved such large brains is one of the most puzzling issues in the study of human evolution. It is widely accepted that brain size increase is partly […]
“Brainy” Mice Raise Hope Of Better Treatments For Cognitive Disorders
Researchers have created unusually intelligent mice by altering a single gene and as a result the mice were also less likely to feel anxiety or recall fear. The study, led by the […]
Antibiotic Pollution Of Waterways May Create Superbugs Of Tomorrow
A team from Macquarie University has proved for the first time that even low concentrations of antibiotics are polluting waterways, according to a study published today in Frontiers in Microbiology. Using low, […]
Salt And High Blood Pressure – Comments From Georgetown Cardiologist
WASHINGTON— According to a study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, “People who gradually increase the amount of salt in their diet and people who habitually eat a higher […]
Stanford Researchers Find Mental Health Prescription: Nature
By Rob Jordan Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Feeling down? Take a hike. A new study finds quantifiable evidence that walking in nature could lead to a lower risk of depression. […]
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