Chemist Aims at COVID-19 Following Success With Related Virus
Case Western Reserve University via Newswise – International group led by Ohio researcher Blanton seeks expanded NIH support to ‘target virus at molecular level.’ Newswise…
A Plant-Based Diet Helps to Prevent and Manage Asthma, According to New Review
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine via EurekAlert – A plant-based diet can help prevent and manage asthma, while dairy products and high-fat foods raise the…
Why Life Can Get Better as We Age
Flinders University via EurekAlert – People say life gets better with age. Now research suggests this may be because older people have the wisdom and…
Is the Coronavirus Outbreak of Unnatural Origins?
Society for Risk Analysis via EurekAlert – Did coronavirus mutate from a virus already prevalent in humans or animals or did it originate in a…
Screen Time Impairs Children’s Language Skills
Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD via News-Medical Net – A new study looks at the time spent by kids looking at a screen and the development…
Wuhan Study Shows Lying Face Down Improves Breathing in Severe COVID-19
American Thoracic Society via EurekAlert – In a new study of patients with severe COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) hospitalized on ventilators, researchers found that lying face down…
How the Brain Controls the Voice
Goethe University Frankfurt via EurekAlert – A particular neuronal circuit in the brains of bats controls their vocalizations. Bats are famous for their sonar-based navigation.…
The Effect of Antibiotics on Bone Mass
Chloe Bennett, B.Sc. via News-Medical Net – Novel research has found a link between the antibacterial and antifungal agent triclosan and an increased prevalence of…
Bacteria Form Biofilms Like Settlers form Cities
University of Pennsylvania via EurekAlert – Microbiologists have long adopted the language of human settlement to describe how bacteria live and grow: They “invade” and…
Can Traumatic Memories Be Erased?
Tokyo Metropolitan University via EurekAlert – Environmental light shown to affect retention of traumatic long-term memory in flies. Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan…
Using Technology During Mealtimes May Decrease Food Intake, Study Finds
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau via EurekAlert – Being distracted by technology during mealtimes may decrease the amount of food a person eats,…
The Complex Biology Behind Your Love (or Hatred) of Coffee
DOE via Newswise – A Berkeley Lab scientist used statistics to tease out how genetics and environment interact to shape coffee consumption. Why do some…
New Compounds May Help Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus
Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN via News-Medical Net – Amid the global health crisis of the coronavirus (COVID-19), scientists from around the world are racing…
Fine Particle Air Pollution Linked with Poor Kidney Health
American Society of Nephrology (ASN) via Newswise – It’s known that breathing in air pollution can have detrimental health effects beyond the lungs, but few…
Changing What Heart Cells Eat Could Help Them Regenerate
UT Southwestern Medical Center via EurekAlert – New study suggests that encouraging cardiomyocytes to consume glucose instead of fatty acids could help treat heart failure.…
