Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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With its deeply embedded roots, sturdy trunk and dense profusion of branches, the Tree of Life is a structure…
Comet collisions every six seconds explain 17-year-old stellar mystery
Every six seconds, for millions of years, comets have been colliding with one another near a star in the…
Scientists Create “Endless Supply” of Myelin-Forming Cells
In a new study appearing this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have unlocked the complex cellular mechanics…
BLOOD TESTING PREDICTS LEVEL OF ENZYMES THAT FACILITATE DISEASE PROGRESSION
Predicting how atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer will progress or respond to drugs in individual patients is difficult. In a…
Why ‘singing’ sand dunes hum certain notes
"Singing" sand dunes, such as these in Al-Askharah, Oman, often hum at multiple frequencies simultaneously. By sieving…
Breakthrough technique images breast tumors in 3-D with great clarity, reduced radiation
Breast tumor (red) in 3-D: The red area represents a three-dimensional breast tumor.(Credit: ESRF-LMU/Emmanuel Brun) …
Researchers Recover Recorder From Antarctic Waters Containing Critical Baseline on Acidification
A research team supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has retrieved data from a sensor in Antarctic waters…
Starvation hormone markedly extends mouse life span, researchers report
Drs. David Mangelsdorf, Yuan Zhang, and Steven Kliewer (l-r) have demonstrated that a starvation hormone markedly extends life span in…