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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Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which skin cells proliferate out of control. For some hard-to-heal wounds, the problem…
Study Links Gum Disease and HPV-status of Head and Neck Cancer
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), once almost exclusively associated with cancer of the cervix, is now linked to head and…
Self-Assembling Nanocubes for Next Generation Antennas and Lenses
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have developed a technique that enables metallic…
Predators Have Outsized Influence Over Habitats
A grasshopper's change in diet to high-energy carbohydrates while being hunted by spiders may affect the way soil releases…
Butterflies and Bats Reveal Clues About Spread of Infectious Disease
There's a most unusual gym in ecologist Sonia Altizer's lab at the University of Georgia in Athens. The athletes…
Complex world of microbes fine-tune body weight
Microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract form an intricate, living fabric made up of some 500 to 1000 distinct…
All the Colors of a High-Energy Rainbow, in a Tightly Focused Beam
For the first time, researchers have produced a coherent, laser-like, directed beam of light that simultaneously streams ultraviolet light,…
Today’s Climate More Sensitive to Carbon Dioxide Than in Past 12 Million Years
Core samples were collected at the sites noted in the North Pacific Ocean.( Credit: Jonathan LaRiviere/Ocean Data View)…