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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Hormone Plays Surprise Role in Fighting Skin Infections
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules produced in the skin to fend off infection-causing microbes. Vitamin D has been credited…
This is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory
A new UCLA rat study is the first to show how a diet steadily high in fructose slows the…
Alzheimer’s Gene Causes Brain’s Blood Vessels to Leak, Die
The left photo shows destructive proteins (green) lining blood vessels in living brain tissue of mice with the…
UCLA scientists unlock mystery of how ‘handedness’ arises
Colored patches represent parallelogram outlines around pairs of triangles that have formed chiral super-structures. Parallelograms having…
Plastic Trash Altering Ocean Habitats, Scripps Study Shows
A 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the ocean is altering habitats in the marine environment, according to…
Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
Infectious diseases—both old and new—continue to exact a devastating toll, causing some 13 million fatalities per year around the…
Groundwater pumping leads to sea level rise, cancels out effect of dams
As people pump groundwater for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses, the water doesn’t just seep back into the…
Tiny ‘spherules’ reveal details about Earth’s asteroid impacts
Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth's early history by using a new…