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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Employees with a racially diverse group of friends outside of work may actually perform better at their jobs, a new…
Plasmonic’ material could bring ultrafast all-optical communications
Researchers have created a new "plasmonic oxide material" that could make possible devices for optical communications that are at least…
Heating and cooling with light leads to ultrafast DNA diagnostics
New technology developed by UC Berkeley bioengineers promises to make a workhorse lab tool cheaper, more portable and many times…
Satellites peer into rock 50 miles beneath Tibetan Plateau
Gravity data captured by satellite has allowed researchers to take a closer look at the geology deep beneath the Tibetan…
Sex and violence may not really sell products
If there’s one thing advertisers think they know, it is that sex and violence sell. A new analysis, however, provides…
Biomarker higher in binge drinkers
A biomarker found in the blood of alcohol users is significantly higher in binge drinkers than in those who consume…
Drug shows promise as single-dose cure and as preventive treatment for malaria, researchers find
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and in Australia have shown that a drug currently in testing shows potential to…
U.Va. Research Overturns Basic Beliefs About Atherosclerosis
Doctors’ efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes…