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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Dangers of desert dust: new diagnostic tool for valley fever
On July 5, 2011, a massive wall of dust, (“haboob,” in Arabic), blanketed Phoenix, Arizona, creating an awesome spectacle, (or…
Watching Schrodinger’s cat die
Continuous monitoring of a qantum system can direct the quantum state along a random path. This three-dimensional map shows how…
Manipulation of key protein’s action in the brain holds potential for development of drugs to fight obesity and diabetes
A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role in specific areas of the…
UT Southwestern researchers uncover new brain pathways for understanding Type 2 diabetes and obesity
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified neural pathways that increase understanding of how the brain regulates body weight,…
Cancer researchers identify irreversible inhibitor for KRAS gene mutation
UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have found a molecule that selectively and irreversibly interferes with the activity of a…
Study Points To Potential New Target For Antibiotics Against E. coli, Other Bugs
Scientists have identified a protein that is essential to the survival of E. coli bacteria, and consider the protein a…
Weighty Issue: Stress and High-Fat Meals Combine to Slow Metabolism in Women
A new study in women suggests that experiencing one or more stressful events the day before eating a single high-fat…
A New Tool to Confront Lung Cancer
Only 15% of patients with squamous cell lung cancer – the second most common lung cancer – survive five years…