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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Clinical Trial Shows Tongue-Controlled Wheelchair Outperforms Popular Wheelchair Navigation System
Maysam Ghovanloo stands behind Jason DiSanto, who has been an advocate of the Tongue Drive System. (Credit: Maysam…
Infrared vision lets researchers see through — and into — multiple layers of graphene
It’s not X-ray vision, but you could call it infrared vision. A University at Buffalo-led research team has…
Does obesity reshape our sense of taste?
Taste cells under a microscope, expressing green fluorescent protein. A new University at Buffalo study finds that obese…
Heavy drinking is bad for marriage if one spouse drinks, but not both
Do drinking and marriage mix? That depends on who’s doing the drinking — and how much — according to a…
Greenland’s shrunken ice sheet: We’ve been here before
Shells from Greenland. By dating fossils like these, scientists have come up with a new technique for determining…
Better assessment of decision-making capacity
Physicians often find it hard to tell if a patient suffering from dementia or depression is capable of making sound…
UCLA scientists discover protein that can accelerate cancer patients’ recovery after radiation and chemotherapy
Scientists from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown for the first time how a unique protein found in human…
High blood-sugar levels may harden heart valves
Assays created in a Rice University lab contain interstitial heart-valve cells, collagen and nutrients. These contain varying levels of glucose…