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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The Connection Between Oxygen and Diabetes
the whole thing happens,” said Jerrold M. Olefsky, MD, associate dean for Scientific Affairs and Distinguished Professor of Medicine at…
Eco-Explorer Sri Lanka, Horton Plains
Horton plains a plateau named after the former British Governor Sir Robert Horton of 1831-1837, is known for its splendor,…
Dangerous nitrogen pollution could be halved
The most important fertilizer for producing food is, at the same time, one of the most important risks for human…
From Chaos to Order: How Ants optimize Food Search
Ants are capable of complex problem-solving strategies that could be widely applied as optimization techniques. An individual ant searching for…
Gene Expression Signature Identifies Patients at Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Death
Georgia Tech Professor Gregory Gibson poses with a chart showing death rate differentials between two groups of coronary artery disease…
Engineering a Better Way to Rebuild Bone Inside the Body
Researchers bound the most clinically-used growth factor, BMP-2, with microparticles of the drug heparin at concentrations up to…
Pain killers may improve health of diabetics and the obese
Blocking a pain receptor in mice not only extends their lifespan, it also gives them a more youthful metabolism, including…
Discovery of how Taxol works could lead to better anticancer drugs
UC Berkeley scientists have discovered the extremely subtle effect that the prescription drug Taxol has inside cells that makes it…