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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Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have created new ceramic materials that could be used to store hydrogen…
Breaking Bad Mitochondria: Mechanism helps explain persistence of hepatitis C virus
Mitochondria in hepatitis C-infected cells (bottom row) are self-destructing. The self-annihilation process explains the persistance and virulence of the virus…
Does a junk food diet make you lazy? UCLA psychology study offers answer
A new UCLA psychology study provides evidence that being overweight makes people tired and sedentary — not the other way…
Breakthrough therapy allows four paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs
Four young men who have been paralyzed for years achieved groundbreaking progress — moving their legs — as a result…
Just One Simple Question Can Identify Narcissistic People
Scientists have developed and validated a new method to identify which people are narcissistic: Just ask them. In a series…
Slowdown of global warming fleeting
The recent slowdown in the warming rate of the Northern Hemisphere may be a result of internal variability of the…
Breast cancer cell subpopulation cooperation can spur tumor growth
Subpopulations of breast cancer cells sometimes cooperate to aid tumor growth, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, who…
Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
Researchers placed a printed pinhole array mask on top of an iPod touch as part of their prototype display. Shown…