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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Key to TB cure could lie underwater
Brian Murphy, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, collects bacteria from water throughout the world in…
Immune System Molecule Promotes Tumor Resistance to Anti-Angiogenic Therapy
A team of scientists, led by Napoleone Ferrara, MD, has shown for the first time that a signaling protein involved…
For Some, Surgical Site Infections Are in the Genes
An estimated 300,000 U.S. patients get surgical site infections every year, and while the causes are varied, a new University…
Yeast study yields potential for new cholesterol, anti-fungal drugs
While studying a mutant strain of yeast, Scott Briggs, at right, and Paul South may have…
International space station plays host to innovative infectious disease research
Performing sensitive biological experiments is always a delicate affair. Few researchers, however, contend with the challenges faced by Cheryl Nickerson,…
Ancient Fossilized Sea Creatures Yield Oldest Biomolecules Isolated Directly from a Fossil
William Ausich (left) and Christina O'Malley (right) study fossils of ancient sea animals called crinoids.…
New approach alters malaria maps
Identifying areas of malarial infection risk depends more on daily temperature variation than on the average monthly temperatures, according to…
Engineering control theory helps create dynamic brain models
Models of the human brain, patterned on engineering control theory, may some day help researchers control such neurological diseases as…