FDA approved immune-modulating drug unexpectedly benefits mice with fatal mitochondrial defect Rapamycin increases survival and prevents symptoms, and appears to cause protective switch in metabolism The transplant anti-rejection drug rapamycin showed unexpected benefits ...

Baby boys at higher risk of death and disability due to preterm birth Groundbreaking global studies on preterm birth and disability carried out by almost 50 researchers at 35 institutions and launched in association with World Prematurity Day finds baby ...

Late afternoon and early evening caffeine can disrupt sleep at night Caffeine consumed 6 hours before bedtime reduced sleep by more than 1 hour DARIEN, IL – A new study shows that caffeine consumption even six hours before bedtime can have significant, ...

A question for Jupiter New model explaining why the giant planet's mysterious Great Red Spot has not disappeared to be presented at APS Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting WASHINGTON D.C. Nov. 14, 2013 -- Jupiter's Great Red Spot is one of the solar system's ...

State child restraint laws leave many unprotected, NYU study finds Child restraint laws across many states have gaps that leave unprotected passengers highly vulnerable to vehicle-crash injuries, a study by New York University has found. The findings, which appear ...

UT Austin researchers grow large graphene crystals that have exceptional electrical properties AUSTIN, Texas — When it comes to the growth of graphene — an ultrathin, ultrastrong, all-carbon material — it is survival of the fittest, according to researchers ...

Your brain 'sees' things even when you don't The brain processes visual input to the level of understanding its meaning even if we never consciously perceive that input, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a ...

Scientists nearing forecasts of long-lived wildfires BOULDER ...

Protein interplay in muscle tied to life span PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Fruit flies are notoriously short-lived but scientists interested in the biology of aging in all animals have begun to understand why some fruit flies live longer than others. ...

Nano magnets arise at 2-D boundaries When you squeeze atoms, you don't get atom juice. You get magnets. According to a new theory by Rice University scientists, imperfections in certain two-dimensional materials create the conditions by which nanoscale magnetic fields arise. Calculations ...

Potential drug target in sight for rare genetic disease Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered the structure of a potential drug target for a rare genetic disease, paving the way for an alternative ...

New studies may explain fractures in some who take osteoporosis drugs Research with baboons at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute may help explain why some people who take bone-strengthening drugs like bisphosphonates are at-risk for atypical fractures ...

No peak in sight for evolving bacteria There's no peak in sight – fitness peak, that is – for the bacteria in Richard Lenski's Michigan State University lab. Lenski, MSU Hannah Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has been ...

Pediatric ICU nurse staffing models with more experience and education cut inpatient mortality Multi-institutional study recommends cut point for clinical experience in pediatric ICUs Boston, Mass. - Nursing leaders from 38 children's hospitals, ...

JAMA Dermatology: Social media brings academic journals to general readers A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Dermatology shows that a handful of academic journals have successfully ...

Understanding a protein's role in familial Alzheimer's disease Novel genomic approach reveals gene mutation isn't simple answer Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have used genetic engineering of human induced pluripotent ...

Mass. General study identifies genes uniquely expressed by the brain's immune cells Identifying 'sensome' of microglia could improve understanding, treatments for neurodegenerative disorders Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have used ...

Evolution can select for evolvability, Penn biologists find Evolution does not operate with a goal in mind; it does not have foresight. But organisms that have a greater capacity to evolve may fare better in rapidly changing environments. This raises ...

New technique for developing drugs to treat serious illnesses Researchers exploit the power of evolution to create designer proteins An international team of researchers led by the University of Leicester has "harnessed the power of evolution" to create a ...

Enrollment in SNAP does not substantially improve food security or dietary quality According to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, November 15, 2013 – Millions of families in the United States struggle to provide ...

Treatment of pelvic nodes individualized by inclusion of sentinel nodes is feasible with IMRT, says Arnhem, The Netherlands- Treatment of pelvic nodes individualized by inclusion of sentinel nodes (SN) can be easily integrated into an IMRT-based ...

Exercise training is effective as 'prehabilitation' before surgery in an elderly population Arnhem, The Netherlands – Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) assessment and exercise training in an elderly population is safe and well tolerated, according ...

Multicenter study underscored the need of a uniform approach to the treatment of BCa Arnhem, The Netherlands - New study, involving eight Italian research centres, concluded that an aligned approach to the treatment of advanced bladder cancer is ...

USC study reveals a protein that keeps people -- and their skeletons -- organized Most people think that their planners or their iPhones keep them organized, when proteins such as liver kinase b1 (Lkb1) actually have a lot more to do with it. New research ...

Novel microbicide gel for vagina and rectum shows potential for HIV prevention Research to be presented at world's largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting Arlington, Va. — Researchers developed a first-of-its-kind microbicide gel formulation that ...