June 2, 2015 — Have you ever bought an expensive steak for your evening meal only to be annoyed to find out that you're chewing on stubborn gristle? Worry no more -- change is just around the corner. Consumers ... read more
Oct. 5, 2015 — Gastric bypass surgery can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes along with weight loss. A new study examines why, finding that insulin sensitivity of the body's main glucose (sugar) storage ... read more
Mar. 14, 2016 — Children with a severe type of spina bifida have excess fat accumulation in their lower extremities. Researchers have determined that this excess fat tissue is within the muscle boundary may signify ... read more
Apr. 2, 2015 — Consumption of high-fat yoghurt and cheese are linked to a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes by as much as a fifth, according to new research. High meat consumption, on the other hand, is ... read more
Mar. 25, 2015 — Although many genetic mutations have been linked to CDH, a new study is the first to demonstrate a linkage between genetic variation and a physiological mechanism that gives rise to defects in the ... read more
Feb. 22, 2016 — For patients with obesity, researchers have found the greatest improvements to health come from losing just 5 percent of their body weight. That relatively small weight loss lowered patients' ... read more
Aug. 24, 2015 — Here’s one more reason to cut down on the amount of red meat you eat. Using an animal model, researchers have found that dietary iron intake, equivalent to heavy red meat consumption, suppresses ... read more
June 23, 2016 — An old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages, is the focus of new research. The technique is being used to reduce salmonella bacteria in meat ... read more
Dec. 1, 2014 — A fast, cheap alternative to DNA testing has been developed as a means of distinguishing horse meat from beef. Because horses and cattle have different digestive systems, the fat components of the ... read more
June 2, 2016 — Insights into how our cells control muscle development could aid understanding of muscular dystrophy and other inherited diseases, say ... read more
Sep. 28, 2017 — A new molecular pathway that is required for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) development has been identified by a team of researchers for the first time. This work could provide a rationale for ... read more
Sep. 29, 2017 — Magnetic resonance imaging appears to be safe for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, even for chest imaging, according to a new ... read more
Sep. 29, 2017 — A new study ranking the safety and effectiveness of four drugs taken to enhance concentration, memory, alertness and moods, found that donepezil was most likely to effectively improve cognition in ... read more
Sep. 29, 2017 — A research team has made major breakthrough in unveiling the mysteries of the brain to reveal functions of an important region, hippocampus, not known to scientists ... read more
Sep. 28, 2017 — Oxytocin, a substance involved in nurturing, sexual and pair-bonding behaviors, has also been implicated in overall sociability. A new study describes the brain circuitry ... read more
Sep. 26, 2017 — Results from a Phase 3 efficacy study in India of a new rotavirus vaccine BRV-PV are promising. The study showed the vaccine to be safe, well tolerated, and to provide significant efficacy against ... read more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Can computers think? Do we perceive reality as it is? Can there be a science of consciousness? ... learn more
Harvard University A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria. ... learn more
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