Looking to safely block a gene linked to factors known to cause heart disease, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus may have found a new tool—light. The study, published Monday in the journal Trends in Molecular Medicine,…
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Will summer slow the spread of COVID-19? New research sheds light
At face value, it seems highly plausible that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—could behave seasonally, being more prevalent in winter and less so in summer. The four other coronaviruses that commonly circulate in humans behave in this way. We’ve also…
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This Scorching Hellset Will Light Your Abs on Fire
When you’re working your core, you don’t always have to isolate one single muscle to get focused results. Sometimes, attacking multiple muscle groups can be just as challenging. This maneuver from Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. takes major…
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This Scorching Hellset Will Light Your Abs on Fire
When you’re working your core, you don’t always have to isolate one single muscle to get focused results. Sometimes, attacking multiple muscle groups can be just as challenging. This maneuver from Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. takes major…
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Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found that many light smokers—those who smoke one to four cigarettes per…
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Shedding new light on the origin of metastases
Before an effective treatment can be devised, researchers have to understand the specific effect of an anti-cancer substance on the cell type, or even the cell, that produces metastases in the enormous cellular heterogeneity of tumors. A team from the…
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Study sheds light on brain mechanism activated by uncertainty
Tel Aviv University researchers examined the brain’s reactions in conditions of uncertainty and stressful conflict in an environment of risks and opportunities. The researchers identified the areas of the brain responsible for the delicate balance between desiring gain and avoiding…
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Novel label-free imaging technique brings out the inner light within T cells
T cells are the immune soldiers at the frontlines of the battle with infiltrating pathogens that seek to cause disease. A new study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering describes a novel label-free imaging technique that can differentiate active T cells…
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Mysterious brain structure sheds light on drug addiction
Do you remember where you were when you first heard that two planes had crashed into New York’s Twin Towers? Or where you had your first kiss? Our brains are wired to retain information that relates to the context in…
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Genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics shed light on autoimmune thyroid disease
Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, and their collaborators from the Icelandic healthcare system, University of Iceland and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, have published a study in Nature comparing over 30,000 patients with autoimmune thyroid disease from…
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