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Researchers find genetic predisposition for anorexia
University of Otago, Christchurch researchers played a key role in new global research showing the causes of the eating disorder anorexia are likely metabolic...
Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections
Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful viruses in the brain and nervous system, according to a mouse study published...
Slug, a stem cell regulator, keeps breast cells healthy by promoting repair of DNA...
A new study published in Cell Reports found that a transcription factor called Slug serves as ‘command central’ for determining breast stem cell health,...
HIV DNA that lingers in spinal fluid may be linked to cognitive problems
Even in patients who receive long-term anti-retroviral treatment, cells containing HIV remain in the cerebrospinal fluid of half of those treated for the disease,...
New solar material could lead to cheaper, more widespread use of panels
Imagine printing electronic devices using a simple inkjet printer — or even painting a solar panel onto the wall of a building.
Such technology would...
Fewer kids killed in states with strict laws, background checks
States with stricter firearms laws had lower firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents, finds research led by faculty at Children's National in Washington, D.C....
Differences in MS patients’ cerebrospinal fluid may be key to drugs that halt progression
The disability burden for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can vary significantly depending on whether they have a relapsing/remitting form of the disease, where...
Exiled moons may explain astronomical mysteries
Moons ejected from orbits around gas giant exoplanets could explain several astronomical mysteries, an international team of astronomers suggests. Researchers led by Mario Sucerquia, from...
Baby blue-tongues are born smart
Young Australian eastern blue-tongue lizards (Tiliqua scincoides) are every bit as clever as adults, researchers have found. Life is hard for baby blue-tongues. As soon...
Meet the six-legged superfoods: Grasshoppers top insect antioxidant-rich list
For the first time, a study has measured antioxidant levels in commercially available edible insects. Sure, most of them don't have six legs - and...
