Brain Inflammation Identified as Potential Target to Treat Tinnitus
More than 50 million Americans struggle with tinnitus, a constant ringing in the ears that ranges from mildly annoying to severely debilitating. No cure exists … Read more
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What drives inflammation in type 2 diabetes? Not glucose, says new research
To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly understood, which has hampered efforts to develop … Read more
Insight into cells’ autophagy (‘self-eating’) process could pave way for new dementia treatments
Cells regularly go through a process called autophagy – literally translated as ‘self-eating’ – which helps to destroy bacteria and viruses after infection.When it works, … Read more
Mosquitoes push northern limits with time-capsule eggs to survive winters
When the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) arrived in the United States in the 1980s, it took the invasive blood-sucker only one year to spread … Read more
Genetic Variation Contributes to Individual Differences in Pleasure
Differences in how our brains respond when we’re anticipating a financial reward are due, in part, to genetic differences, according to research with identical and … Read more
Fake News Can Lead to False Memories
Voters may form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories, especially if those stories align with their political beliefs, according to research in Psychological Science. The … Read more
Speed identified as the best predictor of car crashes
Speeding is the riskiest kind of aggressive driving, according to a unique analysis of data from on-board devices in vehicles. Researchers at the University of … Read more
Smart sink could help save water
Barely hidden from his study participants, William Jou, a former graduate student in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, pulled off a ruse straight out of … Read more
Wearable tech moves brain monitoring from lab to real world
Imagine if a coach could know which moments of competition a certain player might peak, or if a truck driver had objective data telling him … Read more
Lung cell transplant boosts healing after the flu in mice
Some cases of the flu are so severe they cause lasting injury to the lungs. New research from the University of Pennsylvania now points to a … Read more
Stardust in the Antarctic snow
The quantity of cosmic dust that trickles down to Earth each year ranges between several thousand and ten thousand tons. Most of the tiny particles … Read more
