Existing technique could accelerate metabolism to fight obesity
Researchers identify a protein in fat and liver cells that can be altered to increase energy expenditures By manipulating a biochemical process that underlies cells’ … Read more
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Tiny particles may pose big DNA risk
Some nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA. Thousands of consumer products — including cosmetics, sunscreens, and clothing — contain nanoparticles added … Read more
Antimicrobial from soaps promotes bacteria buildup in human noses
An antimicrobial agent found in common household soaps, shampoos and toothpastes may be finding its way inside human noses where it promotes the colonization of … Read more
Evidence shows need to regulate antimicrobial ingredients in consumer products
Does the widespread and still proliferating use of antimicrobial household products cause more harm than good to consumers and the environment? Evidence compiled in a … Read more
Researchers find anti-suicidal properties of ketamine
In patients with treatment resistant depression who were experiencing suicidal thoughts, experts at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical … Read more
FDA approves first medical device to prevent migraines
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of the first device as a preventative treatment for migraine headaches. This is also the first … Read more
Smartphones become ‘eye-phones’ with low-cost devices
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and … Read more
E-Cigarettes: Gateway to Nicotine Addiction for U.S. Teens
E-cigarettes, promoted as a way to quit regular cigarettes, may actually be a new route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers, according to … Read more
Insomniac’s brain ‘like a light switch that is always on’
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have made an important discovery about people with chronic insomnia—the part of their brains that controls movement are more active and … Read more
Defense Technology Lets Muscles Control Prosthetic Hand
After years of intense research and support from Defense Department agencies and a private foundation, a Marine who lost his right hand in Afghanistan is … Read more
Genetic disorder causes strokes, vascular inflammation in kids
National Institutes of Health researchers have identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in … Read more
