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Medical News Today: Study reveals how diabetes drug promotes healthy aging
Doctors often prescribe metformin for type 2 diabetes. A new mouse study on its liver mechanisms may explain its wider…
Between arousal and inhibition
Why nerve cells in the brain process information differently.
Imaging of conjunctival goblet cells helps diagnosis of dry eyes
Researchers have developed a biometric imaging of conjunctival goblet cells with high definition.
What is a scream? The acoustics of a primal human call
Listeners show strong agreement for parameters of a scream, including a higher pitch, roughness and a higher peak frequency.
Using lungs from increased-risk donors expands donor pool, maintains current survival rates
Researchers have found that using lungs from donors who are considered high risk for certain infectious diseases compared to standard…
Multiple correlations between brain complexity and locomotion pattern in vertebrates
Researchers have uncovered multi-level relationships between locomotion – the ways animals move – and brain architecture, using high-definition 3D models…
Anti-hepatitis medicine surprises
A new effective treatment of hepatitis C not only combats the virus, but is also effective against potentially fatal complications…
Dangerous skin tumor now has treatment guidelines
A new study reports the first guidelines for treating sebaceous carcinoma, a cancer of the oil glands. If not removed…
New protein function could be key to treatment of drug addiction and behavioral disorders
The reward pathway of the brain causes feelings of happiness but is also involved in behavioral disorders like schizophrenia and…