Scientists have found that children with both atopic dermatitis and food allergy have structural and molecular differences in top layers…
Sleepless Flies Lived Long Lives. Why Not Us?
Flies deprived of sleep didn’t see reductions in their life spans. Does that mean we’ve got sleep deprivation all wrong?
Sleepless Flies Lived Long Lives. Why Not Us?
Flies deprived of sleep didn’t see reductions in their life spans. Does that mean we’ve got sleep deprivation all wrong?
Peer support, healing hands may curb prescription opioid misuse
A program offering group support, acupuncture, mindfulness, massage and gentle exercise may help prevent patients on prescription opioids from spiraling…
Correlated nucleons may solve 35-year-old mystery
A careful re-analysis of data taken as revealed a possible link between correlated protons and neutrons in the nucleus and…
Massive database traces mammal organ development, cell by single cell
A new study has traced an important period of organ formation, cell by cell, in the developing mouse. The study…
Scientists identify genetic mechanism involved in how females inherit traits
Female cells randomly and permanently shut off one of the X chromosomes during embryonic development through a process called X…
Bat influenza viruses could infect humans
Bats don’t only carry the deadly Ebola virus, but are also a reservoir for a new type of influenza virus.…
Nitisinone increases melanin in people with albinism
A small pilot clinical study suggests that the drug nitisinone increases melanin production in some people with oculocutaneous albinism type…
Genetic clues to high rates of asthma in those of African ancestry
In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found new clues into the parts of the human genome associated…