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Medical Xpress / Study uncovers a new mechanism explaining how chemicals affect sex hormones
Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified a previously unknown mechanism in humans that may explain why certain medicines and environmental chemicals disrupt the balance of sex hormones. The finding deepens scientific ...
Phys.org / New view of 'frameshifting' shows how genetic info can get 'lost in translation'
Christine Dunham is a leading expert on the ribosome—an elaborate macro-molecular machine that operates like a factory within a cell to manufacture proteins. "The ribosome is really the most fascinating molecule in a cell," ...
Medical Xpress / Genetic testing plays role in identifying malignant hyperthermia risk
Genetic testing can play an important role in identifying patients at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH), guided by answering three simple screening questions, according to an article published online March 10 in Anesthesiology.
Phys.org / Goal-setting apps can backfire if goals are too easy—or too hard
It might date back to the ancient Greeks, but the concept of "everything in moderation" still holds true for today's users of goal-setting apps. In a paper in the Journal of Marketing Research, a team from the University ...
Phys.org / As wildfires intensify, researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction
With wildfires growing more destructive both in the United States and around the world, University at Buffalo researchers have conducted one of the most extensive evaluations to date of artificial intelligence-based deep ...
Medical Xpress / A new tool to predict physical health risks in young people with psychosis
A new clinic-ready web-based risk prediction tool called PsyMetRiC is now available to forecast the risk of young people with psychosis developing cardiometabolic disorders such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
Medical Xpress / Clarifying how ketogenic diets treat epilepsy to guide future therapy development
Published in The Lancet Neurology, a new review from the University of Colorado Anschutz in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center, offers the latest scientific explanations for why ketogenic diets reduce seizures ...
Medical Xpress / Why sepsis is becoming harder to treat in Europe
Sepsis moves fast. A patient can arrive at hospital with what appears to be a routine infection and, within hours, develop organ failure. Survival often depends on how quickly treatment begins. Across Europe, doctors are ...
Medical Xpress / New atlas maps aging brain epigenetic shifts across eight regions and 36 cell types
Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years. Though scientists know aging ...
Phys.org / US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year's record low
Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of U.S. data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.
Phys.org / Microplastic biofilms carry genes that could alter nutrient cycling in estuaries
A study led by William & Mary's Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS and published in FEMS Microbiology Ecology reveals that microbial communities growing on microplastics in the Chesapeake Bay carry the genetic ...
Medical Xpress / Study tracks 90 days after nonfatal opioid overdose, finds major care gaps
A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm—and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the health care system. ...
