Medical News
What's the Difference Between White Fat and Brown Fat?
Discover - 25 Dec 2019 20:00
Our bodies' actually have not one, but two kinds of fat.
Acupuncture's impact on the body, mind and spirit
EurekAlert! - 25 Dec 2019 07:00
(World Scientific) This book presents well researched information on each acupuncture Point. It provides the student and practitioner with a deeper understanding of the therapeutic effects of the Points, drawing on curre...
Intermittent fasting: live 'fast,' live longer?
EurekAlert! - 25 Dec 2019 07:00
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed commitment to personal health. Newly enthusiastic fitness buffs pack into gyms and grocery stores are filled with shoppers...
Researchers identify that mosquitoes can sense toxins through their legs
EurekAlert! - 25 Dec 2019 07:00
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) Researchers at LSTM have identified a completely new mechanism by which mosquitoes that carry malaria are becoming resistant to insecticide.
A molecular map of the brain's decision-making area
Science Daily - 25 Dec 2019 02:34
Researchers have come one step closer toward understanding how the part of our brain that is central for decision-making and the development of addiction is organized on a molecular level. In mouse models and with method...
Mouse pups born from eggs derived from the granulosa cells that surround oocytes
Science Daily - 25 Dec 2019 02:34
By introducing a chemical cocktail to granulosa cells, researchers induced the cells to transform into functional oocytes in mice. Once fertilized, these oocytes were then successfully able to produce healthy offspring, ...
Why isn't there a vaccine for staph?
Science Daily - 25 Dec 2019 02:34
A study may help explain why previous attempts to develop a staph vaccine have failed, while also suggesting a new approach to vaccine design that focuses on activating an untapped set of immune cells, as well as inocula...