Concussion—how the NFL came to shape the issue that plagued it Players kneeling during the national anthem is the most recent NFL controversy, but certainly not the first nor the biggest. Sep 29, 2017 0 0
Cellular calcium handling in diabetes Tight regulation of calcium levels in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) – a cellular organelle with multiple functions – contributes to insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells. Although ER calcium handling is perturbed ... Sep 29, 2017 0 1
Elderly who have trouble identifying odors face risk of dementia A long-term study of nearly 3,000 adults, aged 57 to 85, found that those who could not identify at least four out of five common odors were more than twice as likely as those with a normal sense of smell to develop dementia ... Sep 29, 2017 0 69
Study finds workers fare worse when popular medications leave the market A little pill can have a big effect on worker absenteeism, according to a new study from the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business. Sep 29, 2017 0 0
Signal flare – how heart muscle cells protect themselves from viral invaders The human heart is particularly vulnerable to viruses. That's because cardiac myocytes, the heart muscle cells that give your heart its ability to "beat," have one major weakness – they don't reproduce themselves to repair ... Sep 29, 2017 0 36
Biologists identify possible new strategy for halting brain tumors MIT biologists have discovered a fundamental mechanism that helps brain tumors called glioblastomas grow aggressively. After blocking this mechanism in mice, the researchers were able to halt tumor growth. Sep 29, 2017 1 519
Carcinoma-promoting FOXQ1 transcription factor found to suppress melanoma tumors A treatment that works well for one cancer type can possibly make other cancers grow more quickly. That is the striking implication of new research from a team at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, published in the journal Cell ... Sep 29, 2017 0 2
The food ingredient hordenine in beer activates the reward centre in the brain Visitors to the Oktoberfest have always known it and now it has been scientifically proven – beer can lift your spirits. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) examined 13,000 food components ... Sep 29, 2017 1 27
How do children construct views of themselves? How do children construct views of themselves and their place in the world? Children's social relationships turn out to be critical. For example, children develop higher self-esteem when their parents treat them warmly. But ... Sep 29, 2017 0 48
Why do we fall asleep when bored? Humans often defy sleepiness and stay awake when attention is necessary,yet experience an inescapable desire to sleep in boring situations. The brain mechanisms governing the regulation of sleep by cognitive and emotional ... Sep 29, 2017 0 72
