Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples: Mouse study finds male obesity is linked to brain inflammation
Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat. For women, it usually accumulates around the hips, resulting in a
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Sarcolipin tricks muscle cells into using more energy, burning fat
Ever wonder why you burn fat and heat up when you exercise or shiver? Now, researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys
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New bacterial strain named after Cornish discovery
A new bacterial strain will be named after Cornwall following its identification from a skin infection. Staphylococcus cornubiensis, named after
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Like a zipper — how cells form new blood vessels
Blood vessel formation relies on the ability of vascular cells to move while remaining firmly connected to each other. This
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Allergists warn that chigger bites may cause allergic reaction to red meat
Chiggers, redbugs, harvest mites — whatever you call them, they are pesky little bugs whose bites cause really itchy rashes,
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The unexpected upside of E. coli: Bacterium key for boosting iron absorption, new study shows
Best known as a pathogen that causes food poisoning or steals nutrients away from its host, the E. coli bacterium
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Cells agree: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
We’ve all heard the expression: “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Now, research led by a Salk Institute scientist
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This matrix delivers healing stem cells to injured elderly muscles: Muscular dystrophy patients could someday also benefit from this hydrogel successfully tested in mice
A car accident leaves an aging patient with severe muscle injuries that won’t heal. Treatment with muscle stem cells from
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Locusts help uncover the mysteries of smell: Computational logic can describe how locusts recognizes smells in a dynamic environment
Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience — how molecules released by a blooming flower, for instance, become the
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Cellular communication system in mice helps control female fertility
When Joan Jorgensen was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, her roommate confided that she had just one period
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