Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in...
Consumption of sugary drinks dropped 52 percent among Berkeley's low-income residents in the three years after the city enacted a penny-per-ounce excise tax on...
Newly identified cellular trash removal program helps create new neurons
New research reveals how a cellular filament helps neural stem cells clear damaged and clumped proteins, an important step in eventually producing new neurons.
Overwhelming evidence shows hepatitis C treatment effective for people who inject drugs
Researchers are calling on an end to discriminatory health and illicit drugs policies, based on overwhelming evidence that new hepatitis C therapies are effective...
phyloFlash: New software for fast and easy analysis of environmental microbes
Researchers are developing a user-friendly method to reconstruct and analyze SSU rRNA from raw metagenome data.
New membrane water treatment system to reduce toxic waste by over 90 percent
A new pilot plant to treat industrial wastewater is being built in Singapore, which could potentially reduce the amount of liquid waste by over...
For anxious spouses, a baby may be a rival
A new child can spark feelings of jealousy in a person who already fears being abandoned by his or her partner, research suggests. A...
Manganese plays a key role in bacterial infection
The ability to acquire manganese during infection is essential for the virulence of Enterococcus faecalis in animals, according to a new study.
3D visualization and quantification of bioplastic PHA in a living bacterial cell
A research team has observed how bioplastic granule is being accumulated in living bacteria cells through 3D holographic microscopy. Their 3D imaging and quantitative...
Family history of diabetes linked to increased bone mineral density
The association between type 2 diabetes and increased fracture risk is well documented. However, little was known about the possible effect of family history...
