New nanoparticles wait to release drugs, target infection
Current research shows stimuli-responsive nanoparticles can specifically target infections to simultaneously prevent the spread of bacteria and reduce the inflammation it causes. These microscopic...
Immunology: Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation
Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation. A team has now shown that individual phagocytes in the central nervous system can play both...
Inhaled version of blood pressure drug shows promise in treating anxiety, pain
An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types of anxiety as well as pain, according to a...
Health of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem
A new study has quantified trends in the condition of 35 ecological 'vital signs' dealing with snow, rivers, forests, fire, wildlife and fish.
Pain response in babies’ brains controlled in ‘similar way to adults’
Researchers have identified the neural network that helps control babies' brain activity in response to pain in a similar way to adults. Their findings...
Prenatal exposure to cannabis impacts sociability of male offspring only
Taking cannabinoids during pregnancy can cause behavioral and neuronal deficits in adult male offspring, while females remain unaffected, says new research.
For the first time, a neural link between altruism and empathy toward strangers
Using fMRI scans of a brain region called the anterior insula, researchers have discovered that people who donated a kidney to an anonymous recipient...
New insight on rotavirus mechanics could lead to improved treatments
Researchers have provided new insight on the mechanics of a virus that causes severe diarrhea and sickness in young children.
Heart: Changes in mitochondrial DNA control how nuclear DNA mutations are expressed in cardiomyopathy
Differences in the DNA within the mitochondria, the energy-producing structures within cells, can determine the severity and progression of heart disease caused by a...
It pays to be nice to your employees
New research finds that showing compassion to subordinates almost always pays off, especially when combined with the enforcement of clear goals and benchmarks.
