Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects
A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid, vamorolone, finds both act on the same key set of genetic...
Astrophysicists measure precise rotation pattern of sun-like stars for the first time
Scientists have measured the differential rotation on Sun-like stars for the first time, and their findings challenge current science on how stars rotate.
Gut fungus exacerbates asthma in antibiotic-treated mice
A non-pathogenic fungus can expand in the intestines of antibiotic-treated mice and enhance the severity of allergic airways disease, according to a new study....
What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists
Mammals are unique in many ways. We're warm-blooded and agile in comparison with our reptilian relatives.
Full, but still feasting: Mouse study reveals how urge to eat overpowers a signal...
A new study explores the mystery of what drives eating past the point of fullness, at the most basic level in the brain. It...
Why do people share? It’s contagious, six-year study of Hadza people shows
In the modern world, people cooperate with other people including strangers all the time. We give blood, tip providers of various services, and donate...
A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works
This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific discovery, through development and testing, to dissemination...
Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases
Using a new technique known as laser-capture RNA seq, that involves cutting out dopamine neurons from a human brain section with a laser, investigators...
How lactoferrin clamps down on free roaming iron ions to stop nefarious effects on...
What prevents our cells being damaged due to overexposure to iron ions is a protein called lactoferrin, known for its ability to bind tightly...
A one-way street for salt
Barely heard of a couple of years ago, quinoa today is common on European supermarket shelves. The hardy plant thrives even in saline soils....