Circadian misalignment and heart disease risk
A study may help explain why shift work increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Shift work is associated with increased blood pressure and inflammation, which can lead to cardiovascular disease....
View ArticleSeasons may affect brain function
Certain human cognitive functions appear to vary depending on the season, according to a study. Mood changes have been linked to seasonality, but little is known about how other human brain functions...
View ArticleEvolution of brain shape in New World monkeys
A study suggests that primate brain evolution may have occurred in separate bursts, with brain shape convergence occurring at a late stage after earlier diversification. Brain shape diversification...
View ArticleRestful REM sleep might help treat depression and anxiety
Restless rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep interferes with the overnight resolution of emotional distress, leading to the development of chronic hyperarousal, a study suggests. Insomnia is a common sleep...
View ArticleSleep deprivation and false confessions
Sleep deprivation might make individuals more likely to falsely admit to wrongdoing, according to a study. False confessions are thought to account for up to 25% of wrongful convictions in the United...
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Researchers report that a clonally dividing group of CD4+ T cells that harbored replication-competent, infectious HIV-1 provirus persisted over several years in the lymphoid and tumor tissues of a...
View ArticleStudy compares effectiveness of behavioral interventions to reduce...
Among primary care practices, the use of two socially motivated behavioral interventions -- accountable justification and peer comparison -- resulted in significant reductions in inappropriate...
View ArticleTask-oriented rehab program does not result in greater recovery from stroke
The use of a structured, task-oriented rehabilitation program, compared with usual rehabilitation, did not result in better motor function or recovery after 12 months for patients with moderate upper...
View ArticleNanoparticle reduces targeted cancer drug’s toxicity
In one of the first efforts to date to apply nanotechnology to targeted cancer therapeutics, researchers have created a nanoparticle formulation of a cancer drug that is both effective and nontoxic --...
View ArticleNeandertal-derived DNA may influence depression and more in modern humans
Researchers have found correlations between Neanderthal-derived genes and disease states in modern humans -- including those influencing the skin, the immune system, depression, addiction, and...
View ArticleLand reservoirs helped offset sea level rise, study says
Recent increases in the storage of excess groundwater may be helping to offset sea level rise by as much as 15%, a new study finds.
View ArticleTeachers’ knowledge and values can hinder climate education
Most U.S. science teachers include climate science in their courses, yet political ideology and insufficient grasp of the science may be hindering the quality of their teaching, authors of this...
View ArticleAbnormal combos of peptides may contribute to diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) may be linked to insulin-related peptides that mistakenly bond to other peptides within the pancreas and spleen, a new study suggests.
View ArticleScalable production of self-supported composites by electrospinning
A flexible WS2/carbon nanofiber (CNF) hybrid composition has been prepared by using a versatile electrospinning method; the resulting WS2/CNF hybrid composition contains few-/single-layered WS2...
View ArticleSalt and sodium intake remains high in China
Yongning Wu, Ph.D., of the China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China, and colleagues compared salt and sodium consumption in China in 2000 with 2009-2012. The study appears...
View ArticleStudy compares tests to detect acute HIV infection
In a study appearing in the Feb. 16, 2016 issue of JAMA, Philip J. Peters, M.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues evaluated the performance of an HIV...
View ArticleType of lung abnormalities associated with increased risk of death
The presence of interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with a greater risk of all-cause mortality, according to a study in the Feb. 16, 2016 issue of JAMA.
View ArticleRegulations that improve fishing safety
Regulations that allow fishermen to receive a specific share of the allowable catch might help improve the safety of commercial fishing, a study finds. Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous...
View ArticleHost immunity, climate warming, and parasite infections
Climate warming is predicted to increase the risk and transmission of parasite infections, and a study reports that the effect of warming on parasite infections might be influenced by variations in...
View ArticleInvisible metallic mesh
Researchers have designed a synthetic material that neither reflects nor refracts light at 10.4 GHz, rendering the material invisible in a narrow band of the microwave spectrum. A solid material that...
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