IMAGE: Neurons in the brainstem become activate in response to heat. By inhibiting these cells in mice, researchers were able to make the animals eat less and burn more calories. view more Effective weight-loss strategies call for eating less food, burning more calories–or ideally, both. But for the more than 90 million Americans who suffer from…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- June 27, 2019 – New University of Minnesota Medical School research evaluates the impact of multimorbidity on the probability of hip fractures. In an article recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine, lead author Kristine Ensrud, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, examines the impact of disease definition, comorbidity…
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for Americans, yet millions with CVD or cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) still can’t access the care they need, even years after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In a new study published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers at Harvard Medical…
VIDEO: Researchers have found that a sea slug that acquires defensive chemicals from eating algae has a surprising twist. The toxic chemicals, kahalalides, are actually made by bacteria that live inside… view more Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of algae, rooting around to find the choicest bits.…
To be the biological child of an anonymous sperm donor today is to live in a state of perpetual anticipation. Having never imagined a world in which donors could be tracked down by DNA, in their early years sperm banks did not limit the number of families to whom one donor’s sperm would be sold…
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Would you pay $285 for a skimpy blue bikini with multicolored elastic threaded through multicolored crochet trim? How about $176? Or better yet, $38? These are the options available to crochet-bikini lovers now that Target has jumped into one of the messiest swimsuit tales ever to unravel. The big-box retailer this spring began to offer…
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Scabies can be controlled with a pill or two, and the protective effect lasts for years, scientists reported on Wednesday. At present, the standard remedy is a skin cream with an insecticide that does not provide long-term protection. In poor countries, pills can be distributed throughout a village, ridding whole communities of the parasite. While…