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Vitamin D supplements can keep bones strong—but they may also have other benefits to your health

Vitamin D supplements can keep bones strong—but they may also have other benefits to your health

by Martin Hewison,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost of us don't worry about getting vitamin D when the weather's warm and the sun is shining. But as winter approaches

Vitamin D supplements can keep bones strong—but they may also have other benefits to your health

by Martin Hewison,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost of us don't worry about getting vitamin D when the weather's warm and the sun is shining. But as winter approaches
Lifespan increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated, study finds

Lifespan increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated, study finds

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineWith age, the researchers found that the protein Ppp1r17 tends to leave the nucleus of the neurons, and when that happens, the n

Lifespan increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated, study finds

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineWith age, the researchers found that the protein Ppp1r17 tends to leave the nucleus of the neurons, and when that happens, the n
New tool to analyze blood platelets holds major medical potential

New tool to analyze blood platelets holds major medical potential

by Carol Clark,Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel technique to test platelet function within a person's blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods cur

New tool to analyze blood platelets holds major medical potential

by Carol Clark,Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel technique to test platelet function within a person's blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods cur
Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

byInternational School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)To accurately perceive the direction of moving objects, rats could exploit a small but very useful cluster of visual neurons, which seem to work

Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

byInternational School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)To accurately perceive the direction of moving objects, rats could exploit a small but very useful cluster of visual neurons, which seem to work
Want safer prescribing? Provide doctors with a plan for helping patients in pain, says study

Want safer prescribing? Provide doctors with a plan for helping patients in pain, says study

by University of Southern CaliforniaClinician-level Opioid Prescribing. Boxplots showing median logMME, the interquartile range, and outliers pre-to-post intervention between study arms amo

Want safer prescribing? Provide doctors with a plan for helping patients in pain, says study

by University of Southern CaliforniaClinician-level Opioid Prescribing. Boxplots showing median logMME, the interquartile range, and outliers pre-to-post intervention between study arms amo
Experimental drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long COVID relief

Experimental drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long COVID relief

by Mary Van Beusekom, CIDRAPProportion of PACS symptoms alleviation by six months. Credit:The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00685-0A randomized controlled tr

Experimental drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long COVID relief

by Mary Van Beusekom, CIDRAPProportion of PACS symptoms alleviation by six months. Credit:The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00685-0A randomized controlled tr
Is it safe for kids to use adult skincare products?

Is it safe for kids to use adult skincare products?

JANUARY 15, 2024 Editors' notesby Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversityCredit:Fueled by Social Media, Gen Zers and Millennials Admit to Overspending on Beauty Products(2024).Over t

Is it safe for kids to use adult skincare products?

JANUARY 15, 2024 Editors' notesby Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversityCredit:Fueled by Social Media, Gen Zers and Millennials Admit to Overspending on Beauty Products(2024).Over t
Putting the brakes on chronic inflammation: Study discovers link between two key pathways

Putting the brakes on chronic inflammation: Study discovers link between two key pathways

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeA single-cell atlas of IL-23 responses in the small intestine identifies CTLA-4+ILC3s. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07537-3Scient

Putting the brakes on chronic inflammation: Study discovers link between two key pathways

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeA single-cell atlas of IL-23 responses in the small intestine identifies CTLA-4+ILC3s. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07537-3Scient
Industrial societies losing healthy gut microbes, finds study

Industrial societies losing healthy gut microbes, finds study

by Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCellulose degrading gut bacteria of hominids across evolutionary time. Previously unknown human gut cellulolytic ruminococcal species are highly prevalent in

Industrial societies losing healthy gut microbes, finds study

by Ben-Gurion University of the NegevCellulose degrading gut bacteria of hominids across evolutionary time. Previously unknown human gut cellulolytic ruminococcal species are highly prevalent in
Demystifying a key receptor in substance use and neuropsychiatric disorders

Demystifying a key receptor in substance use and neuropsychiatric disorders

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalMount Sinai Icahn scientists took detailed pictures of how drugs can bind to the TAAR1 receptor using CryoEM. They also discovered that an antipsychotic drug, asenapine

Demystifying a key receptor in substance use and neuropsychiatric disorders

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalMount Sinai Icahn scientists took detailed pictures of how drugs can bind to the TAAR1 receptor using CryoEM. They also discovered that an antipsychotic drug, asenapine