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Inbreeding might cause accelerated aging, suggests bird study
Date: May-19-2016Research into Seychelles warblers brings new insight into the effects of inbreeding on cellular aging. The findings could, one day, help keep rare species healthy.
What is Behcet's Disease? Symptoms and Prognosis
Date: May-19-2016Learn about Behcet's disease, a rare condition that causes inflammation to blood vessels. This disease can cause a variety of symptoms that may not appear connected.
Magic mushroom compound could help treat depression
Date: May-18-2016Psilocybin - the hallucinogenic ingredient in magic mushrooms - could relieve symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression, suggests new research.
Tourette's syndrome: More than meets the ears
Date: May-18-2016Though it only affects 10-15 percent of people with Tourette's, involuntary swearing is perceived as a key symptom of the neurological condition. We investigate why.
Keeping fit may help prevent cancer
Date: May-18-2016Study of pooled data finds more leisure-time physical activity is tied to lower risk of 13 cancers, supporting the idea that keeping fit should be a key part of cancer prevention.
Contagious canine cancer: How it evolved over 2,000 years
Date: May-18-2016A new study has shed light on the evolution of transmissible cancer in dogs, as well as some of the mechanisms underlying the disease, which could offer insight into human cancer.
High potato intake linked to high blood pressure
Date: May-18-2016New research links regular potato intake to hypertension. If the results are confirmed, should potatoes remain part of U.S. government healthy meals programs?
Pro-inflammatory gut bacteria levels higher in children with MS
Date: May-17-2016Compared with unaffected peers, children with multiple sclerosis show increased levels of gut bacteria linked to inflammation and lower levels of anti-inflammatory species.
Type 1 diabetes may be triggered by bacteria
Date: May-17-2016Some forms of bacteria may cause killer T cells to destroy insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, leading to type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests.
Type 2 diabetes: Study explains link to sleep hormone melatonin
Date: May-17-2016A new study shows that the sleep hormone melatonin disrupts insulin in people with a common gene mutation and may explain why type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in shift workers.
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