Day December 22, 2019

A simple photograph taken with a mobile phone is able to detect irregularities in the labelling of rice, according to an investigation conducted by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Scintillon Institute of San Diego (USA). This has…

For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE?4) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. New research from McGill University has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia.…

New research from experts at the University of Nottingham could lead to an improved vaccine to protect against the bacterium, Neisseria meningitides that causes sepsis and meningitis. The findings, published today in the journal ‘Frontiers in Microbiology‘, could have major…

For the first time, scientists have been able to observe people developing Type 2 diabetes – and confirmed that fat over-spills from the liver into the pancreas, triggering the chronic condition. The research, led by Professor Roy Taylor at Newcastle…

Fatty liver, or hepatic steatosis, which develops when the body produces too much fat or doesn’t metabolize fat efficiently enough, affects around 25% of the global population. Excess fat is stored in liver cells, where it accumulates and can cause…

IMAGE: Marshall University’s Dr. Eugene Shakirov in his laboratory. view more  Credit: Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Findings from a recent research project, conducted by a Marshall University scientist and assistant professor in the Marshall University College of Science, with researchers…

IMAGE: Boston College Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of Marketing Nailya Ordabayeva and her colleagues have identified ‘impostor syndrome’ among luxury buyers whose purchases feel inauthentic, the team reports in… view more  Credit: Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. – Purchasing…

IMAGE: Dr. Carolina Gutiérrez Herrera, University of Bern and Inselspital, University Hospital Bern. view more  Credit: Courtesy of Carolina Gutierrez Herrera REM – Rapid Eye Movement – is not only the name of a successful American rock band, but also and…

IMAGE: Dr. Weber is a research scientist in the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research. view more  Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. December 20, 2019. Kessler Foundation researchers reported results of a study of deficits in prospective memory in individuals…

A mother’s obesity in pregnancy can affect her child’s development years down the road, according to researchers who found impaired motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers were severely overweight while expecting them.…