Food additive may influence how well flu vaccines work

Scientists have linked a common food preservative to an altered immune response that possibly hinders flu…

Blocking opioid receptors could reduce hormone-therapy-fueled increases in sugar intake

Estradiol is a commonly prescribed estrogen therapy. Previous research has found that rats treated with the…

Device-guided breathing lowers heart rate, sympathetic activity in people with PTSD

Device-guided breathing may improve physiological symptoms in people with severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to…

Exercise during pregnancy protects offspring from obesity

A new study found that offspring born to mice that exercised during pregnancy were less likely…

New hope for preventing dangerous diabetes complication

People with diabetes who use insulin to control their blood sugar can experience a dangerous condition…

Preeclampsia treatment for mothers also benefits offspring

An estimated six to 15 million people in the US are children born of a pregnancy…

Digging ancient signals out of modern human genomes

Trying to find ancient DNA, let alone prove that the ancient DNA is ancestral to a…

Older adults with blood cancers: How they fare

Recently, a team of researchers examined older adults who have cancer to see whether their ability…

The carbon offset market: Leveraging forest carbon’s value in the Brazilian Amazon

As companies seek and are required to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the world's carbon markets…

Medical guidelines may be biased, overly aggressive in US

A doctor practiced general medicine for several years in the United Kingdom's National Health Service. When…