Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits -- and can even identify…
Author: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
How the skin becomes inflamed: Toxin-producing bacteria
Researchers report the discovery of a key underlying immune mechanism that explains why to how our…
Bringing natural killer cells to the tumor battlefield
By studying melanoma, a highly malignant form of skin cancer, medical researchers have revealed a mechanism…
Adolescents use dietary supplements to increase sports performance and improve immunity
Adolescents in developed countries frequently use dietary supplements despite a lack of knowledge about possible harmful…
When you’re tired, your brain cells actually slow down
A new study finds that individual neurons slow down when we are sleep deprived, leading to…
Extensive loss of trees in African savannas: Blame human-started fires not elephants
Elephants are often blamed for extensive loss of woody vegetation in Northern Botswana, but study results…
Risk of cardiac and stroke death increases after discontinuing hormone therapy
Hormone therapy (HT) continues to be a hotly debated topic. The benefits of estrogen to the…
Protect the skin, build barriers: Old acquaintance in a new role
To ensure the barrier function of the skin, mutual regulation of connections between epidermal cells and…
True impact of diabetic foot ulcers
The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought,…
Early breastfeeding success not affected by epidural pain relief with fentanyl
Including the opioid fentanyl in the solution used to maintain an epidural during childbirth does not…