Trigger for fatty liver in obesity

Morbid obesity affects the liver: almost one-third of all adults suffer from chronic fatty liver disease,…

Algorithm reconstructs processes from individual images

Researchers have developed a new method for reconstructing continuous biological processes, such as disease progression, using…

Australian Magpie ‘dunks’ its food before eating, researchers find

Scientists have shown that the Australian Magpie may 'dunk' its food in water before eating, a…

Want your question answered quickly? Use gestures as well as words

When someone asks a question during a conversation, their conversation partner answers more quickly if the…

Intermittent electrical brain stimulation improves memory

Intermittent electrical stimulation of an area deep inside the brain that degenerates in Alzheimer's appears to…

Long-term opioid prescription use jumps threefold over 16-year period, study suggests

Opioid prescription use increased significantly between 1999 and 2014, new research ha found, and that much…

Increasing effective decision-making for coastal marine ecosystems

Marine restoration, rather than protection, might be the most cost-effective solution for coastal marine ecosystems suffering…

Breaking through the wall in bacterial membrane vesicle research

Researchers used advanced imaging techniques to investigate the formation of membrane vesicles in a Gram-positive bacterium,…

A tiny device offers insights to how cancer spreads

Researchers developed a new type of microfluidic device that can cultivate cells for longer periods of…

Uncovering the mechanism behind heart failure, mortality in sepsis

Of the nearly 1 million people in the US who are affected by sepsis annually, almost…