Different sensory pathways engaged in feeling and responding to external temperature

Researchers have investigated different sensory neural pathways involved in thermoregulation by injecting toxins into parts of…

Arthritis drug could treat blood cancer patients, breakthrough finds

A drug used for arthritis could be used to treat blood cancer, scientists have found. Polycythemia…

Current threats to our oceans revealed

A survey of tens of thousands of marine studies from the last decade reveals current threats…

Molecules that could help to prevent the development of brain tumors

Researchers have identified molecules which are responsible for metastatic lung cancer cells binding to blood vessels…

Dramatic changes needed in farming practices to keep pace with climate change

Researchers investigating nutrients in runoff from agricultural land warn that phosphorus losses will increase, due to…

Could mutations and inherited genes play a role in cerebral palsy?

Hemiplegic cerebral palsy hampers movement in one side of a person's body. In the first genetic…

DNA provides new insights on the control of invasive Russian knapweed

A recent study sheds new light on the control of Russian knapweed, an invasive plant found…

Physicians evaluate new device to test for cervical cancer

When a woman has an abnormal pap smear she usually undergoes colposcopy. Typically a metal instrument…

In the test tube instead of under the knife

New forms of diagnosis and therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy have now been revealed by a…

Fat shaming in the doctor’s office can be mentally and physically harmful

Medical discrimination based on people's size and negative stereotypes of overweight people can take a toll…