Study: It influences signal transmission in the brain — (Details)
The chemotactic protein CCL17 attracts immune cells to where they are currently needed. Doctors have long known: A high level of this substance...
Study: Anti-inflammatory diet linked to reduced risk of early death — (Details)
Adhering to an anti-inflammatory diet was associated with lower risks of dying from any cause, dying from cardiovascular causes, and dying from cancer...
Study: Researchers explore why we relate to characters — (Details)
For thousands of years, humans have relied on storytelling to engage, to share emotions and to relate personal experiences. Now, psychologists at McMaster...
Study: Researchers identify enzyme as responsible for onset and progression of fatty liver disease...
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered using mice and human clinical specimens, that caspase-2, a protein-cleaving enzyme,...
Study: Cells in retina change their duties to help the brain detect motion —...
To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software and hardware of its light-sensing cells to create...
Study: People show confirmation bias even about which way dots are moving — ...
People have a tendency to interpret new information in a way that supports their pre-existing beliefs, a phenomenon known as confirmation bias. Once...
Study: Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women’s hormones — (Details)
As we go about our daily lives, we are exposed to many different chemicals that could have negative effects on our hormones. These...
Study: How a virus destabilizes the genome — (Details)
New insights into how Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) induces genome instability and promotes cell proliferation could lead to the development of novel antiviral...
Study: Requiring physical activity classes help sedentary college students be more active — ...
Requiring physical activity classes in college encourages sedentary students to become more active, while elective classes tend to draw those who are already...
Study: A very special protein synthesis machinery — (Details)
Ribosomes are among the most important molecular machines within the cell that hardly changed in the course of evolution. Their function is to...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
