Study: Mechanism of fibrosis development discovered — (Details)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable lung disease of unknown origin with limited treatment options. Research suggests that the signaling molecule WNT5A...
Study: Ensuring that micro preemies gain pounds and inches — (Details)
A quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices for micro preemies -- preterm infants born months before their due date -- helped to boost...
Study: Unexpected findings show that the body’s own immune system destroys retinal cells —...
Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its prevalence. Little is known about the...
Study: Findings could help determine how dogs evolved such good noses — (Details)
Dogs, known for their extraordinarily keen senses of smell, can be trained to use their sensitive sniffers to find drugs, bombs, bed bugs,...
Study: Ebola virus experts discover powerful, new approach for future therapeutics — (Details)
A one-two punch of powerful antibodies may be the best way to stop Ebola virus, reports an international team of scientists in the...
Study: Supercomputer simulations show new target in HIV-1 replication — (Details)
HIV-1 replicates in ninja-like ways. The virus slips through the membrane of vital white blood cells. Inside, HIV-1 copies its genes and scavenges...
Study: Viruses can trigger psychiatric disorders, research suggests — (Details)
Purkinje cells are a central part of the human cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays an important role in motor learning,...
Study: Key role found for enzymes in DNA replication and sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs...
During cell growth, cells copy their DNA through a process called DNA replication. For this process to be accurate, the genetic and epigenetic...
Study: Pachygyria characterized by irregular unfolding of brain surface cells — (Details)
Ashleigh Schaffer, PhD, assistant professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and a team of global genetics experts have...
Study: Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making —...
Many patients with neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression experience negative moods that lead them to focus on the possible downside of...
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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...
