Physiology

One step closer to a brain prosthesis for the blind There are around 40 million blind people in the world. Many of them would not benefit from a treatment of the eyes, e.g. in cases with damage to the optical nerve, where the connection…

Humans are poorly adapted for oxygen deprivation, making us vulnerable to long-term effects from a disease that disrupts the body's oxygen supply pathwayCredit: T.M. Williams When Terrie Williams began hearing about the wide range of…

Health system teams with Bucknell University, Kitware to develop simulation study DANVILLE, Pa. - Using a single ventilator to support two patients could be feasible in crisis situations involving a ventilator shortage, researchers have…

Credit: TTUHSC The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) recently named R. Bryan Sutton, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), as…

Medication originally developed to kill bacteria displayed the capacity to increase cell energy expenditure in tests with mice. Researchers are testing compounds with a similar structure that could give rise to novel approaches to the…

Analysis of electronic health records reveals 11-fold increase in hospitalization for patients with COVID-19 and end stage renal disease An analysis of Geisinger's electronic health records has revealed chronic kidney disease to be the…

Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are disabling psychiatric conditions and the major contributors to global burden of nonfatal illness. The lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders in adults under 60 years ranged…

Rapid mental rejuvenation in old mice suggests age-related losses may be broadly reversible  Just a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice, according to a new study by…

The initial chapter of 'Anti-infective Research and Development: Updates on Infection Mechanisms and Treatments' covers the mode of action of natural antimycobacterial compounds such as nordihydroguaiaretic acid, α-mangostin and allicin,…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Having children doesn't just make you feel like you've aged overnight -- a new study led by Penn State researchers found that the number of times a person gives birth may also affect the body's physical aging…

Credit: Diana Lafferty, Northern Michigan University In recent decades, researchers have found that most mammals' guts are surprisingly complex environments - home to a variety of microbial ecosystems that can profoundly affect an…

Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute When riding your bike to the store you might have two very different reasons to steer: plain old reflex when you something dart into your path, or executive control when you see street signs that…

Multidisciplinary research involving crystallography, kinetic studies, molecular docking, genetics and other techniques in biochemistry has yielded a wealth of knowledge about the reaction mechanisms in cellular processes. This knowledge…

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan find that normal sleep in mice depends on bacteria that help make neurotransmitters such as serotonin in the gut Tsukuba, Japan -- With fall and winter holidays coming up, many will be…

The findings could lead to the development of new therapies for sleep disorders caused by stress or a disturbed circadian rhythmCredit: Daisuke Ono A Nagoya University-led research team in Japan has found a new neural pathway that…

New approach for treating nephrotic syndrome is based on historic wisdomCredit: Professor Hirofumi Kai A research team from Kumamoto University in Japan has found that the combination of weak pulsed electrical current and heat exerts…

Like everything else in 2020, Thanksgiving will be different this year. But there will still be football on TV, and if you catch any of the games, your brain will be processing them in ways you're probably unaware of. In a study published…

Scientists discover that nerve stiffness affects ankle flexibility in older adults but not in younger adultsCredit: Part of Figure 1 in Associations between Range of Motion and Tissue Stiffness in Young and Older People by Hirata et al.,…

Credit: Adapted version of the Graphical Abstract in the JCI paper (DOI: 10.1172/JCI140046) An international research group has clarified the action mechanism of incretin-based drugs (*1) in the treatment of diabetes. The research…

Knowledge could guide development of sustainable production methods for plant-based medicinesCredit: From Flora De Filipinas by Francisco Manuel Blanco in U.S. public domain Palo Alto, CA-- Anthraquinones are a class of naturally…