Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease

Medicine & Health / Cancer

19 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified a key step in the biological process of programmed cell death, also called apoptosis.

Transplant guide highlights daily infection risks from factors like pets and food

Medicine & Health / Other

5 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0

Keeping pets healthy can reduce infection risks for people who have received solid organ transplants and veterinarians should be seen as an integral part of the healthcare team. That's just one of the key pieces of advice ...

Bourbon versus vodka: Bourbon hurts more the next day, performance is the same

Medicine & Health / Other

22 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0

Many alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of the materials used in the fermenting process. These byproducts are called "congeners," complex organic molecules with toxic effects including acetone, acetaldehyde, fusel oil, ...

Why newborn babies can't walk

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

3 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first steps of an infant is a real milestone in the development of all mammals including humans, but little is known about why some animals can walk soon after birth, while others need ...

Researchers link calorie intake to cell lifespan, cancer development (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

15 hours ago | 4.4 / 5 (9) | 1

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that restricting consumption of glucose, the most common dietary sugar, can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed ...