Inhibitory neurons act as a brake on brain tumor growth
Brain tumors do not grow in isolation. They develop within the highly active environment of the brain, where…
Milk vs plant-based alternatives: 7 claims put to the test
Oat, soy, almond – look in anyone’s fridge or head to a cafe and you might find a…
New AI method predicts protein metal-binding sites in seconds
With more accuracy and less time, a new deep-learning method called PRIME makes the search for metal-binding sites…
Discovery of calcium channel mechanism offers clues for brain disorder treatments
DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) announced that a research team led by Professor Byung Chang Suh of the Department…
Study uncovers mechanism that regulates how the body uses stored fat to produce energy
An international study by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) and the University…
Children and adults who eat more live microbe-rich foods have healthier diets
A national French survey finds that foods likely to contain live microbes may be useful markers of healthier,…
Taking vitamin D and calcium every day? Doctors reveal why supplements may not protect bones the way many believe
Bones are living tissues. They are constantly being broken down and rebuilt. This process depends on far more…
Elite athletes with higher vitamin D show healthier lipid profiles
In a large cohort of professional male athletes, higher vitamin D status tracked with lower atherogenic lipid markers,…
Rethinking the need for calcium and vitamin D supplementation
Calcium and vitamin D are widely regarded as necessary for preventing our bones from going brittle as we…
Trial finds prunes do not outperform calcium and vitamin D for male bone density
Daily prunes shifted some bone biomarkers in older men, but after 12 months, they did not deliver measurable…
Vitamin D and calcium may not support bone health as much as thought: study – National
A recently released study by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) is casting doubt on the longstanding belief that…
Scientists mimic heart cell signaling using organic conductive plastics
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signaling of heart muscle cells. To…