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H9N2 virions are round or oval, with a diameter of 80 nm to 120 nm (Wenhua Kang et al, 2006 / Irish Veterinary Journal)

Scientists: Saliva Protects Elderly People from Influenza A Virus

Jun 17, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new study led by Dr Yannan Qin from the Northwest University in China provides insights into why older people were better able to fight off the new strains...

This diagram shows an adeno-associated virus. Prof Schaffer and colleagues changed ten amino acids in one of its coat proteins, shown in orange, to get it to pass through retinal cells to the target photoreceptors (University of California, Berkeley)

Scientists Use New Engineered Virus to Restore Sight

Jun 15, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Researchers have engineered a new adeno-associated virus that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases...

Domain organization of the human epidermal growth factor receptor ligand Epiregulin (Bhuminder Singh et al)

Scientists Discover New Mechanism for Cancer Development

Jun 12, 2013 by Sci-News.com

Dr Bhuminder Singh from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his colleagues have announced the discovery of a new mechanism for the development of...

Mutant DISC1 mice exposed to lead and given a psychostimulant exhibited elevated levels of hyperactivity (Westfield State University / Emory University / Sci-News.com)

Lead Exposure Can Trigger Schizophrenia, Shows Mice Study

Jun 7, 2013 by Sci-News.com

In a new study conducted by U.S. team of scientists from Columbia University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, mice engineered with...

According to Dr Kirsten Tillisch from the University of California Los Angeles and her colleagues, consumption of fermented milk products with probiotics can affect brain function (Catherine Jhee / CNS)

Study Reveals Changes in Gut Microflora Can Affect Brain Function

Jun 7, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new small study of healthy women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria known as probiotics has provided the first evidence that changing the bacterial...

Reconstruction of a Neanderthal (Neanderthal Museum)

120,000-Year-Old Tumor Shows Neanderthals Suffered from Cancer

Jun 7, 2013 by Sci-News.com

The first definitive case of a fibrous dysplastic neoplasm in a 120,000-year-old Neanderthal rib from the site of Krapina in present-day Croatia reveals...

Nordic diet, rich in berries, fruit and vegetables, is associated with lower levels of 'bad' cholesterol and inflammation (Nino Barbieri / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nordic Diet Lowers Bad Cholesterol, Finds Scandinavian Study

Jun 3, 2013 by Sci-News.com

A healthy Nordic diet can lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels and may reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a new Scandinavian study published...

Representation of changes induced by ShK-186 therapy in the diet-induced obesity model; mice were fed an obesity-inducing diet of high fat and high fructose; BAT - brown adipose tissue, or brown fat; WAT - white adipose tissue. The upper image shows the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus (Sanjeev Kumar Upadhyay et al / James St. John)

Sea Anemone Venom Offers Promise in Fight against Obesity

Jun 3, 2013 by Natali Anderson

According to a research published online on May 31 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a synthetic compound originally derived from...