Newly Identified Appetite-Controlling Neural Circuit Responds to Food Smells
Studies in mice by a Baylor College of Medicine-led team have identified a previously unknown neural circuit that is activated by food odors and stops the animals from eating, to the point that they...
Highlights and key takeaways from the 2019 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)
The Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM) is an annual conference that brings together bacteriology experts from the Boston area and around the world. Its 25th iteration took place between June 6th and June 7th, 2019,...
The Top 20 Industrial Biotechnology Companies in… – Labiotech.eu
Europe’s industrial biotechnology sector is driving a massive change from petrochemical processes to more sustainable alternatives. Here are the top industrial biotechnology companies in Europe making every industry greener.
Industrial biotechnology draws from biology and...
Sedation method does not affect colonoscopy detection rate
Researchers discover moderate and deep sedation are equally effective for detecting pre-cancerous polyps
Credit: University of Missouri Health Care
COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 19, 2019) Colon cancer is the...
Breastmilk’s IgA Protects Preemies from Deadly Disease
It is well known that the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating disease that affects neonatal premature infants, is lower in infants that are fed breastmilk. However, the reasons for breastmilk’s protective effect...
Unity Biotechnology shows results highlighting long road ahead – STAT
Unity Biotechnology (UBX), a San Francisco biotechnology firm focused on developing drugs that address what it says is a fundamental mechanism of aging, released the first human data Tuesday on its first experimental drug,...
Study shows persistence of gender bias by patients in the health care environment
A new study has shown that patients are significantly more likely to correctly identify male physicians and female nurses, demonstrating continuing gender bias in the health care environment. These lingering perceptions may slowly be...
Global Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Market 2019 – T-Biotechnology (T-LAB), Arthrex Inc., Terumo BCT...
The global market for Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) has been analyzed in an in-depth market research report recently added to the rapidly expanding research report portfolio of eonmarketresearch.com. The report gives a detailed account...
Methods in belowground botany
Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences explores current research and challenges in investigating plant root systems
Credit: Image credit Huskey et al. (2019).
Plant root systems play...
Hypertension Drug Improves Blood Flow in Memory Center of Alzheimer’s Disease Brain
Researchers in the Netherlands have found that a common blood pressure drug can boost blood flow to the learning and memory center of the brain in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Previous studies have suggested...
