by University of British Columbia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A UBC Okanagan researcher is cautioning that a person’s poor eating habits established during post-secondary studies can contribute to future health issues, including obesity, respiratory illnesses and depression. Dr. Joan Bottorff, a Professor with UBCO’s School of Nursing, is one of several international researchers who published a...
by Technical University Munich SAT and VAT are characterized by different transcriptomic signatures. (a) MDS plot displaying the first two dimensions of the data (n = 99). (b) Hierarchical clustering of SAT and VAT samples based on euclidean sample distances (n = 99). (c) Volcano plot showing differentially expressed genes between SAT and VAT (n = 99). (d) Dotplot displaying the...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: Researchers Sean R. Cuddy and Anna R. Cliffe of the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what causes cold sores to flare up. The discovery could lead to new ways to prevent cold sores and recurrent herpes-related eye disease from reoccurring, they say. CREDIT: COURTESY...
by Allison Kurti, The Conversation As concerns over vaping continue to grow, researchers and public health officials are investigating the causes of more than 40 deaths and 2,000 illnesses. It’s confusing even for experts. As concerns over vaping continue to grow, researchers and public health officials are investigating the causes of more than 40 deaths...
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Scientists have made a breakthrough in the hunt for a new vaccine for killer hospital bug Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). University of Exeter researchers first identified a gene in C. diff responsible for producing a protein that aids in binding the bacteria to the gut of its victims. In collaboration with researchers...
