Bacterial pneumonia far more dangerous to the heart than viral pneumonia
Heart complications in patients diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia are more serious than in patients diagnosed with viral pneumonia, according to new research.
Weight during adolescence may affect pancreatic cancer risk in adulthood
New research has linked adolescent obesity with up to a four-fold increased risk of pancreatic cancer later in life. The study's results also suggest that overweight and even higher weight within..
Kawasaki disease: One disease, multiple triggers
Researchers have evidence that Kawasaki Disease (KD) does not have a single cause. By studying weather patterns and geographical distributions of patients in San Diego, the research team determined th..
Defective DNA damage repair leads to chaos in the genome
Scientists have now found a cause for the frequent catastrophic events in the genetic material of cancer cells that have only been known for a few years: If an important DNA repair system of the cells..
How your muscles form
An international team of researchers discovers two proteins essential to the development of skeletal muscle.
Urban planning policy contributes to political polarization
Urban planning decisions from decades past are likely a contributing factor to the rise of right-wing populism, a new study has found.
It’s not trails that disturb forest birds, but the people on them
The physical presence of trails has less impact on forest birds than how frequently the trails are used by people, finds the first study to disentangle the effect of forest trails from the presence of..
Exosomes ‘swarm’ to protect against bacteria inhaled through the nose
A research team describes a newly discovered mechanism. The findings shed new light on our immune systems — and also pave the way for drug delivery techniques to be developed that harness this natura..
Decrease in specific gene ‘silencing’ molecules linked with pediatric brain tumors
Experimenting with lab-grown brain cancer cells, researchers have added to evidence that a shortage of specific tiny molecules that silence certain genes is linked to the development and growth of ped..
Time to block Windows Automatic Update — with a new twist for Win10 Pro
Rumors swirling all over the blogosphere have Microsoft re-releasing the ill-fated Win10 version 1809 on Patch Tuesday this month. Personally, given the dearth of worthwhile features in 1809 and the p..