Brain imaging can predict childhood weight gain
A greater density of cells in a key reward center of the brain is associated with obesity in children and predicts future weight gain, a
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Eyeglass-attached display device provides fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA . The authors, two surgeon-researchers from Murayama Medical Center in Tokyo, tested a device that, when attached to everyday eyeglasses, can display fluoroscopic
Athletes don’t benefit from relying on a coach for too long
Athletes increasingly relying on a coach over the course of a season may be a sign that they aren’t progressing in their development, according to
EU countries adopt common travel guidelines amid pandemic
European Union countries on Tuesday approved a series of guidelines including a “traffic-light” system aimed at facilitating free movement across the bloc and avoiding further
The making of memory B cells and long-term immune responses
The current COVID-19 climate has made vaccines, antibodies and immune responses topics of everyday conversation. Now, it isn’t just immunologists who want to know how
Damaged muscles don’t just die, they regenerate themselves
A research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Nagasaki University in Japan has found that components leaking from broken muscle fibers activate “satellite” muscle stem cells.
Skeletal muscle development and regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan, have generated mice lacking the estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) gene, both fiber-specific and muscle stem cell-specific, which resulted in abnormalities