Health & Medicine

Jan 31, 2013 08:10 PM EST

How Cancer Cells Rewire Their Metabolism to Survive

Cancer cells need food to survive and grow. They're very good at getting it, too, even when nutrients are scarce.

Jan 29, 2013 06:07 PM EST

Beer’s Bitter Compounds Could Help Brew New Medicines

Researchers employing a century-old observational technique have determined the precise configuration of humulones, substances derived from hops that give beer its distinctive flavor.

Jan 29, 2013 06:05 AM EST

Monkeys Coordinate Movements with Peers Just Like Humans

Researchers from Japan have found that monkeys synchronize their body movements with peers, just like humans do.

Jan 29, 2013 05:01 AM EST

Omega-3 Increases Bone Strength in Laying Hens: Study

Omega-3 fatty acids help in improving the bone health of laying hens, according to a new study.

Jan 27, 2013 01:38 PM EST

Patients' Own Skin Cells are Transformed into Heart Cells to Create 'Disease in a Dish'

Most patients with an inherited heart condition known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) don't know they have a problem until they're in their early 20s.

Jan 27, 2013 06:51 AM EST

Lightning May Cause Migraines, Headaches

A new study has found that lightning may cause migraines and headaches.

Jan 26, 2013 03:28 PM EST

Will Proposed DSM-5 Changes to Assessment of Alcohol Problems Do Any Better?

Proposed changes to the upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will affect the criteria used to assess alcohol problems. One change would collapse the two diagnoses of alcohol abuse (AA) and alcohol dependence (AD) into a single diagnosis called alcohol use disorder (AUD). A second change would remove "legal problems," and a third would add a criterion of "craving." A study of the potential consequences of these changes has found they are unlikely to significantly change the prevalence of diagnoses.