Scientists identify mechanism behind statin-induced muscle weakness

New research suggests that muscle weakness and related side effects that can arise from statin use is likely due to...

New Technology Weeds Out Patients Who Don’t Need Heart Catheterizations

Chest pain is a symptom of coronary artery disease, and patients are often sent to a cardiac catheterization lab...

Microbes make the meal, new diet book proposes

For 10 days, Tom Spector lived off McDonald’s.

He had chicken nuggets or Big Macs for meals, Coke to wash...

Why enforced ‘service with a smile’ should be banned

When you stumble into Starbucks for your morning coffee and are greeted by a super cheery barista inquiring about...

Issue 12 Marks 2 Years Of Our Insider's Insights

It is 2 years since we started sharing our Insider's Insights with you. We have now written and shared 12 issues on...

Study Reveals New Way to ‘Rewire’ Immune Cells to Slow Tumor Growth

Inside a tumor, immune cells and cancer cells battle for survival. The advantage may go to the cells that metabolize...

Researchers Thwart Cancer Cells by Triggering 'Virus Alert'

Working with human cancer cell lines and mice, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and elsewhere...

E. Coli Growth Inhibited by Flu Medications

Through a technique known as pyrosequencing, Stanford Univ. researchers in 2008 found the bacteria community in the...

Lifetime collaborators reap the benefits

Few researchers can do science single-handedly, making collaboration crucial. According to a new analysis, long-term...

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