People diagnosed with an aggressive form of mesothelioma may be grateful to know a promising treatment is on the horizon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mesothelioma is a form of cancer that “forms in the thin tissue that lines many of your internal organs.” Research in Annals of Translational Medicine says, “mesothelioma is …
MADRID — The role of vitamin D in the risk for overweight and obesity has been the subject of multiple studies. Though there’s still not enough evidence to reach a decisive conclusion, several ongoing debates are setting the stage for future research. Irene Bretón, MD, PhD, discussed these debates in a presentation titled “Vitamin D …
WASHINGTON: Plants lack visual organs, so how do they know where light comes from? In an original study combining expertise in biology and engineering, the team led by Prof Christian Fankhauser at UNIL, in collaboration with colleagues at EPFL, discovered that a light-sensitive plant tissue uses the optical properties of the interface between air and …