Multi-antioxidant nanoparticles to treat sepsis
Credit: IBS With an incidence of 31.5 million worldwide and a mortality of around 17%, sepsis remains the most common ...
Month: July 2017
Football boosts bone development in boys
Playing football can improve bone development in adolescent boys, new research shows. In a study comparing adolescent footballers to swimmers, ...
Sinus disease symptoms improve 10 years after patients quit smoking
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis for Massachusetts Eye and Ear (BOSTON) - Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who quit smoking will see ...
Release of treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing contaminates lake
Hydraulic fracturing has enabled a domestic oil and gas boom in the U.S., but its rapid growth has raised questions ...
House dust spurs growth of fat cells in lab tests
Poor diet and a lack of physical activity are major contributors to the world's obesity epidemic, but researchers have also ...
Predicting heart events after liver transplant
Liver transplant surgery is among highest-risk cardiac surgery New risk score app may guide preventive treatment and who gets donor ...
See-through heart tissue reveals hidden complexity
A technique borrowed from neuroscience to see through brain tissue is helping scientists to see the fine structure of the ...
New research points to treatment breakthrough for viruses
RMIT University scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have led an international collaboration that potentially unlocks better treatment of viral diseases, including ...
Targeting ‘broken’ metabolism in immune cells reduces inflammatory disease
The team, led by researchers at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London and Ergon Pharmaceuticals, believes the approach ...
Common strength ‘genes’ identified for first time
Common genetic factors that influence muscle strength in humans have been identified for the first time in a study led ...
Study provides evidence for naturality of high-purity stevia leaf extract sweeteners
Credit: Global Stevia Institute OAKBROOK, IL, July 12, 2017 - New research published in the International Journal of Food Science ...
Predictive model may help forecast migraine attacks
A new model based on measuring stress from daily hassles may help forecast future migraine headache attacks in those who ...
Nesting in cavities protects birds from predators — to a point
Credit: M. Arndt Nesting in cavities provides birds with some protection from predators -- but it isn't foolproof. A new ...
Seaside sparrows caught between predators and rising seas
Credit: E. Hunter Sea-level rise may be a big problem for saltmarsh birds, but so is predation, and birds sometimes ...
Chronic liver inflammation linked to Western diet
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 2017 - A new study in The American Journal of ...
Programs that teach emotional intelligence in schools have lasting impact
Social and emotional learning programs for youth not only immediately improve mental health, social skills, and learning outcomes but also ...
Benefits of using Droplet Digital PCR for measuring immunotherapy response highlighted in presentations at 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting
HERCULES, Calif. -- July 11, 2017 -- New research demonstrating the clinical potential of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology ...
How cells control nuclear size becomes clearer
Credit: Kazunori Kumi Over a century since scientists first observed that cells and their nucleus grow at a constant ratio ...
Insurance coverage for CT colonography increases likelihood of screening
OAK BROOK, Ill. - People with insurance policies that cover CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening are almost 50 percent ...
The fork in the road to DNA repair
Credit: Osaka University The human body consists of trillions of cells, and within each are billions of DNA molecules. Strict ...
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