Important step towards a computer model that predicts the outcome of eye diseases
Credit: Drinnenberg et al Our eye hosts a powerful biological computer, the retina. Understanding how the retina transforms images from ...
Month: June 2018
Yellowstone’s ‘landscape of fear’ not so scary after all
Credit: Credit: Chad Wildermuth LOGAN, UTAH, USA- After wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s, some scientists ...
What causes the sound of a dripping tap — and how do you stop it?
Credit: University of Cambridge Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the ...
TGen-led study identifies gene expression patterns associated with fatty liver disease
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- June 22, 2018 -- A fatty liver disease known as NASH -- non-alcoholic steatohepatitis -- is the ...
Experiments of the Russian scientists in space lead to a new way of 3D-bioprinting
Credit: Vladislav A Parfenov et al // Biofabrication, 2018 Thanks to the research of magnetic levitation in the conditions of ...
Lipid-based nanoparticles enable improved therapy for cystic fibrosis patients
PORTLAND, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that ...
Social bonding key cause of football violence
As World Cup fever sets in, increased hooliganism and football related violence are legitimate international concerns. Previous research has linked ...
Penn study reveals new therapeutic target for slowing the spread of flu virus
Credit: NIAID PHILADELPHIA - Influenza A (flu A) hijacks host proteins for viral RNA splicing and blocking these interactions caused ...
Strong sibling bond protects against negative effects of fighting parents
Generally, children who experience recurrent destructive conflicts between their parents are at a higher risk of later developing mental health ...
Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating ...
Men tolerate stress incontinence years before seeking help
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 22, 2018 - Men often tolerate stress urinary incontinence for more than two years ...
Collaborative model for post-disaster behavioral health recovery may serve as standard
New Orleans, LA - Faculty in LSU Health New Orleans schools of Medicine and Public Health and colleagues report that ...
Dynamic modeling helps predict the behaviors of gut microbes
Credit: University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in ...
How are chronic opioid use, 2016 presidential voting patterns associated?
Bottom Line: An analysis of Medicare claims data suggests chronic opioid use in U.S. counties corresponded with support for Republican ...
What are insurance coverage policies for drug treatments for low back pain?
Bottom Line: An analysis of prescription drug coverage policies for the treatment of low back pain suggests insurers could help ...
Health insurance plans may be fueling opioid epidemic
Health care insurers including Medicare, Medicaid and major private insurers have not done enough to combat the opioid epidemic, suggests ...
Overdose risk quintuples with opioid and benzodiazepine use
PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2018 - In the first 90 days of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use, the risk of opioid-related ...
People with schizophrenia account for more than one in 10 suicide cases
TORONTO, June 22, 2018 - A new CAMH and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) study shows that people with ...
Blood test predicts spastic cerebral palsy
Credit: Cynthia Brodoway, Nemours Wilmington, DE -- A Delaware team including Erin Crowgey, PhD, associate director of Bioinformatics with Nemours ...
Challenging our understanding of how platelets are made
Platelets are uniquely mammalian cells, and are the small cells of the blood that are critical for us to stop ...
