Month: July 2018

ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) and Oxford University Press are pleased to announce their partnership to publish AJHP (American ...

New digital partnership will allow access to high-quality peer-reviewed 3D printing content

In a move highlighting their continued commitment to furthering the adoption of 3D printing in the medical field for the ...

Transplanted kidney survives longer

The lifespan of a transplant kidney has significantly improved over the last thirty years. Between 1986 and 1995, 75% of ...

Common painkillers triple harmful side effects in dementia

Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia. Researchers from the University of Exeter, King's ...

New research focuses on treating non-cognitive symptoms of people with dementia

Chicago, July 24, 2018 - New research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago focuses on ...

First randomised trial of ‘kick and kill’ approach to HIV cure leaves puzzles to be solved

Researchers have reported the results of the first randomised clinical trial to test a novel strategy involving waking up and ...

Center for Infectious Disease Research to join Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Credit: Seattle Children's SEATTLE - July 24, 2018 - After 42 years as the oldest and largest, independent non-profit organization ...

Diverse salmon populations enable ‘resource surfing’ bears to eat tons of fish

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research shows that Kodiak brown bears that sync their stream-to-stream movements to salmon spawning patterns eat longer ...

‘Stable marriages’ between microbes, nutrients may explain diverse yet stable communities

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer A mathematical model created by University of Illinois researchers could help scientists better understand an intriguing ...

Public support for Endangered Species Act is widespread

Credit: Rolf Peterson, Michigan Tech In the past two years, nearly 150 amendments, bills and riders aimed to weaken the ...

Elastic slingshot powers snipefish feeding

Credit: Sarah Longo, UC Davis The snipefish, an ocean-dwelling relative of the seahorse, has a very long, skinny snout ending ...

Environmental changes in the Mekong Delta spell trouble for farmers

Credit: Map courtesy of Mic Greenberg URBANA, Ill. - The Mekong Delta is home to 15 million people, many of ...

Cell-sized robots can sense their environment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, ...

TGen-led study shows mutated gene is likely cause of 3-year-old girl’s severe disorder

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 23, 2018 -- A young girl with severe neurological symptoms finally has a diagnosis, following the ...

Giant neurons in the brain may play similarly giant role in awareness and cognition

Credit: Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University There is no shortage of wonders that our central nervous ...

A year in words

Language sets the stage for how children grow, develop, and learn. University of Miami Assistant Professor of Psychology Lynn Perry, ...

States boost renewable energy and development when utilities adopt renewable standards

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- States that require utilities to increase renewable energy see expansion of renewable energy facilities and generation -- ...

Princeton researchers discover the ‘optimism’ of E. coli bacteria

Princeton researchers discover the 'optimism' of E. coli bacteria By Liz Fuller-Wright, Princeton University Office of Communications A team of ...

Slimy chemical clues: Changing algae could alter ecosystems

Credit: Courtesy of Assistant Professor Sophie McCoy TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Colorful, hardened algae that dot the ocean floor from Alaska ...

Solving the cave shrimp mystery: Geology and evolution in action