Weight loss surgery may affect the risk of cancer
A new analysis published in the BJS (British Journal of Surgery) indicates that weight loss surgery may affect an individual's ...
Month: July 2018
Samara scientists create a digital dynamic model of cardiovascular system
Credit: SamaraPolytech Dmitry Pashchenko, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Assistant Professor of the Industrial Heat-and-Power Engineering Department is the head of ...
Study shows painful eczema symptoms negatively impact quality of life
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (JULY 16, 2018) - If you've never suffered from eczema, also known as Atopic Dermatitis, you ...
From the lab to the real world: program to improve elderly mobility feasible in community
Credit: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University BOSTON (July 16, 2018)--Immobility in old age can lead to lower independence and quality of life ...
Death rates from heart failure higher for women than men
Death rates from heart failure are higher for women than men, and hospitalization rates have increased in women while declining ...
A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis
During the five years before people develop the first clinically recognized signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), they are up to ...
Nursing notes can help indicate whether ICU patients will survive
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that sentiments in the nursing notes of health care providers are good ...
By sending tests in the mail, researchers boost colorectal cancer screening
Credit: UNC Lineberger Mailing colorectal cancer screening tests to patients insured by Medicaid increased screening rates for this population, report ...
The secret sulfate code that lets the bad Tau in
Credit: Sandi Jo Estill-Terpack, Barbara Stopschinsky Vampires can turn humans into vampires, but to enter a human's house, they must ...
Researchers discover natural product that could lead to new class of commercial herbicide
Credit: Tang Research Group / UCLA Samueli A garden can be a competitive environment. Plants and unseen microorganisms in the ...
The love lives of fruit flies
Two fruit flies meet in an acrylic mating chamber and check each other out. It's the insect version of speed ...
Improving cancer treatment with 3D modeling of drug resistance
Credit: Dr. Hossein Tavana The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding the research of a University of Akron (UA) ...
ASHG honors Cecilia Lindgren with ASHG Mentorship Award
Credit: (Courtesy Wellcome Trust, UK) ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Cecilia Lindgren, PhD, ...
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?
Credit: Isabelle Côté Isabelle Côté is an SFU professor of marine ecology and conservation and an active science communicator whose ...
One step closer to finding a cure for brain diseases
Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) A research team led by Professor Jaewon Ko and Ji Won ...
Tree shrew tolerance for spicy foods unlocked by researchers
Credit: MA Xiaofeng Spicy foods elicit a pungent or hot and painful sensation that repels most mammals. However, the tree ...
Native state is fortunate trap in the journey of protein to its destination, fibril state
Within the cell, proteins are continuously formed as linear chains of amino acids using DNA as a template for the ...
Synapse-specific plasticity governs the identity of overlapping memory traces
Credit: Kaoru Inokuchi, Kareem Abdou Memories are formed through long-term changes in synaptic efficacy, a process known as synaptic plasticity, ...
Thermo Scientific Krios Cryo-TEM instrument installed at the Institut Pasteur
The Institut Pasteur officially unveiled its new Thermo Scientific Krios Cryo-TEM electron microscope at an event in Paris, France on ...
Mice study implicates fat as obesity cause
Credit: Pixbay What we eat plays a big role in our ability to regulate our body weight. Over time, however, ...
