Month: July 2018

New research from South Australian scientists has shown that vitamin D (also commonly known as the sunshine vitamin) is unlikely ...

Making sense of cancer’s ‘big data’ problem to revolutionize patient care

A new institute at the University of Cambridge aims to revolutionize cancer care by using cutting edge analytics to maximize ...

Multivitamins do not promote cardiovascular health

DALLAS, July 10, 2018 - Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death, according ...

World Trade Center response crews may face higher heart attack, stroke risk

DALLAS, July 10, 2018 - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may increase the long-term risk for stroke and heart attack in ...

Artificial intelligence helps Stanford researchers predict drug combinations’ side effects

Credit: L.A. Cicero Last month alone, 23 percent of Americans took two or more prescription drugs, according to one CDC ...

UTEP, UNT study sheds light on composition of dust carried by rainwater across Texas

Credit: Photo by Joel Gilbert. A collaboration between professors from The University of Texas at El Paso and the University ...

In end-of-life cancer care, geography may be destiny

When it comes to how much end-of-life care a patient with cancer receives, geography may, indeed, be destiny, according to ...

Electrochemically-produced ammonia could revolutionize food production

Credit: Lehigh University Steven McIntosh wants to transform the way ammonia is produced. He hopes to create a viable alternative ...

Genome’s gyrations fit right into Rice University model

Credit: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics/Rice University The nuclei of cells are never static, even when the chromosomes they contain ...

WSU study reveals how shift work disrupts metabolism

Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. - Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases ...

Crystal structure reveals how curcumin impairs cancer

Credit: UC San Diego Health Through x-ray crystallography and kinase-inhibitor specificity profiling, University of California San Diego School of Medicine ...

Researchers discover llama-derived nanobody can be potential therapy for hard-to-treat diseases

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies ...

Discovery of a new on/off switch affecting cell-to-cell communications

Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism. A new ...

Brazil’s Forest Code can balance the needs of agriculture and the environment

Credit: © Sotteroni et al 2018 If fully implemented, Brazil's Forest Code, an environmental law designed to protect the country's ...

Where river meets ocean

They exist all over the world, are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and are home to a diverse ...

Biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism wirelessly, with higher sensitivity

Credit: Lal et al. A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a chip that can ...

In responding to predation risk, secondhand experience can be as good as new

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Throughout the living world, parents have many ways of gifting their offspring with information they will ...

Stormwater ponds not a major source of greenhouse gas emissions

Credit: Jim Heffernan, Duke Univ. DURHAM, N.C. - Stormwater retention ponds, a ubiquitous feature in developed landscapes worldwide, are not ...

New treatment option available for men suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia

Credit: UC San Diego Health Physicians at UC San Diego Health are now offering prostate artery embolization (PAE) as a ...

ASHG honors Andrew Adey with early-career award