New study evaluates transcatheter dialysis conduit procedures over 15 years
Reston, VA (May 29, 2018) - A new research study by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that utilization ...
Month: May 2019
A new vision for genomics in animal agriculture
Credit: USDA AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University researchers are part of a team that designed a new vision for ...
Thinning forests, prescribed fire before drought reduced tree loss
Treatments may reduce loss in future droughts and bark beetle epidemicsCredit: USDA Forest Service Thinning forests and conducting prescribed burns ...
Beyond 1 and 0: Engineers boost potential for creating successor to shrinking transistors
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas photo Computers and similar electronic devices have gotten faster and smaller over the decades ...
NIH awards Cleveland Clinic $3 million grant to determine effects of exercise in Parkinson’s
The study is designed to measure the impact of long-term, high-intensity aerobic exerciseCredit: Cleveland Clinic Cleveland: The National Institutes of ...
Renegade fat cells induce bone-damaging lesions in multiple myeloma
Credit: A study of samples from patients with multiple myeloma (MM) has demonstrated how "reprogrammed" fat cells contribute to long-lasting ...
A rose inspires smart way to collect and purify water
A new device for collecting and purifying water, developed at The University of Texas at Austin, was inspired by a ...
Towards a safer treatment for leukemia
An international team of researchers at VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, the UK Dementia Institute and the Children's Cancer Institute, Australia, have ...
Birds perceive ‘warm’ colors differently from ‘cool’ ones
Birds have a notion of 'green' versus 'blue,' but the line between them is fuzzy compared to the red-orange range. ...
Tempted to cheat on a written exam? Artificial intelligence is 90% certain to nab you
Combining big data with artificial intelligence has allowed University of Copenhagen researchers to determine whether you wrote your assignment or ...
NIH-funded study links microbiome composition to African American preterm birth risk
WHAT: A research project funded by the National Institutes of Health has identified differences in the vaginal bacteria that may ...
The ‘projects’ are nice now finds study on HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration Program
May 29, 2019 -- A study led by Columbia Mailman School examined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Polysubstance use, social factors associated with opioid overdose deaths
A new study led by Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction shows that opioid-related overdose deaths involving another substance ...
Genetic analysis of cannabis is here
WSU researchers tease out genetic differences between cannabis strains PULLMAN, Wash. - Research from Washington State University could provide government ...
Study finds link between ambient ozone exposure and progression of carotid wall thickness
UB-led research is first to report an association between long-term exposure to ozone and atherosclerosisCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. ...
WVU biostatistician studies link between microbiome and preterm birth
Credit: WVU Pregnant African American women are more likely than white women to give birth prematurely, but they're underrepresented in ...
Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds
Credit: Stephen Durham The diamond on your finger is most likely made of recycled seabed cooked deep in the Earth. ...
Colombia could lose 60% of land suitable for irrigated rice due to climate change
Unchecked emissions will reduce land suitable for rice in Colombia, underscoring how geography limits options for crops. Unlike China, where ...
Experimental drug completely effective against Nipah virus infection in monkeys
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir completely protected four African green monkeys from a lethal dose of Nipah ...
NIST study identifies chemical blends as possible alternative refrigerants
Credit: Jimmie Pike/US Air Force More than a dozen chemical blends could serve as alternative refrigerants that won't heat the ...