Month: October 2019

Credit: RMIT University Researchers have discovered an immune control switch that could protect the brains of premature babies, who often ...

Detection dogs and DNA on the trail of endangered lizards

Noninvasive scat sampling could strengthen reptile conservationCredit: Mike Westphal, Bureau of Land Management Detection dogs trained to sniff out the ...

AI reveals nature of RNA-protein interactions

Credit: 2019 KAUST A new computational tool developed by KAUST scientists uses artificial intelligence (AI) to infer the RNA-binding properties ...

Unexpected outcomes: Damages to Puerto Rican coffee farms from Hurricane Maria varied

Credit: Levi Stroud/U-M College of LSA. ANN ARBOR--University of Michigan ecologists Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer have studied Latin American ...

Parasite manipulates algal metabolism for its own benefit

Pathogenic fungi attack diatoms in the ocean and trigger the formation of new, beneficial substances in the algaeCredit: Angela Overmeyer, ...

Harmful emissions from traffic, trucks, SUVs: New national air pollution report

Study of near-road air pollution in Canadian cities raises questions about health risks to one-third of population living near a ...

Opioid-related gifts from pharma companies linked to physician prescribing by specialty

Credit: Hollander, et al, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 30, 2019 - Physicians who received gifts from ...

Preserved pollen tells the history of floodplains

Credit: M.C. Ricker Many of us think about pollen only when allergy season is upon us. However, for soil scientists ...

Do open relationships really work?

Credit: Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester/researchers Open relationships typically describe couples in which the partners have agreed on sexual activity with ...

IU School of Medicine researcher awarded NIH grant for cirrhosis clinical trial

Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine An Indiana University School of Medicine researcher has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million ...

Update: House passes EMPOWER for Health Act, supporting care for us all as we age

Global OpenHIE community gathers to connect and learn

Addis Ababa meeting to help low resource environments advance health information exchangeCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The OpenHIE community will ...

Texas A&M Veterinary School helps create first-ever cancer screenings for dogs

A partnership with medical firm Volition will develop new blood tests that can identify early cancer in dogsCredit: Texas A&M ...

Using computational chemistry to produce cheaper infrared plastic lenses

The new material could bring consumers affordable access to consumer-grade infrared detectors in products such as autonomous cars and in-home ...

Stanford increasing access to 3D modeling through touch-based display

Credit: Farrin Abbott/Stanford News Service With the goal of increasing access to making, engineers at Stanford University have collaborated with ...

Do feminine hygiene products expose women to dangerous volatile organic compounds?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--New research suggests that women's feminine hygiene practices - ...

Intraoral endoscopic thyroidectomy leaves no scar

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 29, 2019--A new study compares two surgical approaches to endoscopic ...

Largest mapping of breathing ocean floor key to understanding global carbon cycle