Serotonin boosts neuronal powerplants protecting against stress
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Milk expression within 8 hours associated with lactation success for VLBW infants in NICU
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Hope on the horizon for treating stroke
UC Riverside biomedical scientist's decades-long work moves to clinical trialsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A stroke treatment developed by ...
Gravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say
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Precise temperature measurements with invisible light
Novel infrared thermometer offers dramatically improved performanceCredit: NIST Ordinarily, you won't encounter a radiation thermometer until somebody puts one in ...
HSS researchers advance understandings of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis
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UIC to lead national COPD clinical trial
PCORI awards $14 million for multi-center researchCredit: UIC/Kim Erwin The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, ...
UNC and partners receive up to $10.7 million to research chlamydia vaccine
This collaborative project attempts to curb STIs on the rise worldwideCredit: Toni Darville, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC - Chlamydia ...
Studying DNA breaks to protect future space travelers
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NASA-NOAA satellite catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Lili
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern ...
A link between mitochondrial damage and osteoporosis
New research from the University of Pennsylvania lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to ...
New brain tumor imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom
LOS ANGELES (May 9, 2019) - A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light ...
How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells
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Egg yolk precursor protein regulates mosquitoes' attraction to humans
Study is first to link mosquito feeding and reproduction to the egg yolk protein vitellogeninCredit: Elena Lusiardi Feeding mosquitoes sugar ...
NIH awards will advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections
NIAID announces four new cooperative research centersCredit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the ...
VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves
Finding could help target brain-stimulation therapiesCredit: Kevin Walsh A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and ...
MR imaging evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with SBRT
Results to be exhibited at ARRS 2019 Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 9, 2019--Although arterial phase hyperenhancement (APHE) is a ...
For teens, online bullying worsens sleep and depression
Nearly 15 percent of high school students report being bullied online BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Teens who experience cyberbullying are more ...
Plants and the art of microbial maintenance
Credit: Phil Robinson It's been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots. ...
Mathematical framework explores how the brain keeps a beat
New 'neuronal metronome' suggests how the brain might learn a rhythm, not just perceive it A new mathematical model demonstrates ...
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