ATS publishes new clinical guideline on home oxygen for children
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KIT National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease one step further toward healthy respiratory organs
Credit: KIT NCER The Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT·Chief Dr. Song, Chang-woo) National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease...
How shaving cream works (video)
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Study predicts worsening of overdose crisis, limits of focusing on prescription opioids
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Butterflies thrive in grasslands surrounded by forest
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GI leaders recognized by AGA's prestigious recognition awards
AGA's highest honor is presented to John I. Allen, M.D., M.B.A., A.G.A.F. Bethesda, MD (Feb. 1, 2019) -- The American...
Optimized binding cavity
Directed evolution of a designer enzyme with an unnatural catalytic amino acid The impressively high conversion rates of natural enzymes...
How plants cope with iron deficiency
Researchers have discovered a new switch that plants use to control their responses to iron deficiencyCredit: HHU / Tzvetina Brumbarova...
Researchers determine seasonal risk threshold for patients with folate deficiency
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A new toolkit for studying how 'PARP' activity boosts cancers
ADP-ribosylation, a process driven by PARP enzymes, helps some cancers grow and is suspected to be a factor in other...
MICROB-PREDICT — 15 million EU funded microbiome research project kicks off
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Microbes hitched to insects provide a rich source of new antibiotics
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Suicide can't be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study shows
The majority of people who die by suicide deny having suicidal thoughts when asked by doctors in the weeks and...
Newly identified messenger molecules could help protect survival of neurones
New research could help to identify and develop new therapies for motor neurone disease and other neurodegenerative conditions Newly identified...
Adaptive models capture complexity of the brain and behavior
Scientists reveal rich details of dynamical systems by breaking them down into simpler components which change over timeCredit: OIST, António...
Researchers developed an intelligent system for lung cancer diagnostics
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Stem cell growth accelerated by tropoelastin protein
Cheaper and more efficient treatments for diseases could resultCredit: University of Sydney Stem cells are vital for therapeutic treatments to...
The delicate balance of treating growing but brittle bones
Credit: Sato et al., Bone, November 2018 Turning off a bone receptor protein could potentially treat osteoporosis in children without...
UH marine mammal research captures rare video of newborn humpback whale
Credit: Photo: UH Manoa Marine Mammal Research Program, NOAA permit: #20311-01 The humpback whale calf is so new that its...
When mucus can be key to treating colon and airway diseases
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