LED-ing the way: A clean and convenient method to oxidize plastic surfaces for industry
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Polypropylene (PP) is everywhere, being one of the most widely used plastics in human...
Secondary students’ sexual health survey
Sexually active Australian secondary students tend to engage in responsible sexual behaviour but there is still room to improve knowledge...
Promising treatment option for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
A study, published today in PNAS, has found a potential treatment for patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). CRPS...
Laboratory testing suggests human lung tissue unimpacted by blu vapor
Credit: Imperial Brands Science A new study by Imperial Brands, owners of leading vape brand blu, contributes to the increasing...
Singapore research team finds info in a third of eczema apps inconsistent with guidelines
Credit: NTU Singapore A third (34 per cent) of eczema management mobile applications provide information that does not agree with...
Immunotherapy and diabetes: A game of hide and seek?
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are an emerging type of cancer immunotherapy that uses the...
The circadian-hypoxia link in cardioprotection
This article by Dr. Tobias Eckle and Dr. Colleen Marie Bartman is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2019Credit: Tobias Eckle,...
Cardiovascular diseases — Promoting self-healing after heart attack
Myocardial infarction (MI) results in the localized death of the muscle cells that are essential for the heart's pumping function....
Three parent factors that heighten the prevalence of childhood physical abuse: New study
The connection between abuse and addiction, intimate partner violence and mental illness Adults who had parents who struggled with addiction,...
New book sings carbon’s praises
A new book by Robert Hazen, Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything, celebrates carbon in all...
Preventive drug therapy may increase right-sided heart failure risk in patients who receive heart devices
DALLAS, June 11, 2019 - Patients with left-sided heart failure who get implanted devices to improve the pumping of their...
Big picture genetic scoring approach reliably predicts heart disease
Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine Journal Report DALLAS, June 11, 2019 - Specialized risk scores derived from testing that calculates...
A ‘one-two punch’ to wipe out cancerous ovarian cells
Montreal, June 11, 2019 - Researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have developed a two-step combination...
Novel agent reactivates an immune call by LIF blockade
Promising new therapy with a dual mechanism of action to eliminate cancer stem cells and activate the immune system now...
ACP releases paper on methods for developing evidence-based clinical policy papers
ACP continues to refine and enhance methodology for guidelines and guidance statements Philadelphia, June 11, 2019 - Recommendations for the...
EWG: Nitrate pollution of US tap water could cause 12,500 cancer cases each year
Groundbreaking peer-reviewed study analyzes health and economic impacts of widespread chemical contamination from agriculture WASHINGTON - Nitrate pollution of U.S....
Tiny light box opens new doors into the nanoworld
Credit: Denis Baranov/Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way...
Fracking causes some songbirds to thrive while others decline
A new paper in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, published by Oxford University Press, finds that some songbird species benefit from...
Light-powered nano-organisms consume CO2, create eco-friendly plastics and fuels
Credit: Casey A. Cass University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and...
Skinny cod and grey seal reveals troubling changes to food web in the Baltic Sea
Credit: Olle Karlsson "It is important that you understand how the food web works when managing a fishery. It is...
