Survey shows surveillance for antibiotic-resistant bacteria continues as core focus
SHEA Research Network reviews growth of supported antibiotic stewardship programs July 17, 2019 (Arlington, VA) -- Below is a summary...
Crystalline ‘artificial muscle’ makes paper doll do sit-ups
Credit: American Chemical Society Scary movies about dolls that can move, like Anabelle and Chucky, are popular at theaters this...
How puffins catch food outside the breeding season
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Parkinson’s: New study associates oxidative stress with the spreading of aberrant proteins
Oxidative stress could be a driving force in the spreading of aberrant proteins involved in Parkinson's disease. This is the...
Monitoring air quality after Fourth of July fireworks
The U.S. recently celebrated the Fourth of July with dazzling fireworks displays in many cities. After the "oohs" and "ahhs"...
New insight into microRNA function can give gene therapy a boost
Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oxford have shown that small RNA molecules occurring naturally...
Multiple injection safety violations found in New Jersey septic arthritis outbreak
Tainted knee injections infected 41 patients, caused $5 million in Medicare claims NEW YORK (July 17, 2019) -- Multiple violations...
Researchers put a new spin on molecular oxygen
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Plant cells as small-scale assembly lines: New Research Training Group starts at the MLU
Growth for plant research in Halle: A new Research Training Group (RTG) opened at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU)...
A single measurement may help determine kneecap instability risk
Knee injuries can be a scourge to collegiate and pro athletes alike, but Penn State researchers say a single measurement...
Sea level rise requires extra management to maintain salt marshes
Credit: Zhenchang Zhu at NIOZ Salt marshes are important habitats for fish and birds and protect coasts under sea level...
New study works with historically disenfranchised communities to combat sudden oak death
Credit: Richard C. Cobb, Noam Ross, Katherine J. Hayden, Catherine A. Eyre, Richard S. Dodd, Susan J. Frankel, Matteo Garbelotto,...
Megakaryocytes act as ‘bouncers’ restraining cell migration in the bone marrow
Credit: Rudolf Virchow Center / University of Wuerzburg Hematopoiesis is the process of forming blood cells, which occurs predominantly in...
A study demonstrates that p38 protein regulates the formation of new blood vessels
Credit: Raquel Batlle, IRB Barcelona A study performed at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and published in...
Diamond shines its light on Moon Rocks from Apollo Missions, Martian meteorites and Vesta
Nearly 50 years after our first steps on the Moon, samples from the Apollo missions, Mars and Vesta still have...
The loss of biodiversity comes at a price
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Almost 300,000€ is what the Doñana fire cost in terms of biodiversity, according to an estimate...
How kissing as a risk factor may explain the high global incidence of gonorrhoea
In 2016, there were 87 million people diagnosed with gonorrhoea, the most antibiotic resistant of all the STIs. There is...
High magnetic field of 10T during activated carbon production improves micropore capacity by 35%
Credit: Copyright 2019, Springer Nature, Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Carbon materials such as nanotubes, graphene, activated carbon and graphite...
Apathy: The forgotten symptom of dementia
Apathy is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia, with a bigger impact on function than memory loss - yet...
DistME: A fast and elastic distributed matrix computation engine using GPUs
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