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Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions Journal Report DALLAS, April 23, 2019 - Among heart attack patients 75 years and older, the oldest...

Welding with stem cells for next-generation surgical glues

New generation of smart surgical glues and dressings for chronic wounds Cell membrane re-engineering is emerging as a powerful tool...

Mobility may predict elderly heart attack survivors’ repeat hospital stays

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Journal Report DALLAS, April 23, 2019 - Determining which elderly heart attack patients take longer...

Multiple myeloma: DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes

Ig lambda translocations = sign of lenalidomide resistance A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma,...

Proofreading the book of life: Gene editing made safer

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU The advance of science is something like the wandering of an explorer through an...

Study: Playing video games generally not harmful to boys’ social development

The popularity of interactive video games has sparked concern among parents, educators, and policymakers about how the games affect children...

Patients with cancer seen in the emergency department have better outcomes at original hospital

Visual abstract link: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.180962/-/DC2 Patients with cancer requiring emergency department care had better outcomes at their original hospital or a...

Scientists propose new theory on Alzheimer’s, amyloid connection

Credit: Qi Zhang, Ph.D. and Claire E. DelBove Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias....

Good mousekeeping: En suite bathroom makes for happier mice

Credit: UBC Media Relations Mice have a strong preference to nest away from their own waste and should be housed...

Dengue mosquito is Queensland’s biggest threat for spreading Zika virus

Credit: QIMR Berghofer Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common...

Scientists define the role for a rare, influential set of bone marrow cells

Researchers have defined the roles of various cells in the bone marrow that are thought to control the fate of...

UTA engineering students build treadmill that helps athletes in wheelchairs work out

Treadmill for wheelchairsCredit: UT Arlington The eight-time national champion UTA Movin' Mavs might be getting even better soon, thanks to...

Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia

Using a unique computational "framework" they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology...

How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide

Engineered surface treatment developed at MIT can reduce waste and improve efficiency in many processesCredit: Image courtesy of the researchers...

Study shows zoos and aquariums increase species knowledge index 800 percent

Previously untapped information sheds light on extinction timelines for mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibiansCredit: Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Despite volumes...

With abdominal etching, plastic surgeons help patients get ‘six-pack abs’

April 22, 2019 - Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the...

The kids are alright

Family quarrels in seeds reveal the ways parents and offspring sometimes evolve in conflicting directions It's spring, finally -- and...

$17 million grant will explore immune cells in inaccessible tissues of the human body

Tissue-resident B cells likely have important differences that affect autoimmunity and transplant rejectionCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama...

Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle

Mechanical 'training' produces strong, fatigue-resistant, yet soft hydrogels with possible uses in medicineCredit: Image: Ji Liu, Shaoting Lin, and Xinyue...

No increase in complications with ‘tummy tuck’ in obese patients