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In the first study of its kind in the U.S., researchers found that normally developing preschool children with chronic constipation...

Study shows female managers don’t mean higher pay for women

A new paper in the European Sociological Review indicates that women's and men's earnings are not affected by the share...

Late dinner and no breakfast is a killer combination

Sophia Antipolis, 18 April 2019: People who skip breakfast and eat dinner near bedtime have worse outcomes after a heart...

In vivo super-resolution photoacoustic computed tomography by localization of single dyed droplets

Credit: Pengfei Zhang, Lei Li, and Lihong V. Wang Photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) is a non-invasive hybrid imaging technique that...

Ocean circulation likely to blame for severity of 2018 red tide

Credit: University of South Florida ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 18, 2019)- The harmful algae that causes red tide is currently...

Novel antibody may suppress HIV for up to four months

NIAID researchers, international collaborators report results of small, open-label studyCredit: NIAID WHAT: Regular infusions of an antibody that blocks the...

São Paulo to host school on advances in data science

Renowned scientists will address topics as databases, machine learning, high-performance computing and image processing The São Paulo School of Advanced...

Giving robots a better feel for object manipulation

Model improves a robot's ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects A new learning...

Bacterial therapy in a dish

Columbia engineers develop new platform that recreates cancer in a dish to quickly determine the best bacterial therapyCredit: Tetsuhiro Harimoto/Columbia...

Columbia aids scientist elected to royal society

April 17, 2019 -- South African AIDS researcher and scientist, Salim Abdool Karim, PhD, CAPRISA Professor of Global Health at...

Researchers improve method to recycle and renew used cathodes from lithium-ion batteries

Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Researchers at the University of California San Diego have improved their recycling...

Pediatric endocrinologist gives iconic ‘Mona Lisa’ a second medical opinion

Refutes cardiologist's recent hypothesis that 'Lisa' had hypothyroidism and psychomotor retardation Leonardo da Vinci's world-renowned "Mona Lisa" painting of Lisa...

OSU researcher to help lead $10.7 million push toward gonorrhea vaccine

CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State University scientist is part of a $10.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to...

Preventing triple negative breast cancer from spreading

Protein could be key to providing a precision medicine treatment to prevent the spread of cancer in people diagnosed with...

The Cerrado once connected the Andes with the Atlantic Rainforest

A genetic and computational analysis of birds suggests that the Andean and Atlantic tropical forests, which are now almost a...

New automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate disease detection