World’s oldest semen still viable
Ram sperm frozen for 50 years successfully used to impregnate 34 ewesCredit: University of Sydney Semen stored since 1968 in...
In study, TAVR is superior to surgery for low-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis
Patients had a 46 percent lower risk of death, stroke, or rehospitalization when their aortic valve was replaced via a...
Testosterone slows prostate cancer recurrence in low-risk patients
In the largest such study so far undertaken, US researchers have shown that testosterone replacement slows the recurrence of prostate...
Key to successful care of pregnant women in heart failure? Team-based care, study finds
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Any time a pregnant woman presents in heart failure there are risks to both mother and baby....
DNA of sperm taken from testicles of infertile men ‘as good as sperm from fertile men’
Possibly opens way for new treatment Scientists have found that sperm DNA from the testicles of many infertile men is...
Strength training may reduce the risk of diabetes in obesity
Credit: Dr. Pereira de Moura Strength training over a short time period can reduce fat stores in the liver and...
Study reveals how motivation affects nutrition and diet
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that people with a positive attitude are more likely...
Children’s noses hold clues to serious lung infections, study shows
Tiny organisms in a child's nose could offer clues to improving the diagnosis and treatment of severe lung infections, research...
Calcium in arteries is shown to increase patients’ imminent risk of a heart attack
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute About six million people come into an emergency department every year with chest pain, but...
Blood flow restriction therapy may protect against bone loss following ACL reconstruction
LAS VEGAS, NV - Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients often face bone and muscle loss immediately following the procedure....
Patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears may have another surgical option
LAS VEGAS, NV - The arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) surgical technique offers patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears restored...
Early sports specialization tied to increased injury rates in college athletes
LAS VEGAS, NV -Sixty million kids participate in organized athletics each year with ever increasing amounts of children specializing in...
Diabetics more likely to experience high blood sugar after joint surgery
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery People with diabetes who undergo joint replacement surgery are at sharply higher risk of experiencing...
Dormant viruses activate during spaceflight — NASA investigates
The stress of spaceflight gives viruses a holiday from immune surveillance, putting future deep-space missions in jeopardy Herpes viruses reactivate...
NASA sees development of Tropical Depression 03W near Yap
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite revealed 03W that...
Uncovering uncultivated microbes in the human gut
Human gut microbiome serves as model to demonstrate efficacy of computational toolsCredit: Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab A tree's growth is dependent...
Nitrogen pollution’s path to streams weaves through more forests (and faster) than suspected
Collaboration compiled data from 13 states and 1 province over 21 yearsCredit: Stephen Sebestyen, USDA Forest Service NEWTOWN SQUARE, Penn....
Honey bee gut microbiome research — NSF grant
Credit: Richard Fell, Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech Researchers from Virginia Tech were part of a collaborative $958,415 National Science...
The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula reconstructed
The findings, published in Science, show an invasion of steppe descendants who replaced almost all men 4,000 years ago Published...
Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments
Credit: Henry Clever/Phillip Grice An interface system that uses augmented reality technology could help individuals with profound motor impairments operate...
