Intense IV blood sugar control doesn't improve stroke outcomes
American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 1, Session MEI Opening Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019...
Ambulance nitroglycerin patch to lower blood pressure did not improve stroke outcomes
American Stroke Association Late Breaking News Brief - Abstract LB 2, Session MEI Opening Main Event HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 2019...
UNC-led team awarded $5.1 million for cervical cancer prevention in Malawi
CHAPEL HILL -- Backed by a $5.1 million grant, University of North Carolina and University of Malawi College of Medicine...
OU study finds insects crave salt and search grasslands for the limiting nutrient
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma team from the Geographical Ecology Group has published a new study in...
A very small number of crops are dominating globally. That's bad news for sustainable agriculture
Four crops alone comprise close to 50 per cent of all crops grown globallyCredit: University of Toronto Scarborough A new...
In their DNA: Rotator cuff stem cells more likely to develop into fat cells
February 6, 2019 - Why are fat deposits more likely to occur after tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff, compared...
How landscape plants have an impact on the carbon footprint
Activities and inputs in landscape plant production that can be modified to reduce carbon footprint A study out of the...
New study examines the way estrogen affects methamphetamine addiction
Research identifies one possible explanation for why male and female rats react differently to methamphetamineCredit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of...
How does the Amazon rain forest cope with drought?
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Amazon rain forest isn't necessarily a place that many would associate with a drought, yet...
Study confirms beaked whales' incredible diving abilities
Cuvier's beaked whales go a mile deep, hold breath for an hourCredit: Andrew J. Read DURHAM, N.C. -- A new...
'Unclonable' tag combats counterfeiters
Discovering that your new designer handbag or gold watch is a fake is costly and annoying, and counterfeit medical devices...
The silence of sickle cell disease
Research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles brings us closer to understanding an elusive complication of sickle cell disease -- the...
New welfare tool to help improve the lives of elephants in human care
Zoos and safari parks in the UK are using a special new tool to help them more successfully monitor the...
UNH research finds shrinking population in more than a third of rural counties
DURHAM, N.H.--Nearly 35 percent of rural counties in the United States are experiencing protracted and significant population loss, according to...
An elegant mechanism
Credit: Photo: Working groups Becker and Pfanner The research labs of the associate professor Dr. Thomas Becker and Prof. Dr....
Climate modeling shows significant shifts in 21st century Pacific Northwest coastal forests
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A changing climate in the 21st century will significantly alter the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest,...
Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds
GALVESTON, Texas - Counter to a lot of public opinion, having a mental illness does not necessarily make a person...
Climate change poses greater risk of mental health challenges for children born to depressed mothers
The findings suggest a need for prenatal interventions in an era of growing environmental disasters New York, February 6, 2019...
Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated...
Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products
Chemical conversion process developed at Purdue could transform polyolefin wasteCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation/Vincent Walter) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The United...
