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A new study followed women from the Women's Health Initiative trials for nearly 18 years to examine association between persistent...

Who's tougher? Baby sharks or daddy sharks?

Study examines mechanical behavior of sharks' vertebrae under biological conditionsCredit: Dr. Greg Skomal It's not just their teeth and jaws...

Days following thyroid surgery are highest for risk of readmission

An analysis of nationwide data shows patients with symptoms are most likely to return to the hospital within a week...

Could gulls' wings inspire smarter airplane design?

Flexing a single elbow joint enables gulls to adapt their wing shape to gusty conditions--a relatively simple mechanism that could...

Can a video game-based 'digital medicine' help children with autism and co-occurring ADHD?

CHOP researchers evaluate feasibility, safety and benefit potential of project: EVO Platform Philadelphia, January 3, 2019--Researchers at Children's Hospital of...

Study looking to prevent type 1 diabetes follows children into adolescence

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2019) - Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of...

Extraordinary treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador

Credit: BIOWEB A new treefrog species was discovered during a two-week expedition to a remote tabletop mountain at Cordillera del...

Clinical trial launches to develop breath test for multiple cancers

Credit: Owlstone Medical Ltd Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate...

Ground breaking new saliva diagnostic test to help eliminate malaria

02 January 2019: ERADA Technology Alliance Ltd (ERADA), pioneers of innovative, rapid diagnostic solutions for early detection of infectious diseases,...

Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially...

Study sheds light on the function of a long-mysterious PCSK9 mutation

Results build on developing model of new druggable PCSK9 interactor High levels of low-density lipoproteins, parcels of lipids and protein...

Study details poverty, lack of health insurance among female health care workers

Mass. General/Penn Medicine study suggests that 1.7 million female health care workers and their children live in poverty A study...

Court decision protects patient care 340B hospitals

The Dec. 27 federal court injunction stopping further cuts in 340B reimbursements for Medicare Part B drugs to some participating...

University of Nevada, Reno uses 15-years of satellite imagery to study snow's comings and goings

New publications discuss snowpack changes and their implications in the Great BasinCredit: Photo by Adrian Harpold, University of Nevada, Reno....

Controlling neurons with light — but without wires or batteries

University of Arizona research reveals a more sophisticated method for delivering light to control neurons in the brain -- which...

China's war on particulate air pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution

PM 2.5 pollution is falling but ground-level ozone pollution is on the rise In early 2013, the Chinese government declared...

Meta-analysis highlights important challenges in cognitive processing for adults with ASD

The first comprehensive, systematic review and meta-analysis of adults with autism shows that despite having an intact IQ, these adults...

Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors

Tailoring treatment to men, women may improve survival For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die...

Living a stronger and longer life: What U-M scientists are learning from worms

ANN ARBOR--Research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has uncovered a cause of declining motor function and increased...

A catalytic flying carpet