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This article by Dr. Ahmed A. Haroun et al. is published in Current Bioactive Compounds, Volume 14 , Issue 4...

Kidney patients are the most complex patients

A study published in JAMA Network Open showed: nephrologists treat the most complex patients. As ERA-EDTA president Professor Carmine Zoccali...

Columbia professor uses data science to create personalized cancer therapies

Columbia's Andrea Califano has developed a highly-predictive computer platform that can analyze all tumor types and predict which drug or...

Pollutants from wildfires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometers from impact zone

Credit: Credit Wuxing Wan Pollutants from wild fires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometres from impact zone, research...

Fire air pollution weakens forest productivity

Credit: Xu Yue Fire is an important element of Earth system. Every year, global fires directly emit 2 Pg C...

Forget-me-not: Scientists pinpoint memory mechanism in plants

Plant scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham have unravelled a mechanism that enables flowering plants to sense and...

University of Birmingham develops sight-saving treatment for eye infection or trauma

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a novel eye drop that rapidly reduces sight-threatening scarring to the surface...

Droughts boost emissions as hydropower dries up

Credit: Paul Hames/California Department of Water Resources When hydropower runs low in a drought, western states tend to ramp up...

More young and other traits help mammals adapt to urban environments

Species of mammals that live in urban environments produce more young compared to other mammals. But next to this common...

College binge drinkers are posting while drunk, 'addicted' to social media

PISCATAWAY, NJ - College students who binge drink are frequently posting on social media while intoxicated and show signs of...

Bird migration and conservation clues in robin and Turtle dove genomes

The European robin and Turtle dove have had their genetic codes sequenced and assembled for the first time The European...

Flint inspires national nutrition prescription program in US Farm Bill

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A Flint nutrition prescription program, where fruits and vegetables are prescribed to young patients by their...

Elegant trick improves single-cell RNA sequencing

ITHACA, N.Y. - Droplet microfluidics has revolutionized single-cell RNA sequencing, offering a low-cost, high-throughput method for single-cell genomics. However, this...

Study from Indiana University aims to better understand repetitive head impacts in sports

Credit: Photo provided by Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new study by Indiana University researchers has found that eyeball...

Cancer can run but it can't hide

CHLA researcher awarded $1.2 million to study drug resistance in leukemiaCredit: Dr. Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, MPA at CHLA Actually,...

Two outstanding scientists recognized for transformative Lupus research projects

NEW YORK, NY. December 20 -- The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the 2018 recipients of the Dr....

Hold the fries! How calorie content makes you rethink food choices

Credit: Photo courtesy of Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/beef-bread-bun-burger-cheese-1239198/ Seeing pictures of food with calorie information not only makes food less appetizing but...

Studies examine pediatric services in US emergency departments

Surveys document presence of pediatric areas in EDs and use of telemedicine for pediatric emergency care; intervention increases the presence...

Synthetic biology goes to SPAAAAAAACE!

Experiment sends engineered plants to International Space StationCredit: Mathew Crawley/University of Utah College of Science If humanity is going to...

ACA ruling risks future stability of care as we age, AGS