Optimizing airport flight patterns take a toll on human health
August 15, 2018 - Health costs associated with noise from changing flight patterns over populated urban landscapes far outweigh the...
Light-emitting nanoparticles could provide a safer way to image living cells
Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) A research team has demonstrated how light-emitting nanoparticles, developed at the U.S. Department...
The origin of off-taste in onions
Chopping onions is usually associated with watery and stinging eyes. But after the onions are diced and the tears are...
Our perceived birth status can affect our adult relationships
LAWRENCE -- Findings appearing in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships show people who believe they resulted from unwanted...
Protein droplets keep neurons at the ready and immune system in balance
Credit: Pietro De Camilli Lab Inside cells, where DNA is packed tightly in the nucleus and rigid proteins keep intricate...
World’s oldest cheese found in Egyptian tomb
Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that's not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb...
Patient motivations behind cosmetic procedures
Bottom Line: What motivates patients to seek minimally invasive cosmetic procedures? Most patients want the procedures to please themselves, not...
Neonatal pig hearts can heal from heart attack
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - While pigs still cannot fly, researchers have discovered that the hearts of newborn piglets do...
A trained eye
We humans are pros at category learning -- the process by which we classify things, whether objects, concepts or events,...
Tufts researchers receive award to integrate genomic sequencing into neonatal care
BOSTON (August 15) - Tufts Medical Center researchers have received a five-year grant award for more than $8 million from...
Evening preference, lack of sleep associated with higher BMI in people with prediabetes
People with prediabetes who go to bed later, eat meals later and are more active and alert later in the...
Should all babies have their genomes sequenced?
As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth,...
New HIV therapy reduces virus, boosts immunity in drug-resistant patients
New Haven, Conn.-- In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with...
How many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers?
Of the 151 largest cities across the United States, only Philadelphia and New York City have legislation that protects a...
PARP inhibitor improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced breast cancers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center In a randomized, Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD...
Study: immune cell dysfunction linked to photosensitivity
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that a type of immune cell...
It’s okay when you’re not okay: A re-evaluation of resilience in adults
Credit: Rob Ewing, Arizona State University Department of Psychology Adversity is part of life -- Loved ones die. Soldiers deploy...
Key factor may be missing from models that predict disease outbreaks from climate change
Credit: Meghan Duffy, University of Michigan BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- New research from Indiana University suggests that computer models used to...
Scientists pinpoint brain networks responsible for naming objects
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have identified...
Societies recommend policies to retain, increase ranks of ID physician scientists
Improved compensation, expanded mentorship and training opportunities, and concrete measures to improve workforce diversity are all needed to address attrition...
