Being overweight may change young adults’ heart structure, function
DALLAS, July 30, 2018 -- Even as a young adult, being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and thicken heart...
Poll: Older adults support opioid Rx limits, need better counseling on use & disposal
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an...
Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time
Credit: RUB, Kramer Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver...
Targeting gene mutations to treat ovarian cancers
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research New research has shown that ovarian cancer patients with a tumour mutation in the...
Scientists took another step towards creating an HIV vaccine
Credit: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University The scientific group of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University headed by...
Many young people don’t know when female and male fertility declines, study finds
Most students underestimate the impact of female and male age on fertility, new research published in Human Fertility finds. Less...
Scientists discover a dynamic cellular defense against breast cancer invasion
Credit: Katarina Sirka Johns Hopkins researchers report they have demonstrated in mouse tissue grown in the lab that the cell...
Merge attack: Scientists find mechanism of virus penetration into living cell
Credit: © NUST MISIS A joint research team from the A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry (RAS), NUST...
Fear of litigation is a key factor in decision to perform C-sections
Dublin, Monday, July 30th, 2018 - Fear of litigation and perceived safety concerns and are among the key factors influencing...
A brain injury diagnosed with a single drop of blood
Credit: © UNIGE Every year in Europe, three million people are admitted into hospitals for suspected mild traumatic brain injury...
Ivosidenib earns FDA approval against IDH1+ acute myeloid leukemia
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Clinical trials at University of Colorado Cancer Center and elsewhere now result in the...
Injectable trace minerals improve oxidative stress after aflatoxin challenge in dairy cows
URBANA, Ill. - When dairy cattle consume aflatoxin-contaminated feed, they are lethargic, their appetite wanes, they produce less milk, and...
Beetle named after actress & biologist Isabella Rossellini for her series about animals
Credit: Menno Schilthuizen A new species of beetle with remarkably long genitalia that hint at a curious evolutionary "sexual arms...
Pungent tasting substance in ginger reduces bad breath
The pungent compound 6-gingerol, a constituent of ginger, stimulates an enzyme contained in saliva - an enzyme which breaks down...
Advancing the search for antibodies to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Two new studies published by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital illustrate that not all forms of amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein...
UCI awarded $9 million grant to determine the long-term effects of cannabis on adolescents
Irvine, Calif. - July 30, 2018 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of...
Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain
A new study led by a team of Western University neuroscientists has debunked claims that getting better at a brain...
Poor mental health days may cost the economy billions of dollars
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Poor mental health ranks as one of the costliest forms of sickness for U.S. workers and...
A reliable, easy-to-use mouse model for investigating bone metastasis
Credit: Shinae Kondoh, Nature Communications Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology propose an improved mouse model that could revolutionize bone...
Peste des petits ruminants: a model for use in eradicating the disease
Credit: © ENVT, A. Waret-Szkuta Eradicating peste des petits ruminants is an ambitious objective that is neveretheless looking increasingly realistic,...
