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PHILADELPHIA - Pairing an online patient dashboard with "nudges" to doctors tripled statin prescribing rates in a clinical trial led...

Association between firearm caliber and likelihood of death from gunshot

Bottom Line: The caliber of a firearm was associated with the likelihood of death from a gunshot, with shootings by...

U of G study is first to find evidence that leopard geckos can make new brain cells

Credit: (Rebecca McDonald/University of Guelph) University of Guelph researchers have discovered the type of stem cell allowing geckos to create...

Diabetes drugs act as powerful curb for immune cells in controlling inflammation

PHILADELPHIA - When tissue is damaged, one of the body's first inflammatory immune-system responders are macrophages, cells which are commonly...

New UCI center to advance the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare

Physicians at the University of California, Irvine and UCI Health System have launched the UCI Center for Artificial Intelligence in...

Magnetic surgical cement heals spinal fractures, provides targeted drug delivery

Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis usually undergo a procedure called kyphoplasty, where the fracture is filled...

Researchers are first to sequence rare bacteria that causes rampant tooth decay

Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Bioengineering Fruit fly larvae can taste ribonucleosides, the building blocks of gene...

Genetic basis of heart rhythms explored in large population study

Credit: Clare McLean New knowledge about biological processes related to the heart's electrical activity has been gained through a major...

ASU study finds animals can use muscle as an internal water source

Credit: Samantha Lloyd/ASU VisLab Water is vital for life. But as our climate changes, the availability of water is also...

Rewriting our understanding of gastric tumors

The immune system can be an important ally in the fight against cancer. A study from McGill scientists published today...

Engineers track neural activity, muscle movement in ageless aquatic creatures

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Just because an animal is soft and squishy doesn't mean it isn't tough. Experiments at Rice...

NASA-developed coating investigated for protecting Smithsonian specimens

Credit: Credits: NASA A technology that has shielded some of NASA's highest-profile space observatories from potentially harmful molecular contamination is...

The last wild ocean

The ocean, long a source of inspiration for exploration and discovery as well as a place to test the limits...

Previously overlooked ‘coral ticks’ weaken degraded reefs

Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech A previously overlooked predator-- a thumbnail-sized snail--could be increasing the pressure on coral reefs already...

Role of oral microbiota in the severity of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis

Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction...

Night-time lighting changes how species interact

Credit: Dirk Sanders Night-time lighting from streetlights and other sources has complex and unexpected effects on communities of plants and...

Changes to small RNA in sperm may help fertilization

WORCESTER--Two papers by UMass Medical School Professor Oliver J. Rando, MD, PhD, shed new light on the processes of fertilization...

Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification

CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research suggests size is the main factor that predicts how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean...

Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde: Study reveals healing mesenchymal cells morph and destroy muscles in models of spinal cord injury, ALS and spinal muscular atrophy

Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA , CALIF. - July 26, 2018 - When a muscle is acutely injured--whether...

Tropical treetops are warming, putting sensitive species at risk