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UV-sensing protein in the brain of a marine annelid zooplankton
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Scientists may have cracked rugby league’s code
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HIV-positive women with cytomegalovirus likelier to pass virus that causes AIDS to infant
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African leopards revealed: Study documents minute-to-minute behavior of elusive cats
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Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival
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U study finds recognition technology a step closer to use in courtroom
In most crime scenes, there is some information that is known only by investigators and the actual perpetrator. Only the...
New femto-camera with quadrillion fractions of a second resolution
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The absence of a single dominant bumblebee species from an ecosystem disrupts foraging patterns among a broad range of remaining...
ACP’s initial review of QPP proposed rule ‘encouraging’
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is encouraged that the 2018 proposed rule to implement the Quality Payment Program (QPP),...
Single fungus amplifies Crohn’s disease symptoms
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Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution
Credit: Harris Lewin, UC Davis What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the...
Trash-picking seagulls poop tons of nutrients
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Algae: The final frontier
Credit: Public domain Palo Alto, CA-- Algae dominate the oceans that cover nearly three-quarters of our planet, and produce half...
Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land
Credit: Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary "It's like a snake on the outside, but a fish on the...
Device helps ICU patients by filtering out noise from medical alarms
A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings...
Study answers why ketamine helps depression, offers target for safer therapy
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 21, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a key protein that...
An end to population aging in China, Germany, USA
Population aging could peak by 2040 in Germany and by 2070 in China, according to a new study published in...
Researchers recommend specific diabetes medications to protect bone health
WASHINGTON -- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and osteoporosis often coexist in patients, but managing both conditions can be a challenge....
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