IUPUI study finds missing link between blow flies and possible pathogen transmission
Credit: School of Science, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- Determining whether blow flies have consumed animal fecal material versus animal tissue has...
The prevalence of twin births in pure Spanish horses (PREs)
Credit: ANCCE It is known that chromosomal anomalies are one of the principle genetic causes of infertility in horses. However,...
Lead exposure found to affect fertility rates
Over the last few years, Flint, Michigan, has been in the news due to findings related to lead in its...
Remote control of transport through nanopores
In our bodies, the transfer of genetic information, viral infections and protein trafficking, as well as the synthesis and the...
Embryonic mammary gland stem cells identified
Credit: Cédric Blanpain ULB Publication in Nature Cell Biology: researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the...
Giant invasive flatworms found in France and overseas French territories
Credit: Laurent Charles - CCBY 4.0 One of the consequences of globalization is the introduction of invasive species. Giant hammerhead...
How wheat can root out the take-all fungus
In the soils of the world's cereal fields, a family tussle between related species of fungi is underway for control...
Experimental drug eases effects of gluten for celiac patients on gluten-free diet
Washington, DC (May 22, 2018) -- An investigational new drug offers hope of relief for celiac disease patients who are...
Kids show adult-like intuition about ownership
Children as young as age three are able to make judgements about who owns an object based on its location,...
Blue dye tablet helps identify polyps during colonoscopy
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2018) -- Ingestion of a blue dye tablet during bowel prep for colonoscopy could be a...
New study sheds light on the opioid epidemic and challenges prevailing views about this public health crisis
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, May 22, 2018 - A study published in the American Journal of...
Model estimates lifetime risk of Alzheimer’s dementia using biomarkers
Lifetime risks of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia vary considerably by age, gender and whether any signs or symptoms of dementia...
More patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis receiving liver transplants
Washington, DC (May 22, 2018) -- Increasingly, liver transplant centers are changing a long-standing practice of delaying potentially life-saving liver...
DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study
Washington, DC (May 22, 2018) -- For the first time in humans, researchers will test a two-pronged approach to treat...
Procedure plus medication is better than standard treatment for heart disease patients
TORONTO, May 22, 2018 - A non-surgical procedure, called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), along with prescribed medication, is better than...
SYNTAX III Revolution trial
Paris, France, 22 May 2018. Results from the innovative SYNTAX III Revolution trial underline the effectiveness of evolving non-invasive algorithms...
FFR-guided PCI vs. medical therapy to reduce cardiac death and myocardial infarction
Results from the first patient-level pooled analysis of all existing trials comparing FFR-guided PCI with contemporary stents versus medical therapy...
Physiology-stratified analysis of ORBITA
Paris, France, 22 May 2018. Invasive physiology data from 196 patients from the Objective Randomised Blinded Investigation with optimal medical...
Link between tuberculosis and Parkinson’s disease discovered
Credit: Susanne Herbst, Francis Crick Institute The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might...
‘Serendipitous’ use of antimalarial drug may have improved outcome for cancer patient
A cancer patient with advanced ovarian cancer had a "remarkable" journey to recovery that may be partially attributed to a...
