Pediatric NEXUS head CT DI reliably guides blunt trauma imaging decisions
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL--The Pediatric NEXUS Head Computed Tomography...
National Network of Indian Depression Centers partners with US Depression Centers Network
The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) has joined forces with the National Network of Depression Centers India (NNDC- I)...
The scent of coffee appears to boost performance in math
Drinking coffee seems to have its perks. In addition to the physical boost it delivers, coffee may lessen our risk...
For professional baseball players, faster hand-eye coordination linked to batting performance
July 17, 2018 - Professional baseball players who score higher on a test of hand-eye coordination have better batting performance...
A single genetic change in gut bacteria alters host metabolism
Scientists have found that deleting a single gene in a particular strain of gut bacteria causes changes in metabolism and...
Nitric oxide tells roundworms to avoid bad bacteria
Nitric oxide gas produced by a type of harmful bacteria lets roundworms know to stay away from it, says a...
BU: Almost half of US adults who drink, drink too much, and continue to do so
A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers has found that about 40 percent of...
The rise of secondary imaging interpretations
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses the increased growth of secondary interpretations of diagnostic imaging examinations...
New target protein for colon cancer identified
(Boston)--Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new potential target protein (c-Cbl) they believe can help...
TGen opens DIPG tissue donation portal to accelerate research
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 17, 2018 -- A tissue donation portal opened today at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen),...
Obesity and inflammation — A deadly combination for prostate cancer
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Inflammation and evasion of the immune system have been reported to be some of the...
Lehigh University researchers to study Ebola method of host cell invasion
Credit: Lehigh University Viruses cause diseases ranging from the common cold to the deadly and highly infectious Ebola disease. Their...
Researchers engineer bacteria to create fertilizer out of thin air
Credit: Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University In the future, plants will be able to create their own fertilizer. Farmers will no...
In borophene, boundaries are no barrier
Credit: Hersam Research Group/Northwestern University Borophene, the atomically flat form of boron with unique properties, is even more interesting when...
Homology Medicines announces publication of in vivo gene editing data with nuclease-free technology
BEDFORD, Mass., July 16, 2018 - Homology Medicines, Inc., a genetic medicines company, announced today a peer-reviewed publication demonstrating that...
New development in 3D super-resolution imaging gives insight on Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Recent studies show that 40 percent of Americans over the age of...
Electric car batteries souped-up with fluorinated electrolytes for longer-range driving
College Park, Md. -- The success of electric car batteries depends on the miles that can be driven on a...
ASHG honors Mary-Claire King with ASHG Advocacy Award
Credit: (courtesy Dr. King) ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Mary-Claire King, PhD, as...
Genome damage from CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing higher than thought
Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have discovered that CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing can cause greater genetic damage in cells than...
Faster photons could enable total data security
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have solved a key puzzle in quantum physics that could help to make data...
