Scientists seek unfiltered truth about ‘light’ cigarettes
Credit: David Hungate/Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Would banning ventilated filters on cigarettes protect public health? Scientists from multiple institutions,...
Dispelling the myth that scientists don’t care about teaching
A new study using surveys and classroom noise analysis shows the success of a three-year effort by faculty in the...
Lithium-related discovery could extend battery life and improve safety
Credit: Arizona State Unviersity Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for high-density energy storage technology in an expanding...
Social status influences infection risk and disease-induced mortality
Credit: Sarah Benhaiem/Leibniz-IZW Spotted hyena cubs of high-ranking mothers have a lower probability of infection with and are more likely...
Why the latest shingles vaccine is more than 90 percent effective
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new study has shown how the body's immune system responds to the new...
Determining the cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases
Credit: Associate Professor Wei Fan-Yan A Japanese research group has discovered that taurine is conjugated with mitochondrial transfer RNAs (tRNAs),...
Provide stroke patients with palliative care support minus the label
When caring for stroke patients, health care providers should focus on the social and emotional issues facing patients, rather than...
New national guideline sets out best practices for treating opioid addiction
A new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders lays out the optimal strategies for the treatment of opioid addiction,...
Italian law must change to improve survival from cardiac arrest
Milan, Italy - March 5, 2018: An Italian law requiring citizens to hold a certificate to use a defibrillator must...
Healthy diet may not offset high salt intake
A healthy diet may not offset the effects of a high salt intake on blood pressure, suggests a new study....
Stem cell ‘twins’ to study disease
Credit: (Kyoto University / Knut Woltjen) Japan -- Researchers led by Dr. Knut Woltjen report a new gene editing method...
Dietary sodium’s impact may not be offset by other aspects of a diet
DALLAS, March 5, 2018 - An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect...
127-million-year-old baby bird fossil sheds light on avian evolution
Credit: Raúl MartÃn The tiny fossil of a prehistoric baby bird is helping scientists understand how early avians came into...
‘Fighting my cancer as much as possible’: Why many patients join phase 1 clinical trials
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology LUGANO-PARIS, 5 March 2018 - "Fighting my cancer as much as possible" is...
Epigenetics therapy shows promise in patients with lymphoma
Credit: ESMO LUGANO-PARIS 5 March 2018 - New compounds targeting epigenetics have shown remarkable early activity in patients with lymphoma,...
Minimally invasive surgeries underused in older patients, new study finds
A study of more than 200,000 Medicare patients who had common surgical procedures shows that, compared to the general population,...
Capturing brain signals with soft electronics
Credit: Thor Balkhed Klas Tybrandt, principal investigator at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, has developed new technology...
For flour beetles, it’s better to be a woman in a man’s world
Credit: Ipsa Jain In red flour beetle society, being a female in a male world is actually advantageous. Unlike humans,...
Cancer stem cells, allies of the tumor and enemies of the patient
Credit: UEx The scientists of the UEx Molecular Biology of Cancer Research Group have a very clear objective. They want...
Birth control pills increase risk of ischemic stroke
MAYWOOD, IL - Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic stroke, but this risk is very small among women who...
