OU professor recognized by AAAS as new fellow
Michael Kaspari, a University of Oklahoma biology professor, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement...
History of cells told through MEMOIR
Credit: Elowitz and Cai Labs/Caltech Researchers have developed a new method for reading the history and "family trees" of cells....
New math tools for new materials
University of Utah mathematician Graeme Milton presents a new tool for understanding how energy waves move through complex materials, opening...
Edison T. Liu of The Jackson Laboratory named 2016 AAAS Fellow
Credit: Jackson Laboratory photo by Jennifer Torrance. Edison T. Liu, M.D. of The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has been named a...
Vitamin D supplements may benefit children with Autism spectrum disorder
Vitamin D supplementation improved symptoms of autism in a recent trial. Studies have shown an association between the risk of...
Adding higher frequencies helps detect adolescent hearing loss
Adding higher frequencies to the American Academy of Pediatrics hearing test protocol helps detect adolescent hearing loss, according to a...
Greater efforts are needed to encourage patients to report adverse drug reactions
In a review of published studies addressing patients' perceptions and factors influencing their reporting of adverse drug reactions, most patients...
New sensor system predicts heart failure events before they occur
A suite of sensors can predict heart failure events by detecting when a patient's condition is worsening, according to John...
Exercise may not provide benefit over physical therapy after knee replacement
In a randomized trial of patients who underwent total knee replacement as a treatment for osteoarthritis, a group program of...
Fat-free mass index predicts survival in patients with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Researchers have found that fat-free mass index, but not body mass index, was a significant predictor of survival in patients...
Diet and exercise can improve kidney function in patients with fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a potentially serious liver condition characterized by excess fat in the liver associated with inflammation and...
New solution for making 2-D nanomaterials
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have been made by dissolving layered materials in liquids, according to new UCL-led research. The liquids can...
Watching how plants make oxygen
Credit: Johannes Messinger In a new study, an international team of researchers made significant progress in visualizing the process how...
New clues emerge in 30-year-old superconductor mystery
Credit: Hsieh Lab/Caltech One of the greatest mysteries of experimental physics is how so-called high-temperature superconducting materials work. Despite their...
The cost of feeling like a fraud
Have you ever felt that you are not good enough and that someday soon someone will see through your façade...
Sooner on your feet after hip fracture
(Linköping University) An already available drug can help patients get back on their feet more rapidly after a hip fracture,...
Household smoke exposure linked to antisocial behavior in young adolescents
Researchers found modest, yet reliable long-term links between early childhood household smoke exposure and self-reported antisocial behavior in early adolescence....
Massive investment in future autonomous systems for industry and society
Credit: Mikael Hansson The Kempe Foundations have granted two years of funding for eight postdoctoral researchers in autonomous systems in...
AAAS and Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering announce 2016 Fellows
Pittsburgh, PA--James H. Garrett, Jr., and Vijayakumar Bhagavatula of Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering have been named Fellows of the...
A new system to detect spinal deformity
Credit: Images: Hokkaido University/Noa Co., Ltd. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a symmetry-recognition system for the surface of the human...