Malnutrition frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated among hospital patients
Credit: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Philadelphia, January 9, 2018 – Malnutrition among hospitalized patients remains a...
Two Baylor College of Medicine faculty members named to National…
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Malcolm Brenner, founding director of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor...
Your blood can reveal your risk for heart disease
Credit: Andrea Hegdahl Tiltnes/NTNU When you visit your general practitioner you can get your blood analyzed for cholesterol and triglycerides,...
Early exposure to manganese causes attention deficits in rats
Researchers using a rodent model of childhood manganese exposure have found that too much manganese early in development causes lasting...
The key to a nut
Credit: Copyright: private Fitting an object into a matching outline such as inserting a key into a keyhole or inserting...
Gut microbes contribute to age-associated inflammation: Mouse study
Credit: Thevaranjan et al./Cell Host & Microbe 2017 Inflammation increases with age and is a strong risk factor for death...
Lawmakers might introduce ‘anti-evolution’ legislation to appease religious constituents
New research from Rice University theorizes that “anti-evolution” education legislation continues to be introduced because lawmakers want to appease religious...
Greenland fossils reveal global ecosystem recovery after mass…
Credit: Michal Zaton A new study published in Scientific Reports shows how higher latitude ecosystems recovered after the World's most...
[email protected]: The first Eurasian hackathon on AI for longevity…
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, 14th of June, 2017, Baltimore, MD, Insilico Medicine, Mail.Ru Group in collaboration with the center for...
Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago
Credit: Timothy Gibson The world's oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a new analysis by earth...
Immense species richness of bacterial-eating microorganisms discovered…
Typically ignored, the millions of microorganisms that we tread upon daily play a major role in the decomposition of soil...
Gaining insight into the molecular mechanisms behind squamous cell cancer
Credit: Kanazawa University Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)*1 is a lethal cancers arising from the stratified epithelia of skin, esophagus, cervix,...
New database catalogues plants that soak up contamination
Credit: New Phytologist Hyperaccumulators are unusual plants that can absorb much larger amounts of metal compounds in their leaves and...
World first blood cancer drug trial reveals life-changing results
'This drug has changed patients' lives; from desperate and tired they are now leading a normal and really active life....
Global crosstalk limits gene regulation
Molecular recognition is fundamental to transcriptional regulation, the primary mechanism by which cells control gene expression. The specificity of this...
Finding our way around DNA
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(February 13, 2017) Most of us would be lost without Google maps or similar route-guidance technologies....
Tracking wastewater’s path to wells, groundwater
Credit: Natalie Senger. We often "flush it and forget it" when it comes to waste from toilets and sinks. However,...
Mitigation techniques fall short of preventing electrocution of golden eagles on power poles
Credit: EDM International Despite efforts to retrofit power poles and to build new poles to avian-friendly standards, electrocution remains a...
Yellow or black, large or small? Ant color and body size respond…
A University of Liverpool study of ants across three continents has revealed that their colour and size is strongly influenced...
Pandas don’t like it hot: Temperature, not food is biggest concern for conservation
Credit: Photo by Mingxi Li. Although a new Drexel study found that the metabolism of giant pandas is higher than...
