The thousand-year-old egg (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Mar. 13, 2018 -- Century eggs, or pidan, are a preserved food made by...
Researchers develop spectroscopic thermometer for nanomaterials
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy; photographer Jason Richards OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 13, 2018--A scientific team...
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy: Holding promise for feline inflammatory diseases
Credit: Image courtesy of Jessica Quimby Stem cell therapy is acknowledged as having great potential for the treatment of a...
Flood, drought and disease tolerant — one gene to rule them all
An international collaboration between researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Nagoya University and the University of Western Australia has resulted...
The early bird got to fly: Archaeopteryx was an active flyer
Credit: Credits:ESRF The question of whether the Late Jurassic dino-bird Archaeopteryx was an elaborately feathered ground dweller, a glider, or...
Register now to cover the ATS 2018 International Conference
WHAT: Register Now to Cover the ATS 2018 International Conference WHO: Largest Gathering of the World's Experts in Pulmonary, Critical...
Google’s AI program: Building better algorithms for detecting eye disease
Credit: Shutterstock SAN FRANCISCO - March 13, 2017 - The ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to help screen patients for...
Study shows bias in use of alcohol screening after traumatic brain injury
March 13, 2018 - "Has this patient been drinking?" It's a critical question for neurosurgical nurses and other professionals when...
Mindfulness meditation reduces incidence of major depression
Among primary care patients with subthreshold depression, mindfulness meditation training reduces the incidence of major depression and improves depression symptoms....
March/April 2018 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Incidence of Major Depression Among primary care patients with subthreshold depression, mindfulness meditation training reduces the incidence...
Pioneering research on mechanistic basis of disease in new journal Systems Medicine
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 13, 2018--The new peer-reviewed journal, Systems Medicine, has launched with...
Men and women have opposite genetic alterations in depression
Philadelphia, March 13, 2018 - Men and women with major depressive disorder (MDD) have opposite changes in the expression of...
Bone marrow edema in lower spine is common in young athletes
New research indicates that young recreational and elite athletes commonly accumulate excess fluid in the bone marrow around the joint...
Study debunks fears of increased teen suicide risk from popular flu drug
Credit: UIC/UI Health A new study published by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that the drug...
Screening mammography for women 40-49 detects more cancers compared with older age groups
Leesburg, VA, March 13, 2018 - When compared to the screening population ages 50 and over, screening mammography in women...
Emotional suppression reduces memory of negative events
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By peering at the brains of study subjects prompted to suppress...
Researchers study fundamental interactions in soil communities
Credit: University of Houston Researchers traditionally have studied individual microorganisms independently of how those organisms interact with their surroundings. Now...
Molecule that gives energy-burning brown fat its identity could lead to drugs for obesity
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 13, 2018) While most fat cells in the human body store energy, everyone has a...
Mowing the lawn less often improves bee habitat
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Penn. (March 13, 2018) - When it comes to improving habitat for beleaguered native bee species, doing less...
Infected ‘zombie ants’ face no discrimination from nest mates
Credit: de Bekker et al., 2014 Carpenter ants infected with a specialized parasitic fungus are not subjected to aggression or...
