New book provides guide to evidence-based practices in addiction treatment
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (July 10, 2017) - A new book will provide a definitive guide to the findings...
CNIO scientists link new cancer treatments to cardiovascular alterations
Credit: PET images of the heart of wild-type mice (left) and mice with reduced levels of Plk1 (right). Plk1 mutant...
Kansas State University researchers help with landmark study of wild wheat ancestor
Credit: Pat Melgares, Kansas State University, K-State Research and Extension MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University scientists are part of...
Touchscreen test reveals why some birds are quicker to explore than others
Birds such as parrots and crows have been using touchscreen technology as part of an international research study examining whether...
New way to predict when electric cars and home batteries become cost effective
The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created...
Houston team one step closer to growing capillaries
Credit: Rice University In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and...
Phase II Ssudy: Radiotherapy dose increase to hypoxic NSCLC lesions
Credit: QuantIF - LITIS EA 4108 - FR CNRS 3638, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France RESTON, Va. - Fluorine-18...
Stanford researchers observe unexpected flipper flapping in humpback whales
When Jeremy Goldbogen, an assistant professor of biology at Stanford University, affixed recording devices to humpback whales, it was with...
Big, shape-shifting animals from the dawn of time
Credit: Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill Why did life on Earth change from small to large when it did? Researchers from the...
Malaria drug protects fetal mice from Zika virus, NIH-funded study finds
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat malaria and certain autoimmune diseases in pregnant women,...
Dissolvable device could make closing surgical incisions a cinch
Like many surgeons, Dr. Jason Spector is often faced with the challenge of securely closing the abdominal wall without injuring...
Undersea robot reveals ‘schools’ of animals in deep scattering layers
Credit: Image courtesy Kelly Benoit-Bird MOSS LANDING, CA--Throughout the world ocean, animals congregate at certain depths, forming layers that can...
UC San Diego scientists invent new tool for the synthetic biologist’s toolbox
Credit: Jeff Hasty Researchers at the University of California San Diego have invented a new method for controlling gene expression...
Well-known protein stimulates insulin secretion in pancreatic cells, surprising scientists
A study published online in The FASEB Journal demonstrated that a protein complex (Gbeta5-RGS) commonly known for halting cellular functions...
Improving cardiac ICU outcomes through specialized 24/7 care
Around-the-clock care from senior physicians helped reduce major complications in cardiac surgery patients as compared to receiving care from resident...
Can patients record doctor’s visits? What does the law say?
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Traffic stops, office conversations, and even doctor's visits--more and more people today are choosing to record...
Brain responds differently to food rewards in bulimia nervosa
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered differences in how the brain responds to food...
More evidence shows natural plant compound may reduce mental effects of aging
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 10, 2017) Salk scientists have found further evidence that a natural compound in strawberries reduces...
Updated meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of S-DAPT versus L-DAPT strategies
WASHINGTON -- Researchers have evaluated the long-term efficacy and safety of long duration dual anti-platelet therapy (L-DAPT) compared to short...
Stem cell-based therapy for targeting skin-to-brain cancer
Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have a potential solution for how to...
