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Geneva, 4 July 2017: Embryo quality has long been considered the main determinant of implantation and pregnancy in IVF. Morphology...

Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup increased in Canada after tariffs lowered in NAFTA

Lower tariffs on high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were linked to higher supply...

Ensuring carpoolers are compatible is key to ridesharing success

Ensuring that would-be carpoolers are riding with people they actually like could potentially decrease car use by nearly 60 per...

Consortium receives funding to discover, develop and manufacture new antibiotics

A consortium of scientists from Ingenza Ltd (Edinburgh), the National Physical Laboratory (NPL, London) and the University of Plymouth has...

Personalized metabolic therapy treatment shows improvement on atypical Rett syndrome

Credit: IDIBELL A translational, multicenter study carried out by research groups of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), San Juan...

Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general population

Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment...

Freeze-frames of enzymes in action have implications for a new cancer treatment concept

Credit: Joshua-Tor lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Over millions of years of evolution, cells have developed myriad ways...

First large-scale genomic analysis of key acute leukemia will likely yield new therapies

Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital A consortium including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's...

Colored glasses may provide light sensitivity relief post-concussion

CINCINNATI--Following a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), patients may suffer from light sensitivity or photophobia, making it challenging...

MNI to create world’s first ALS Phase 1 clinical trial unit

Credit: Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital A generous donation by The Tenaquip Foundation will improve the quality of care available...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces new physician-scientist training awards

New York, NY (June 30, 2017) - Physician-scientists are crucial to moving scientific discoveries from the lab to patients, but...

Muscles can ‘ask’ for the energy they need

Credit: Texas A&M Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a...

Beech trees native to Scotland after all, scientists discover

Credit: University of Stirling Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland - despite a long-running debate over their national...

Owls’ wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise

Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise A new study has revealed how inspiration from owls'...

Cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are soaring

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA--Intestinal infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile is the most frequent healthcare-linked infection in the United States....

Blood of SIDS infants contains high levels of serotonin

WHAT: Blood samples from infants who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) had high levels of serotonin, a chemical...

Dinosaurs’ loss was frogs’ gain: The upside of a mass extinction

Credit: Image courtesy of Peng Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University. Most of the frogs alive today owe a big thank you...

Seeing the colored light: Bee brains open way for better cameras

Credit: Adrian Dyer, RMIT New research into the way that honeybees see colour could pave the way for more accurate...

Greater understanding of plant hormone results in stem cells that grow shoots

HANOVER, N.H. - July 3, 2017 - Researchers at Dartmouth College have identified how a well-known plant hormone targets genes...

Extinction event that wiped out dinosaurs cleared way for frogs