Antipsychotic drug use increases risk of mortality among persons with Alzheimer’s disease
Antipsychotic drug use is associated with a 60 percent increased risk of mortality among persons with Alzheimer's disease, shows a...
New laser scanning test to assess fire-damaged concrete
Engineering research at The University of Nottingham, UK and Ningbo, China (UNNC) has found laser scanning is a new and...
New mutations in gene PKD1L1 are associated with disarrangement of human internal organs
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Scientists have linked a gene called PKD1L1 with disarrangement of human internal organs, known as...
Gene identified that drives deadly brain cancer
Credit: Amit Gujar and Albert H. Kim Scientists have identified a gene that is overactive in a deadly form of...
Kaiser Permanente study shows women with more social connections have higher breast cancer survival
In a large Kaiser Permanente study of women with invasive breast cancer, socially integrated women -- those with the most...
ASM to launch mSphereDirect, a new, innovative science publishing pathway
Washington, DC - Dec. 12, 2016 - After much discussion of the new opportunities in publishing, ASM is proud to...
Integrated approach vital for fisheries management
Evolutionary and ecological factors interact to influence the growth and size of fish, according to a new study published in...
Bioanalysis publishes special issue on methods and techniques for metabolic phenotyping
Credit: Future Science Group Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on Methods...
Remote sensing is becoming increasingly important in biodiversity research
Credit: DLR CC-BY3.0 The consequences of climate change are evidenced, inter alia, by changes in biodiversity. A key task of...
New diamond harder than ring bling
Credit: Jamie Kidston, ANU The Australian National University (ANU) has led an international project to make a diamond that's predicted...
Socially isolated breast cancer patients face higher recurrence and mortality rates
A new study found that more socially isolated breast cancer survivors had higher rates of recurrence and mortality, while women...
TCORS study shows effectiveness of testimonial warning labels on tobacco products
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. Cigarette packaging has required textual...
High school football players, 1956-1970, did not have increase of neurodegenerative diseases
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A Mayo Clinic study published online today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that varsity football players from...
New study finds arginine deprivation may be a useful strategy for treating bladder cancers
Philadelphia, PA, December 12, 2016 - With few treatment options available to patients with advanced bladder cancer, investigators are looking...
What else comes with a college degree? An extra 10 pounds, says new study
Credit: Sally McCay College students are carrying more than a diploma across the stage at graduation. They're lugging an extra...
Surge in methane emissions threatens efforts to slow climate change
Credit: Global Carbon Project of Future Earth Global concentrations of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and cause of climate change,...
Wind farms play key role in cutting carbon emissions, study finds
Wind farms have made a significant impact in limiting carbon emissions from other sources of power generation in Great Britain,...
Next-generation accelerators get boost from new beam physics
Credit: UNIST UNIST has taken a major step toward laying the technical groundwork for developing next-generation high-intensity accelerators by providing...
Breast cancer mortality rates decline in many countries
SAN ANTONIO -- Breast cancer mortality rates continue to decline in many nations, but a review of mortality trends in...
Untreated effects of breast cancer care increase depression and anxiety among survivors
SAN ANTONIO - Treatment advances have increased the five-year survival rate for breast cancer to 90 percent. But, for many...