Startup innovates by developing IoT technology for forestry sector
Since its inception in 2016, Brazilian startup Treevia, based in Sao Jose dos Campos, São Paulo State, has been developing ...
Study: Indigenous peoples own or manage at least one quarter of world’s land surface
Credit: Joan De La Malla NEW YORK (JULY 16, 2018) - Indigenous Peoples have ownership, use and management rights over ...
Overcoming a major barrier to developing liquid biopsies
Credit: Sigrid Knemeyer, SciStories LLC ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The idea of testing blood or urine to find markers that ...
Football training may preserve bone health in prostate cancer patients
Credit: Bo Kousgaard Androgen deprivation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer can lead to loss of muscle and bone ...
Protecting ribosome genes to prevent aging
Credit: Silvana Paredes Aging is a process of gradual deterioration from exposure to time and the elements; this process begins ...
Australia has a new venomous snake — And it may already be threatened
Credit: Bryan Fry The ink has not yet dried on a scientific paper describing a new species of snake, yet ...
New tool to calculate ‘nitrogen footprint’ offers guide to pollution reduction
University of Melbourne researchers have helped create the first tool to calculate the 'nitrogen footprint' of an organisation. The tool ...
How many people die from tuberculosis every year?
Credit: Garcia-Basteiro et al, 2018 The discrepancies between the estimates for global tuberculosis deaths by the World Health Organisation (WHO) ...
Olfactory receptors have more functions than merely smell perception
Numerous studies to date have shown that olfactory receptors are relevant not only for smell perception, but that they also ...
Traumatic brain injury biomarker shows promise to support rapid damage evaluation and predict outcomes
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, July 16, 2018 - A new study in The American Journal of Pathology ...
Active surveillance of lung subsolid nodules reduces unnecessary surgery and overtreatment
DENVER -Subsolid nodules (SSN) can be considered a biomarker of lung cancer risk and should be managed with long-term active ...
Technique may improve lung delivery of bacteria-killing phage
Credit: Credit: Rachit Agarwal Garcia Laboratory A new delivery system for bacteriophages--viruses that selectively attack harmful bacteria--could help give doctors ...
Tackling cancer at ground zero with designer molecules
Credit: University of Adelaide A new molecule designed by University of Adelaide researchers shows great promise for future treatment of ...
Effective diagnosis of persistent facial pain will benefit patients and save money
Credit: Newcastle University, UK Patients with persistent facial pain are costing the economy more than £3,000 each per year, new ...
Greg Kennedy honored with 2018 Alzheimer Award
Credit: IOS Press Amsterdam, NL, July 16, 2018 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to announce that ...
AASM publishes clinical practice guideline on use of actigraphy for sleep disorders
Actigraphy can be a useful clinical tool for the evaluation of adult and pediatric patients with suspected sleep disorders, including ...
Implications of unmet promise of a miracle drug for Alzheimer’s disease
INDIANAPOLIS - In an editorial entitled "The Unmet Promise of a Miracle Drug for Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Practice, Policy, ...
Plant-based products are not lowering blood pressure
Credit: University of Houston In the high-pressure world of lowering hypertension, a surprising favorite isn't standing up too well in ...
Early puberty in white adolescent boys increases substance use risk
Credit: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- White adolescent boys experiencing early puberty are at higher risk for substance use ...
Early treatment with nusinersen can mean better outcomes for babies
Amsterdam, NL, July 16, 2018 - Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects motor neurons in the ...
