The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards issue a call to strengthen scientific culture
Credit: BBVA Foundation A society deficient in scientific culture is a more vulnerable society. The presentation ceremony of the tenth ...
Large international study links blood vitamin D levels to colorectal cancer risk
A new study authored by scientists from the American Cancer Society, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the ...
Amber fossils provide oldest evidence of frogs in wet, tropical forests
Credit: Edward Stanley/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- About 99 million years ago, a tiny juvenile frog in present-day Myanmar was ...
Salk scientist Saket Navlakha named Pew Scholar
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 14, 2018) Saket Navlakha, an assistant professor in Salk's Integrative Biology Laboratory, is one of ...
Study: Patients maintain muscle mass 5 years after surgically induced weight loss
Newly-published research on surgically-induced weight loss provides important evidence supporting the long-term safety and viability of bariatric surgery. The study, ...
Plants open their pores and scientists strike gold
Plants containing the element gold are already widely known. The flowering perennial plant alfafa, for example, has been cultivated by ...
The molecules that energize babies’ hearts
Credit: Fukushima A. et al., The Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, May 17, 2018 A metabolic process that provides heart ...
PolyU to apply smart sensing technology in urban tree management
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (14 June) kicked off the Jockey Club ...
Study finds music therapy brings effective pain relief for sickle cell patients
CLEVELAND -- A new study published in the Journal of Music Therapy reveals promising findings for the application of improvisational ...
ESMO 2020 Annual Congress back in Madrid
Lugano, Switzerland, 14 June 2018 - ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, has announced that the ESMO ...
A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors
Credit: Visual Science Communication Glioblastoma is the most severe form of brain cancer in adults. The aggressiveness of this cancer ...
Pre-delivery risk factors associated with C-section infections
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - Having a prior cesarean section (C-section), smoking, illicit drug use, and obesity increase the likelihood ...
Parent cleansing paramount prior to skin-to-skin care
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - Neonatal intensive care units increasingly encourage meaningful touch and skin-to-skin care - aka "kangaroo care" ...
Markers, erasers, and germs, oh my!
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - A thorough, terminal cleaning of hospital rooms between patients is essential for eliminating environmental contamination, ...
UNC study: Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine ...
Pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutation may benefit from targeted drug
Credit: University of Arizona Cancer Center A physician-scientist at the University of Arizona Cancer Center investigated a novel treatment for ...
UM study confirms that bromeliads contribute to mosquito breeding in Miami
With vector-borne diseases posing an increasing public health threat to communities in South Florida and elsewhere, a new study led ...
When emotional memories intrude, focusing on context could help, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When negative memories intrude, focusing on the contextual details of the ...
International research team finds brain changes linked to sleep need
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 13, 2018 - We've all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed, ...
Early birds less prone to depression
Middle-to-older aged women who are naturally early to bed and early to rise are significantly less likely to develop depression, ...
