Corals in peril at a popular Hawaiian tourist destination due to global climate change
Credit: Keisha Bahr Corals in peril at a popular Hawaiian tourist destination due to global climate change Despite state protected ...
Small molecule prevents blood clots without increasing bleeding risk
It may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without increasing ...
New software key to early cancer detection
Credit: CSIRO A new algorithm that detects the early formation of blood vessels could lead to early diagnosis of malignant ...
Overhead signs on freeways: Are drivers being told too much?
The growing trend to install multiple road signs at the same location along Australian freeways might be practical and cost-effective ...
Fossil skeleton confirms earliest primates were tree dwellers
Credit: ©2017 Stephen Chester. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits ...
First step taken toward epigenetically modified cotton
Credit: Chen Laboratory/Univ. of Texas at Austin With prices down and weather patterns unpredictable, these are tough times for America's ...
Study: Ketamine doesn’t affect delirium or pain after surgery
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ketamine was first introduced into clinical practice by investigators at the University of ...
Infection with seasonal flu may increase risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA -- Most cases of Parkinson's have no known cause, and researchers continue to debate and study possible factors that ...
People walking to work or an errand more likely to stroll into dangerous areas, study says
People taking leisurely strolls tend to choose safer walking routes than those heading to work or on an errand, a ...
Blocking TB germs’ metabolic ‘escape pathways’ may be key to better, shorter treatment
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research suggests the bacteria that cause tuberculosis alter their metabolism to combat exposure to antimicrobials, and ...
Many cancer patients’ Emergency Department visits appear preventable
Credit: Fred Hutch SEATTLE - May 30, 2017 - As many as 53 percent of cancer patients' Emergency Department visits ...
Common antioxidant could slow symptoms of aging in human skin
Credit: Zheng-Mei Xiong/University of Maryland New work from the University of Maryland suggests that a common, inexpensive and safe chemical ...
Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine to be awarded to Dr. Jeffrey V. Ravetch
NEW YORK, May 30, 2017 - The New York Academy of Sciences in conjunction with the Feinstein Institute for Medical ...
Genetic analysis of New World birds confirms untested evolutionary assumption
ANN ARBOR--Biologists have always been fascinated by the diversity and changeability of life on Earth and have attempted to answer ...
Press registration opens for 2017 fall national meeting of the American Chemical Society
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2017 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 254th National ...
The next enchanted ring?
Credit: Wencewicz The active component of the wonder drug penicillin and related antibiotics such as the cephalosporins is an "enchanted ...
Quality improvement measures cut hospital readmissions but do not always produce savings
LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2017) -- Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions are working, but they're not always saving money, according ...
Triple immunotherapy for rare skin cancer shows promise in small, early-stage trial
Credit: Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE -- May 30, 2017 -- Three out of four patients treated ...
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses to publish with Wiley
Hoboken, NJ--May 30, 2017--John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) announced today that it has been selected by the Association ...
Study documents opioid abuse following urologic surgery
MAYWOOD, IL - About 1 in 1,111 patients who undergo urologic surgery for conditions such as prostate cancer and kidney ...
