Spaceflight activates cell changes with implications for stem cell-based heart repair
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study of the effects of spaceflight on the development of heart cells ...
Study: Better fitness in pre-pregnant women linked with less risk of gestational diabetes
Credit: University of Iowa Expectant mothers who were more fit before pregnancy are at lower risk of developing gestational diabetes, ...
Self-rating mental health as ‘good’ predicts positive future mental health
Researchers have found that when a person rates their current mental health as 'positive' despite meeting criteria for a mental ...
Study examines energy and nutrient digestibility in wheat co-products fed to growing pigs
URBANA, Ill. - With feed costs and the worldwide demand for meat growing, livestock producers are increasingly turning to co-products ...
Children’s facial recognition technology lauded by STAT for impact, novelty
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(April 2, 2018)-Children's facial recognition technology that enables more timely diagnoses of rare diseases and ...
Penn’s E. John Wherry receives Stand Up to Cancer’s Innovation in Collaboration Award
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - E. John Wherry, PhD, co-leader of the Abramson Cancer Center's Immunobiology Program and director of ...
Infant death study reveals dangerous sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, others
Credit: UVA Health System Babies who died during their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had ...
Pediatric cancer research gets a boost from St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Credit: CWRU School of Medicine Leading cancer researchers, Alex Huang MD, PhD, and Yamilet Huerta, MD have been awarded $186,405 ...
People with diabetes visit the dentist less frequently despite link between diabetes, oral health
Adults with diabetes are less likely to visit the dentist than people with prediabetes or without diabetes, finds a new ...
American Cancer Society awards new research and training grants
The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding ...
Unraveling the immunopathogenesis of Johne’s disease
Credit: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization A research team has unraveled the immunopathogenesis of Johne's disease, a chronic bovine ...
Protein analysis enables precise drug targeting
Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office Researchers from MIPT and several U.S. and Chinese universities have solved the structure of one ...
Flood risk denial in US coastal communities
Rising sea levels have worsened the destruction that routine tidal flooding causes in the nation's coastal communities. On the U.S. ...
Higher blood pressure before pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk
DALLAS, April 2, 2018 - Elevated blood pressure before becoming pregnant and early in pregnancy may increase the risk of ...
Heart defects in infant may predict heart problems in birth mother later in life
DALLAS, April 2, 2018 -- Women who give birth to infants with congenital heart defects may have an increased risk ...
Elevated blood pressure before pregnancy may increase chance of pregnancy loss
Elevated blood pressure before conception may increase the chances for pregnancy loss, according to an analysis by researchers at the ...
Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women
A new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk of a type of colon ...
Climate change could raise food insecurity risk
Weather extremes caused by climate change could raise the risk of food shortages in many countries, new research suggests. The ...
Study finds children with autism and ADHD at higher risk for anxiety
BALTIMORE, M.D., (April 1, 2018) -- Children with both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased ...
Study: To prevent collapse of tropical forests, protect their shape
Credit: Laurent Hebert-Dufresne Tropical forests have been called the lungs of the planet. They soak up vast quantities of carbon ...
