UTSW study helps explain launch switch for most common malignant pediatric brain tumor
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March 28, 2018 - A delicate balance during brain development could have profound ...
Noninvasive stimulation device can help prevent migraine attacks
Mayo study shows easy-to-use, noninvasive stimulation device can help prevent migraine attacks SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - A migraine is much more ...
Researchers capture first representative of most abundant giant viruses in the sea
Credit: University of British Columbia Bodo saltans virus, the first isolated representative of the most abundant giant viruses in the ...
Oregon memory researchers link two brain regions to conceptual organization
Credit: Graphic by Caitlin Bowman EUGENE, Ore. - March 29, 2018 - If your idea of a perfect dog is ...
GHIT Fund launches next phase focusing on access & delivery, bringing total investment to US $123 million
TOKYO, JAPAN (March 29, 2018)--The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund today announced a total of 1.6 billion yen (US$15.5 ...
Scientists find link between congenital cardiac malformation and adult adrenal cancer
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A.--An international team led by Dr. Patricia Dahia, M.D., Ph.D., of UT Health San Antonio, discovered a ...
The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports that modern cosmetic surgical procedures
Credit: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery NEW YORK, NY (March 28, 2018) - New data from the American Society ...
USDA invests in research to develop genetic control of waterhemp
Credit: Pat Tranel, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a ...
A moveable feast: Antibiotics give C. diff a nutrient-rich environment, no competition
Credit: Dr. Rajani Thanissery Using a mouse model, researchers from North Carolina State University have found that antibiotic use creates ...
Researchers identify chemical compound that inhibits Ebola virus replication
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--An organic chemical compound shows effective antiviral activity against Ebola virus and several other viruses, according ...
Turtle shells help decode complex links between modern, fossil species
Credit: Coleman Sheehy / Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Imagine that Labradors and golden retrievers died out a million years ...
Potential biomarkers in animals could signal Ebola virus infection before symptoms appear
Scientists have identified potential biomarkers in nonhuman primates exposed to Ebola virus (EBOV) that appeared up to four days before ...
Bovine genetics: The startling diversity of Buša cattle
(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) In a study of the genetic structure and population dynamics of a unique breed of cattle that is ...
Double danger: The peril of childbirth for women with rheumatic heart disease
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Today, most people in the United States rarely think of rheumatic heart disease (RHD)-or the rheumatic fever ...
Wayne State University searches for new directions to treat Barth syndrome
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT -- The Barth Syndrome Foundation recently announced awardees from its 2017 grant cycle. Miriam Greenberg, ...
A high-specificity test detects prior infection by Zika virus
A test that detects antibodies against Zika virus in samples of blood serum with high specificity - and hence a ...
West Greenland Ice Sheet melting at the fastest rate in centuries
Credit: Robert Gill/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - March 28, 2018 - The West Greenland Ice Sheet melted at a dramatically ...
PSU researcher to examine volcanic ash to aid evacuations
Helping emergency responders predict where ash from exploding volcanoes will fall and how heavy it will accumulate is the focus ...
Relationship changes after bariatric surgery
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson Individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery have a higher probability of getting married, separating from ...
Phase I HIV vaccine trial to begin
WORCESTER - A Phase I clinical trial testing the safety of vaccines that might have the potential to prevent HIV ...
