Online intervention improves depression treatment rates in teen moms
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An online program persuaded teenage mothers across 10 Kentucky counties to seek medical ...
Human ‘chimeric’ cells restore crucial protein in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cells made by fusing a normal human muscle cell with a muscle cell from a person with Duchenne muscular dystrophy ...
Development of an enzymatic cycling method using pyruvate kinase
Credit: Dr. Shigeru Ueda et al., Bentham Science Publishers Pyruvate kinase (PK), an omnipresent and functionally important enzyme, catalyzes the ...
80 percent cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it
Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels ...
Chemical peels are safe for people with darker skin, result in few side effects and complications
BOSTON-- Results from a new study led by Boston Medical Center (BMC) indicate that, when performed appropriately, chemical peels can ...
3-D tissue model of developing heart could help drug safety testing for pregnant women
The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents. ...
Obesity and health problems: New research on a safeguard mechanism
Obesity and its negative impacts on health - including metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular complications - are a ...
Tree care workers need better training to handle dangers on the job, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Nick Romanenko / Rutgers University As climate change increases the risk to trees from severe storms, insects, diseases, drought ...
BU: Brazil yellow fever outbreak necessitates vaccines
Brazil is in the midst of a yellow fever outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus reaching popular tourist destinations that do ...
The absence of ants — Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years ago
Credit: University of Huddersfield BY analysing a prehistoric site in the Libyan desert, a team of researchers from the universities ...
Soil fungi may help determine the resilience of forests to environmental change
Credit: Kai Zhu Nature is rife with symbiotic relationships, some of which take place out of sight, like the rich ...
Researchers join forces to improve life for children with genetic disorder
Credit: David Hungate/VTCRI Audrey Alves had just turned 2 when she first visited the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Neuromotor ...
The role of verb fluency in the detection of early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Memory Clinic and Research Center of Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Barcelona, Spain March 16, 2018, Barcelona, ...
Genetic variant discovery to help asthma sufferers
Research from the University of Liverpool, published today in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, identifies a genetic variant that could improve the ...
Assaults spiked on Trump rally days during 2016 election
PHILADELPHIA -- Cities experienced 2.3 more assaults than average on days when hosting presidential campaign rallies for Donald Trump during ...
New report examines scientific evidence on safety and quality of abortion care in US
WASHINGTON -- While legal abortions in the U.S. are safe, the likelihood that women will receive the type of abortion ...
Older adults’ difficulties with focusing can be used to help put a face to a name
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name ...
Scientists mimic neural tissue in Army-funded research
Credit: Courtesy RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (March 15, 2018) - U.S. Army-funded researchers at Brandeis University have discovered a process ...
80% cut in liver metastasis by restricting the blood vessels supplying it
Credit: (UPV/EHU) Metastasis is the process whereby a tumour that grows in one organ breaks away from it and travels ...
Signaling pathways to the nucleus
Credit: Source: Institute of Biology II/University of Freiburg A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how ...
