Research brief: Shifting tundra vegetation spells change for arctic animals
Credit: Daniel Ackerman For nearly two decades, scientists have noted dramatic changes in arctic tundra habitat. Ankle-high grasses and sedges ...
University of Guelph researchers reveal new way to potentially fight Ebola
More than 11,000 people died during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2013-16, demonstrating both the deadly nature of ...
Press invitation to the 51st Annual Meeting of ESPGHAN
The European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) will be holding their 51st Annual Meeting this year in ...
Salk scientists find power switch for muscles
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 6, 2018) If you've ever wondered how strenuous exercise translates into better endurance, researchers at ...
The body’s ‘glucostat’ identified
It is the pancreatic islets that have the overall responsibility for maintaining normal blood glucose levels in our bodies, according ...
Dr. T.J. ‘Jock’ Murray, author of The History of MS, to speak at CMSC Annual Meeting
The evolution of multiple sclerosis (MS) over the last century and a half will be the topic of discussion during ...
Only two US programs now scientifically proven to decrease ACL injury and improve neuromuscular
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-According to the Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States, females are four to ...
The Forsyth Institute expands key human microbiome database
Credit: Pallavi Murugkar & Felicitas Bidlack Cambridge, MA - March 5, 2018 - A team of researchers from The Forsyth ...
Neuroprotective mechanisms of gene and cell therapy of spinal cord injuries
A joint paper with Kazan State Medical University appeared in Stem Cells International. The research was based at the Gene ...
Pharma companies and non-profits team up to provide affordable HCV treatment in Latin America
A new collaboration between pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organizations will manufacture and supply a new, more affordable, hepatitis C treatment ...
Paying attention as the eyes move
Credit: Photo: DPZ During daily life, we routinely pay attention to a few important objects in our visual scene. We ...
Environmental exposures more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics
Toronto (March 6, 2018) - Researchers have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated ...
Logo recognition associated with kids’ choice of international junk foods
Credit: Dina Borzekowski Young children in six low- and middle-income countries prefer junk food and sugar sweetened beverages over traditional ...
Unclassified version of new report predicts small drone threats to infantry units
WASHINGTON - The emergence of inexpensive small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) that operate without a human pilot, commonly known as ...
Determinant factors for chronic kidney disease after partial nephrectomy
Credit: Giovanni Cacciamani When current literature is reviewed, it is found that factors that in uence renal function after partial ...
Pain’s origins may be significantly different in males and females
New research from The University of Texas at Dallas supports the growing consensus that pain begins differently for men and ...
CRISPR enhances cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Huy Mach Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first cellular immunotherapies to treat cancer. These therapies ...
Return to play for soccer athletes and risk for future injury
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-A new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic ...
Projected volume of primary and revision total joint replacement in the US 2030 to 2060
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Total joint replacement (TJR) is one of the most commonly performed, elective surgical procedures in ...
Return to play checklist reduces re-injury for athletes following anterior cruciate ligament
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-A new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic ...
