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MUSC psychologists release results of survey of ‘Maria generation’ kids
Credit: Provided by Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo Psychologists from the Medical University of South Carolina have just published one of the largest...
Advanced detection tool to limit the spread of devastating tree pathogens
EU-funded Horizon 2020 project HOMED supports the development of an early-warning tool for quarantine trees and ornamental plants in EuropeCredit:...
Disease-causing nibbling amoeba hides by displaying proteins from host cells
Credit: Hannah Miller/UC Davis A parasitic amoeba that causes severe gut disease in humans protects itself from attack by biting...
Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns
Credit: Carolyn Gibson, University of Guelph PhD student A "sleeping giant" hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern...
More than 100 organizations join the National Academy of Medicine in countering the opioid epidemic
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that more than 100 organizations across the U.S. have joined NAM in...
Scientists develop new model to describe how bacteria spread in different forms
A unifying theory explaining how bacteria spread in the form of swarms and biofilms adds to our understanding of the...
Pregnancy shifts the daily schedule forward
New study finds both schedule, activity level changes in normal full-term pregnanciesCredit: Image: Syda Productions, via Shutterstock Add this to...
Gender impacts brain activity in alcoholics
May lead to gender-specific treatment (Boston)--Compared to alcoholic women, alcoholic men have more diminished brain activity in areas responsible for...
Brain signaling proteins hit the road running
New study of brain neurotransmitter receptor has implications for drug discovery Surprisingly complex movements in an important neurotransmitter receptor may...
Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought
Credit: Graphic courtesy Yan Li CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Recent flooding in the Midwest has brought attention to the complex agricultural...
Sleep and exercise affect new moms differently than new dads
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sleep and exercise are vital to the wellbeing of new parents, but these essentials affect new...
Argonne helps provide platform for future advanced nuclear reactor
Credit: Image by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Pivotal technology will enable evaluation of many advanced reactor fuels and designs. For...
Isle Royale winter study: 13 new wolves, 20 radio-collared moose
Credit: Rolf Peterson/Michigan Tech Fifteen wolves. 2,060 moose. Extensive ice and deep, powdery snow. Michigan Tech researchers have released the...
Low income is a risk factor for ‘catastrophic’ amputation after knee joint replacement
April 30, 2018 - Above-knee amputation (AKA) is a rare but severe complication of deep infection after knee replacement surgery....
NASA instrument to more accurately measure ozone discovered by ‘accident’
Credit: NASA/W. Hrybyk NASA research scientist Tom Hanisco set out to build an instrument capable of measuring a short-lived chemical...
Crisis and suicide prevention services struggle with demand after celebrity suicides
NIH study identifies importance of support for critical suicide prevention services The United States may lack the resources needed to...
The psychology of smartphones, movies, music, and AI to be featured at APS Convention
How do smartphones affect our relationships? How do filmmakers adapt movies to take advantage of our capacity for vision, hearing...
$4.6 million grant funds clinical trial of stem cell immunotherapy for metastatic sarcoma and other hard-to-treat cancers
Credit: Photo courtesy of: UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative...
Lines blurring between human herpes simplex viruses
HSV-1, which mostly infects the mouth, and HSV-2, which causes genital sores, are forming recombinants in present-day humansCredit: Greg Pepper...
Do ‘microglia’ hold the key to stop Alzheimer’s disease?
A Leuven research team led by Prof. Bart De Strooper (VIB-KU Leuven, UK DRI) studied how specialized brain cells called...
