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NEW ORLEANS--Older adults with type 1 diabetes typically have low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, for more than an hour a...

New hybrid closed loop insulin pump proves hard to use for some patients with diabetes

NEW ORLEANS--Among first-time users of a new insulin pump that automatically delivers insulin to people with type 1 diabetes, nearly...

A1c test misses many cases of diabetes

NEW ORLEANS--Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to...

New evidence on the role of the gut microbiome in improving human health

23 new abstracts to be presented at the 2019 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit Miami, Florida (March 23, 2019)...

Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption

Credit: Matthew Yandell A new lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton could be widely used among elderly people, those with...

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Veronica eyes Australia’s Pilbara Coast

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III Tropical Cyclone Veronica continued to move toward Australia's Pilbara Coast in Western Australia. NASA-NOAA's...

Key evidence associating hydrophobicity with effective acid catalysis

Quantitative analysis of dense siloxane gels shows water can hinder catalytic activityCredit: Hiroki Miura Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo...

Breakthrough in air purification with a catalyst that works at room temperature

Turning ammonia into harmless substances using gold nanoparticles on a metal oxide frameworkCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers...

Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide

Credit: Image courtesy Bose laboratory, Washington University New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that...

Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants

Knockout of Ptpn21 alters deformabilityCredit: From Ni et al Cell Stem Cell (2019) Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory...

UAlberta paleontologists report world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

Nicknamed 'Scotty,' the record-breaking rex is also the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada.Credit: Amanda Kelley University of Alberta...

Like mountaineers, nerves need expert guidance to find their way

Salk scientists discover that motor neurons receive a multitude of cues to successfully navigate to their destinations in the bodyCredit:...

Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen

Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed A new system devised by...

Anti-TB drugs can increase risk of TB re-infection

Treatment leads to changes in gut bacteria, compromising immunity Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB...

Understanding how people respond to symptoms of a brain tumor

A recent study from King's College London and Cambridge University highlighted that people may experience multiple subtle changes before being...

PLOS Special Collection launch: Shaping novel TB treatments

Credit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Medical Illustrator, Public Health Image Library (PHIL) / https://phil.cdc.gov/details_linked.aspx?pid=16881 To commemorate World...

Danish biotech company announce the completion of a 5.5 million seed investment

The big Chinese fine chemical company Zhejiang NHU invest €5.5 million in the biotech start-up CysBio to develop new and...

Chemicals induce dipoles to damp plasmons