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New ‘interspecies communication’ strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and developmentCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bacteria...
Report offers evidence-based recommendations aimed at reducing Illinois gun violence
Johns Hopkins report identifies weaknesses or gaps in current Illinois law and offers recommendations to reduce gun violence Ilinois could...
New research and education partnership announced between UCL and AIIMS
UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered into a new partnership which will enable much...
Height gap with parents, not genetics, determines onset of puberty — Ben-Gurion U. study
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 21, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the age puberty hits is...
Too hot for comfort: the physiological dangers of extreme heat
Climate change will increase the frequency of temperatures 'inconsistent with life,' review says Rockville, Md. (February 21, 2019)--A new review...
Salk scientists uncover how high-fat diet drives colorectal cancer growth
Experimental drug candidate slows cancer progression in mouse modelCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 21, 2018) As cancer death rates drop...
Dr. Dobryakova of Kessler Foundation is the recipient of INS 2019 Early Career Award
Ekaterina Dobryakova, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation, honored with International Neurological Society's Early Career Award at annual meeting in NYCCredit: Kessler...
NASA takes an infrared analysis of Tropical Cyclone Oma
Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson An infrared look by NASA's Aqua satellite revealed where the strongest storms were located within...
Price transparency helps Arizona health system achieve financial turnaround
February 21, 2018 - Efforts to understand costs and openly share information on healthcare prices played a key role in...
UTA grants to enhance nation’s only university-based, arc-heated, hypersonic wind tunnel
Like the windCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington's new arc-heated, hypersonic wind tunnel, one of just a...
New drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy clears phase 1 clinical trial testing in boys
Medication targets NF-κB, a key link between loss of dystrophin and disease progression Amsterdam, February 21, 2019 - Patients with...
10 percent of Chinese adults have high heart disease risk, aren’t treated for it
New Haven, Conn. - Researchers at Yale and at the National Center for Cardiovascular Disease in China just quantified a...
Researchers discover a genetic defect linked to pediatric liver disease
AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 21, 2019) - Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, in collaboration with several other...
Smoking cessation may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Analysis of data demonstrates first time that behavior change can delay or prevent most severe form of rheumatoid arthritis Boston,...
CLEAR at UTA continues collaboration with the Apache Corporation
Analyzing surface, groundwaterCredit: UT Arlington The Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and Remediation at The University of Texas at Arlington...
Women with more social support are less likely to die, new study finds
Credit: George Mason University Fairfax, VA - Women aged 50-79 who believed they had more social support were less likely...
63rd Biophysical Society Annual Meeting to kick-off in Baltimore from March 2 — 6, 2019
BALTIMORE, MD - As science becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, the Biophysical Society (BPS) Annual Meeting continues its long-held reputation for bringing...
How plants learned to save water
Credit: Stephan Liebig Tiny pores on the leaves of plants, called stomata, have a huge influence on the state of...
Dermal disruption: Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold, variable environments
Global survey of frog skin bacteria reveals microbiome rules of thumbCredit: Credit: Miguel Vences Amphibians are victims of lethal skin-disease...
New strategy improves efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 21, 2019--The efficiency of CRISPR genome editing tools targeted to...
