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Sculpting bacteria into extreme shapes reveals the rugged nature of cell division
(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Stars, triangles and pentagons demonstrate the adaptability and robustness of bacterial...
Biodiversity can also destabilize ecosystems
Credit: UZH Ecosystems have a variety of benefits: They provide us with food, water and other resources, as well as...
Carbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle
Credit: Illustration: Yen Strandqvist, Chalmers University of Technology A study led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has shown that...
Genome sequencing found feasible and informative for pediatric cancer treatment
Credit: Dr. Newman SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Comprehensive genetic testing of tumors and non-cancerous tissue from pediatric cancer patients is...
St. Jude investigators present novel pediatric cancer genome sequencing data at ASHG
Investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will present new findings at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting...
Polluted city neighborhoods are bad news for asthmatic children
Children with asthma who grow up in a New York City neighborhood where air pollution is prevalent need emergency medical...
LU and Kessler Foundation focus on research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities
Credit: Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation scientists Denise Fyffe, PhD, Anthony Lequerica, PhD, and John O'Neill, PhD, have won a $75,000...
Kids health outcomes have more to do with parents level of education than income
Parents educated beyond high school invest more in family health care, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions despite differences...
Salk professor named one of TIME magazine’s ’50 Most Influential People in Health Care’
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(Month 18, 2018) Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a professor in Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory, has been...
For preterm infants, skin-to-skin contact affects hormone levels — and may promote parental engagement
October 18, 2018 - For premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), skin-to-skin contact with parents influences levels...
Samara Polytech University created healthy candies with original fillings
Credit: © Samara Polytech The technology of making sweets has been worked out for more than months, experiments have led...
UToledo research finds link between refined dietary fiber, gut bacteria and liver cancer
Credit: Dan Miller, University of Toledo Many of the processed foods we find on grocery store shelves have been loaded...
Colored filter improves dyslexic children’s reading speed
Credit: Milena Razuk Reading, one of the most difficult activities for children with dyslexia, can be improved by the use...
Suicide risk in abused teen girls linked to mother-daughter conflict
Credit: David Hunt/University of Rochester Teenage girls who were maltreated as children are more likely to entertain suicidal thoughts if...
Valuable insights into the modeling, application, and production of bioactive materials
Anatomy, Modeling and Biomaterial Fabrication for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications provides readers with information about dental implants and biomaterial fabrication...
Johns Hopkins researchers detail how middlemen suppliers can increase hospital bills and drug prices
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Hospitals should be cautious of group purchasing organizations, or entities that act as middlemen between health...
Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume 6, issue number three publishes
Beijing, October 18, 2018: The September 2018 issue includes five original research articles, a commentary article and a China Focus...
Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 18, 2018--A new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the...
ANU researchers find new disease
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a new genetic disease and a method for detecting more unexplained...
New finding could unmask blood doping in athletes
Credit: Bruce Blausen via Wikimedia Commons DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University research team has found a way to help...
