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Researchers pinpoint ideal protein to help seniors rebuild lost muscle
While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source...
UTSA acquires microscope to write code into the brain
(San Antonio, October 9, 2018) - It's about the size of a dinner table; yet, one day may influence conversations...
World’s first trial of new three-part children’s cancer treatment
Credit: University of Southampton The study, involving doctors and cancer scientists in Southampton, America and Germany, will boost the body's...
Trapping toxic compounds with ‘molecular baskets’
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers have developed designer molecules that may one day be able to seek out and trap deadly...
Neuron death in ALS more complex than previously thought
Credit: Hart Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral...
Timing of third-trimester maternal Tdap immunization associated with levels of whooping cough antibodies in newborns
Bottom Line: Risk of whooping cough (pertussis) is highest in infants too young to have completed their primary immunization series...
SIR 2019 serves up scientific breakthroughs in minimally invasive medicine to improve patient care
FAIRFAX, VA (Oct. 9, 2018)--Online registration is open for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. The...
Can the timing of pushing during delivery affect outcomes?
Bottom Line: The best time to push during the second stage of labor (when the cervix is completely dilated through...
World’s largest sleep study shows too much shut-eye can be bad for your brain
Preliminary results from the world's largest sleep study have shown that people who sleep on average between 7 to 8...
Asthma may contribute to childhood obesity epidemic
Toddlers with asthma are more likely to become obese children, according to an international study led by USC scientists. The...
Memory ‘brainwaves’ look the same in sleep and wakefulness
Identical brain mechanisms are responsible for triggering memory in both sleep and wakefulness, new research at the University of Birmingham...
Mouse study shows how binge drinking and stress affect males, females differently
Credit: Michael Moody Researchers with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Sciences University found that...
Louisiana amphibian shows unique resistance to global disease
Amphibian populations around the world are declining due to a skin disease caused by fungus. However, an amphibian commonly found...
Targeting abnormal signals suggests novel method to treat a rare childhood blood disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers studying the life-threatening blood disorder Fanconi anemia (FA) have devised a method to...
In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates
Credit: Matt Miller/Washington University More than 3 million women in the United States give birth each year. But obstetricians have...
BU graduate student receives health policy research scholarship
(Boston)--Michael Rosario, a second-year PhD student in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has...
Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur receives $245,000 STTR grant for startup
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A high-tech startup founded by an Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur has been awarded a federal...
Scoliosis linked to essential mineral
Credit: Gabriel Haller Nobody knows why some children's backs start to curve to one side just as they hit puberty....
Future breast imaging and biopsy are not eliminated after mastectomy
The proportion of breast cancer patients who are eligible for breast conservation therapy, yet opt for mastectomy, is increasing, for...
Cleveland Clinic researcher receives $6 millino NIH grant for ACL surgery research
Credit: Cleveland Clinic Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, CLEVELAND: The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of...
