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Pitt researchers receive prestigious NIH Director’s Awards
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2, 2018 - Three University of Pittsburgh faculty members have been chosen to receive...
Editorial praises childhood obesity study that finds ‘genes are not destiny’
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- University at Buffalo childhood obesity experts are praising a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics that rigorously...
Youth who use vaping products are more likely to smoke cigarettes, increase use of both
Adolescents who use vaping products are not only more likely to smoke cigarettes but are also likely to increase their...
Brown scientist wins $1.5 million innovator award for new approach to decoding brain signals
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The motor cortex is the portion of the brain that controls movement, but it's...
Weekday mornings are no longer peak times for sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES - Oct. 2, 2018 - Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings - and...
Comparing nocturnal and diurnal rodents helps scientists understand a human eye disease
Light-sensitive cells in the retina come in two main types: rods and cones. Rods are used for vision at low...
Assessment of ED Threat perceptions identifies patients at risk for cardiac-induced PTSD
Credit: Kirsty Challen, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- A brief tool assessing emergency department (ED) threat...
New algorithm efficiently finds antibiotic candidates
PITTSBURGH--If you're looking for a needle in a haystack, it's best to know what hay looks like. An international team...
Sleep research uncovers dire consequences to deprivation
Credit: Michigan State University Researchers at Michigan State University conducted the largest experimentally controlled study on sleep deprivation to date,...
Genetic studies of drug metabolism identify research needs for precision medicine
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 2, 2018--Drug safety and effectiveness vary greatly among populations worldwide....
Stage four sarcomatoid kidney cancer patient first to show complete response to immunotherapy
Credit: John Wallace at VCU Massey Cancer Center "You see this place on the image? That's where your kidney was,"...
Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 2, 2018) - A member of a protein family known...
Making mice a tiny bit more human to study preterm birth
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Preterm birth remains a global epidemic linked to a lifetime of potential health complications. It...
Whole-brain connectome maps teach artificial intelligence to predict epilepsy outcomes
Credit: Dr. Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht and Dr. Leonardo Bonilha of the Medical University of South Carolina Medical University of South Carolina...
Studying sea slugs, looking ahead to better robots
Credit: Mike Scott/Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--As 2-pound sea slugs tug and feed on bits of seaweed, researchers from Case...
Computer model may help scientists split up, reassemble proteins on command
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Splitting up and getting back together is always hard to do, but for proteins, it's almost...
E-cigarette explosion and burn injuries have been underestimated by federal agencies
Credit: George Mason University Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) are devices commonly powered by a battery that aerosolize liquid and chemical...
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered how to slow aging
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 2, 2018- Previous research published earlier this year in Nature Medicine involving University of Minnesota Medical School...
Pathology test uses AI to predict prostate cancer progression following surgery
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System (New York - October 2, 2018) A pathology test that applies artificial intelligence (AI) to...
First experiments at new X-ray laser reveal unknown structure of antibiotics killer
Credit: Illustration: DESY/Lucid Berlin An international collaboration led by DESY and consisting of over 120 researchers has announced the results...
