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Where did broadleaved evergreen trees survive during the last glacial period in Japan?
Credit: ©2018 Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Osaka University, and Gifu Academy of Forest Science and Culture Japanese researchers...
Invasive plants can boost blue carbon storage
Credit: Gary Peresta/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new...
Dog intelligence ‘not exceptional’
People who think dogs are exceptionally intelligent are barking up the wrong tree, new research shows. Scientists reviewed evidence that...
Mayo researchers develop new genetics-based prognostic tool for myelodysplastic syndrome
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a new genetics-based prognostic tool for myelodysplastic syndrome. Their findings are...
Can chiropractic care disrupt vision?
For those in the habit of getting their neck adjusted by a chiropractor, the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center...
Insufficient sleep associated with risky behavior in teens
Boston, MA -- Adolescents require 8-10 hours of sleep at night for optimal health, according to sleep experts, yet more...
Populations served by CPC+ medical home model are wealthier, use fewer inpatient services
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute When a new model of care delivery is introduced into the healthcare system an important measure...
Providers often fail to consider ehrlichia when treating tick-borne infections
Credit: Morag MacLachlan Chapel Hill, NC - When a patient presents with signs and symptoms suspicious for a tick-borne illness,...
Specific protein identified as regulator of glioblastoma tumor migration
A specific protein called TEAD1 is an important regulator of tumor migration in glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor in...
Newborns face increased risk of thrombosis
Russian scientists have carried out tests to compare the process of blood coagulation in adults and newborns and discovered that...
Georgia State signs licensing agreement with DaZen Theranostics Inc. to develop cancer product
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Georgia State University has signed a licensing agreement with DaZen Theranostics Inc., a Delaware-based start-up company,...
Garrison Institute on Aging to host regional healthy aging & dementia research symposium
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Garrison Institute on Aging will host the Regional Healthy Aging And Dementia...
Yo-yoing weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar readings may raise heart attack and stroke risk
DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2018 -- Fluctuations in weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and/or blood sugar levels in otherwise healthy people may...
Eighth-century skeleton found at Torcello
Credit: Ca' Foscari University of Venice On the island of Torcello, at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice excavation site,...
Health-related quality of life overlooked in cancer drug studies
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (October 1, 2018) - A McMaster University-led review and analysis of randomized clinical trials is...
Study: Improvement in glycemic parameters by adding dapagliflozin to metformin in T2D
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 1, 2018--Researchers used continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to assess the...
What’s in your DNA? Poll of older adults shows high interest, with a dose of skepticism
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Only a small percentage of people in their 50s and early 60s...
No ‘reservoir’: detectable HIV-1 in treated human liver cells found to be inert
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a certain liver immune cell called a macrophage contains only...
Nitrite’s got to be cruel to be kind
Credit: Eva-Maria Diehl The human pathogen Vibrio cholerae has puzzled the scientists since its discovery 150 years ago. Experts who...
New integrated, outpatient program created to combat mental illness, homelessness
To help break the cycle of mental illness, addiction and homelessness, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston...
