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2018 Golden Goose Award recognizes five researchers and their basic research that benefits society
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The seventh annual Golden Goose Award ceremony will recognize three teams of scientists whose silly-sounding research has...
International Vertebrate Genomes Project releases first 15 high-quality reference genomes
The Genome 10K G10K) announces the official launch of a new project, the international Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP), and its...
Heat-related deaths likely to increase significantly as global temperatures rise, warn researchers
The world needs to keep global temperatures in check by meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, or...
ACA expansion did not improve access to complex surgeries for low-income/minority patients
WASHINGTON -- A first look at the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s Medicaid expansion finds that despite expectations, there was no...
Gene technology brings more precise information on the causes of diabetes
(University of Helsinki) Dysfunction in insulin-producing pancreatic cells is the ultimate cause of diabetes. A new doctoral study introduces a...
A potential new way to treat some of the most common blinding diseases
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2018 - Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular...
Obesity alters airway muscle function, increases Asthma risk
Rockville, Md. (September 13, 2018)--New research suggests that obesity changes how airway muscles function, increasing the risk of developing asthma....
One foot in the grave for pheasants that favor a side
Pheasants that more strongly favoured one foot over the other die younger than those that don't, new research suggests. While...
Caspase-2 enzyme inhibitor shows promise for ameliorating fatty liver disease
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered using mice and...
Rush clinical trial testing vaccine for glioblastoma brain cancer
Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vaccine...
How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics
Credit: Monash University Bacteria are very sneaky in their efforts to develop resistance to antibiotics. Some strains of bacteria package...
‘I have a sense that it’s probably quite bad … but because I don’t see it, I don’t know’
Lad culture in English universities is often perceived by university staff as involving 'extreme' behaviour and as being carried out...
Diagnosing and treating resistant hypertension
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2018 -- Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according...
RUDN biochemists found out how ROS affect cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells
Credit: Courtesy of Allen Dressen Long-term use of anti-cancer drugs treatment may lead to the development of multiple drug resistance...
Hemidystrophic thorax mimicking scoliosis
Pectus Excavatum (PE), Pectus Carinatum (PC), Poland Syndrome (PS), Sunken Chest Deformity (SCD), Barrel Chest Deformity (BCD), Body Builder Deformity...
International conference to explore labor and sex trafficking in Ohio, US and worldwide
The 15th Annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference at The University of Toledo will host almost 90 presentations...
Disrupting genetic processes reverses aging in human cells
Research has shed new light on genetic processes that may one day lead to the development of therapies that can...
Clinical early warning scores: New clinical tools in evolution
Doctors and nurses are always grateful when they are given advance notice that a patient is about to seriously deteriorate...
Argipressin: New therapy for septic shock now approved for 26 EU countries
Credit: Amomed Pharma GmbH A new therapeutic option for septic shock has now been approved for and is available in...
Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of COPD
GALVESTON, Texas -Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that testosterone replacement therapy may slow disease...
