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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical...

How mitochondria deploy a powerful punch against life-threatening bacteria

The constant battle for dominance between disease-causing bacteria and our immune systems has led to the evolution of some crafty...

Those using psychotropic drugs in suicide attempts more likely to have had prescriptions

AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 12, 2018) - As prescriptions for psychotropic drugs increase, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical...

Dynamic audiovisuals increase spectator attention, but inhibits conscious processing

Credit: Neuro-Com (UAB) and Neuroscience Unit (UPO). According to a study conducted by the UAB and the UPO, scene changes...

More than 80 percent of Americans are concerned with antibiotic resistance health threat

ARLINGTON, Va.-November 12, 2018-Nearly two thirds of Americans (65%) say antibiotic resistance is a public health problem and a strong...

New clues to the origin and progression of multiple sclerosis

Mapping of a certain group of cells, known as oligodendrocytes, in the central nervous system of a mouse model of...

Study suggests diabetes medication improves heart structure

Credit: St. Michael's Hospital A study led by St. Michael's Hospital researchers, and presented at a prestigious late-breaker session at...

From beaker to solved 3D structure in minutes

Credit: Caltech In a new study that one scientist called jaw-dropping, a joint UCLA/Caltech team has shown that it is...

Amazon forests failing to keep up with climate change

Credit: Adriane Esquivel Muelbert, University of Leeds A team of more than 100 scientists has assessed the impact of global...

Novel strategy appears to protect retina when disease reduces oxygen

Credit: Phil Jones, AU Campus Photographer An enzyme known to help our liver get rid of ammonia also appears to...

New integrated analytical approach reveals molecules involved in disease

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Technological advances have enabled scientists to obtain massive amounts of data on different information-carrying...

One in 5 homicides of children 2 to 14 years of age is related to intimate partner violence

Ann Arbor, November 8, 2018 - Approximately 20 percent of homicides of children 2 to 14 years of age in...

Dry conditions may have helped a new type of plant gain a foothold on Earth

Credit: Eric Sucar/University of Pennsylvania In the dramatically changing conditions of ancient Earth, organisms had to evolve new strategies to...

Scientists shuffle the deck to create materials with new quantum behaviors

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides or TMDCs--materials composed of metal nanolayers sandwiched between two other layers of chalcogens-- have become extremely...

Tumor immune cells could aid cancer therapies, study shows

A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research...

Announcing Glenn /AFAR 2018 Research Grants for Junior Faculty

NEW YORK, NY and SANTA BARBARA, CA - The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the Glenn Foundation for...

Announcing 2018 Glenn Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research

NEW YORK, NY and SANTA BARBARA, CA -- The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the Glenn Foundation for...

Dissecting digital cadavers

Credit: University of Houston With the click of a button, Vivien Coulson-Thomas removes the cadaver's skin. Another click and she...

Announcing 2018 Irene Diamond Fund/AFAR Postdoctoral Transition Awards in Aging