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New concussion recommendations for kids
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...
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
NEW YORK, NY--The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), with support from the Irene Diamond Fund, is pleased to announce...
Watching nanoparticles
Credit: Michal Vadai When Michal Vadai's experiment worked for the first time, she jumped out of her seat. Vadai, a...
Levitating particles could lift nuclear detective work
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory photo. LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov. 7, 2018--Laser-based 'optical tweezers' could levitate uranium and plutonium particles,...
US Advanced Battery Consortium funds extension of lithium-ion battery recycling process
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - With a $1.08 million contract award from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium...
