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Looking to the future of organs-on-chip
A new special issue from Future Science OA examines novel organ-on-a-chip research and provides expert insight into the future of...
El Niño and global warming combine to cause record-breaking heat in Southeast Asia
(University of Texas at Austin) Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating...
Brain State Technologies: Successful clinical trial shows reduction of insomnia symptoms
This figure shows brain electrical activity at the temporal lobes before and after HIRREM® sessions. Brain State Technologies: Successful Clinical...
Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree
Credit: Graphic by Asier Larramendi Eskorza and Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- New research reveals that a species of giant...
Flu shot less effective for obese adults
Although influenza vaccines are currently the best forms of protection to safeguard people against getting the flu, they are not...
Researchers identify a key controller of biological machinery in cell’s ‘antenna’
Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital molecular biologists have identified an enzyme...
Older married couples and advance directives
Advance directives (ADs) are legal documents you can use to state in advance what medical treatments you do or do...
What makes a reach movement effortful?
Credit: Thomas Steuer/ Pierre Morel When choosing between alternative actions, we have to compare the positive outcomes of those actions...
Chemistry life hacks: Food edition (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 6, 2017 -- Reactions is back with another round of chemistry life hacks....
Are friends better for us than family?
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be...
TSRI anti-heroin vaccine found effective in non-human primates
Credit: Faith Hark / The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - June 6, 2017 - A vaccine developed at...
Should your primary care physician be a generalist or specialist? New study explores
Your primary care provider (PCP) is usually your first medical contact when you're ill. Beyond taking care of you when...
Officers on afternoon shift report being more fatigued
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. - Police officers on the afternoon shift are twice as likely to report being...
Safety of gene transfer to treat heart failure supports further clinical development
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 6, 2017--Based on the encouraging safety data that has emerged...
New low-cost material for lighting and diagnostics produces white light imitating sunlight
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed a synthetic material based on the natural hackmanite mineral which produces...
New research provides practical cooking tips for your red wine sauce
Credit: Cecilie Varming Jacobsen Postdoc at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen Pia Snitkjaer has carried...
Sequential options prompt future thinking, boost patience
When faced with a tempting choice, it can be hard to stop and think through the potential consequences, but new...
Sleep disturbances predict substance use among college athletes
Preliminary results of a new study show that sleep disturbance is strongly related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and...
Invasive alien plant control assessed for the Kruger National Park in South Africa
Credit: Brian W. van Wilgen Along with urban and agricultural encroachment and pollution mitigation, managing invasive alien species is a...
Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH study suggests
Children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage per day during pregnancy...
