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Building a flu factory from host cell components
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5...
New wood-based materials to prevent the spread of microorganisms in hospitals
A recently launched development project called Sami&Samu is looking to introduce innovative renewable materials, surface finishes and textiles to Hospital...
Child Mind Institute study: Wearables could inform selective mutism research, diagnosis, treatment
NEW YORK, NY (September 24, 2018) - In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team...
Sensitive babies become altruistic toddlers
Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a...
Medicaid expansions linked to slower rises in overdose deaths
PHILADELPHIA -- The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that...
Cosmetic surgeons offering incomplete information for breast augmentation customers
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has found that websites by cosmetic...
Model System Researchers identify factors linked to mortality after traumatic brain injury
East Hanover, NJ - September 28, 2018 - Model system researchers have examined the factors associated with mortality among individuals...
GSA joins global call to action on fragility fractures
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Research aims to develop innovative drugs for heart failure and diabetes
The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.78 million by the Wellcome Trust for research aimed at finding new therapies...
Final decisions in Germany’s Excellence Strategy
Funding decisions have now been made in Germany's Excellence Strategy, a programme designed to strengthen top-level research at universities in...
Acne stigma linked to lower overall quality of life, Irish study finds
Credit: TrueMedia Many people with acne are negatively impacted by perceived social stigma around the skin condition, a new study...
Teens who’ve tried marijuana have used it in more than one form
Most teens who've tried marijuana have used the drug in more than one form, including cannabis products that are smoked,...
Finding new combination therapies for neuroblastoma
A phase 2 clinical trial has found that combining a novel compound called alisertib with chemotherapy has anti-tumor activity in...
Minority medical residents face burden of bias during training
New Haven, Conn. -- Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans constitute one-third of the U.S. population, but only 9% of practicing...
How do minority resident physicians view the role of race/ethnicity in training experiences?
Bottom Line: Workplace experiences of minority resident physicians in training are described in a new study. Why The Research Is...
To what extent are adolescents using multiple types of cannabis?
Bottom Line: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had used more than one type of the drug, including cannabis...
UM research to focus on muscles of bird flight
Credit: Bret Tobalske MISSOULA - There are two primary types of muscles. Skeletal muscles allow one to raise a limb...
New invasive bryozoan arrives in Alaskan waters
Credit: Melissa Frey, Royal BC Museum, Canada Alaska has a near-pristine marine ecosystem--it has fewer invasive species in its waters...
UCI awarded $3.4 million ‘Cancer Moonshot’ grant to study potential breakthrough in cancer
Credit: University of California, Irvine Irvine, Calif. - September 27, 2018 - UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded...
Amazon mangrove forest stores twice as much carbon per acre as region’s famous rainforest
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists have determined for the first time that Amazon's waterlogged coastal mangrove forests, which are being clear...
