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Simpler and safer method for handling a useful but foul-smelling gas in chemical synthesis
Credit: Troels Skrydstrup The chemical element sulfur is an important constituent in many pharmaceuticals and, consequently, it is desirable to...
Basking sharks can jump as high and as fast as great whites
Credit: Filming by Bren Whelan, www.DonegalClimbing.ie, 2017 A collaborative team of marine biologists has discovered that basking sharks, hundreds of...
Scientists reveal the hidden costs of cobalt mining in DR Congo
In past years, the demand for cobalt has been on the increase due to its many applications. For one thing,...
EU Fisheries failures jeopardise sustainability of small fishing communities
Credit: Alicia Said EU Fisheries Policy failures jeopardise sustainability of small scale fishing communities Traditional artisanal fishing has been harmed...
Fish-rich diets may boost babies’ brain development
Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy....
Glacial engineering could limit sea-level rise, if we get our emissions under control
Credit: NASA/J. Yungel Targeted engineering projects to hold off glacier melting could slow down the collapse of ice sheets and...
Can a common heart condition cause sudden death?
Credit: Zhen Ma, PhD SAN FRANCISCO, CA--September 18, 2018-- About one person out of 500 has a heart condition known...
Smartphone, M.D.
In a potential game changer for the health care industry, a new cell phone app and lab kit now allow...
Intestines modify their cellular structure in response to diet
Credit: Carnegie Institution for Science Baltimore, MD-- Body organs such as the intestine and ovaries undergo structural changes in response...
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
Ithaca, NY - Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill...
Researchers look to immune cell shapes to predict how well body will fight lung cancers
Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which...
In depression the brain region for stress control is larger
Credit: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 322 million people worldwide were affected by depression in...
Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases
Credit: Clemens Scherzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch...
A new approach towards developing a vaccine against vivax malaria
Credit: del Portillo et al. A novel study indicates promising avenues in an innovative approach for developing a vaccine against...
New research finds annual well visit increases likelihood of preventive services
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses the effect of receiving an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) between...
Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Sept. 20, 2018)-A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid,...
Lighthouse Guild to present Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Seminar
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and...
First study of benefits and risks of dementia screening for family members of older adults
INDIANAPOLIS - With the support of a new $3 million, five-year National Institute on Aging grant, researchers from the Regenstrief...
After EMR implementation, surgeons spend less time interacting with patients
September 19, 2018 - Implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system at an orthopaedic clinic may have unanticipated effects on...
Detecting epigenetic signature may help people stay ahead of IBD
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),...
