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FedEx Corp. pledges challenge grant in support of youth education at Lone Oaks Farm
Credit: Photo by M. Sides, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has received a...
Big data studies scrutinize links between fatty liver disease and how cells make energy
Credit: Wikimedia user Nephron Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects up to 40 percent of American adults. Though the condition produces...
Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health receives five-year funding
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health,...
Aerial survey reveals great diversity & abundance in NE Canyons Marine National Monument
BOSTON, MA (Sept. 13, 2018) -- Airborne marine biologists were amazed by the sheer abundance and diversity of large marine...
The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions
Credit: Figure by Nawrot et al. in Proceedings of the Royal Society B GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Using the fossil record...
We have more than enough calories, but what about other nutrients?
The United Nation's second Sustainable Development Goal targets the end of malnutrition in all forms by 2030. But new research...
Sniffing out error in detection dog data
Credit: Courtesy of Karen DeMatteo/Washington University A new study in the journal Scientific Reports gets to the bottom of it:...
Viruses under the microscope
Credit: Team Prusty Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects almost all of the human population, but only very few will show...
Pew grant to study nutrient and microbe influence on glucose sensitivity
Baltimore, MD--The Pew Charitable Trust has awarded Carnegie's Steve Farber and colleague John F. Rawls of Duke University a $200,000...
Scientists reveal drumming helps schoolchildren diagnosed with autism
Credit: University of Chichester Drumming for an hour a week can help autistic children learn in school Study shows pupils'...
New method promises fewer side effects from cancer drugs
Credit: Pexels Protein research is one of the hottest areas in medical research because proteins make it possible to develop...
Newspaper reporting of NHS Cancer Drugs Fund misleading
An analysis of UK newspaper reporting of the NHS Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) between 2010 and 2015 shows that despite...
Financial incentives for cholesterol control may be cost-effective
Boston, MA - A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins (LDL)...
Taste preferences connected to success of long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), a type of bariatric surgery, many patients exhibit a reduction in taste...
Overall well-being of a population associated with less per capita medicare spending
CINCINNATI - A new study in JAMA Network Open finds that the overall well-being of a population on a county...
Study examines law enforcement-inflicted injuries using California hospital data
Bottom Line: An analysis of hospital visits in California shows trends in injuries inflicted by law enforcement officers in the...
CHLA team identifies developmental stage for no. 1 eye tumor in children
Credit: Hardeep Singh, PhD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have been able to pinpoint...
Brief psychotherapy benefits women caring for children with severe health issues
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Brief cognitive behavioral therapy significantly improved the mental health of women overwhelmed by...
Growing computers in petri dishes
Credit: Xiaochen Guo/Lehigh University Will the computers of tomorrow be manufactured, or will they be cultivated? This question lies at...
Inhaled steroids may increase risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infections
Credit: ATS Sept. 14, 2018--Patients using inhaled steroids to control asthma and other breathing problems may be at greater risk...
