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Scientists discover new method for measuring cellular age
Credit: Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2018) -- A team led by scientists...
Using water molecules to read electrical activity in lipid membranes
Credit: Jamani Caillet/EPFL Every human cell is encased in a five-nanometer-thick lipid membrane that protects it from the surrounding environment....
Climate change could raise food insecurity risk
Weather extremes caused by climate change could raise the risk of food shortages in many countries, new research suggests. The...
Fresh for the whole month
Credit: @SamaraPolytech To produce the sublimated yoghurt Samara Polytech scientists first freeze the mixture in a dryer at -70 °C...
Tufts CTSI and The Jackson Laboratory announce research and training collaboration
Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) today announced a new five-year collaboration...
Study finds children with autism and ADHD at higher rise for anxiety
BALTIMORE, M.D., (April 1, 2018) -- Children with both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased...
Can a Mediterranean diet pattern slow aging?
A series of six articles appearing in the March issue of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and...
Declines in lung cancer death rates among US women have lagged in 2 hot spots
Bottom Line: While lung cancer death rates among women in most of the United States have declined substantially in recent...
Basking sharks gather in large groups off northeast US coast
Groups of basking sharks ranging from as few as 30 to nearly 1,400 individual animals have been observed aggregating in...
£2.2 million boost for pioneering research into mental health conditions
(University of Edinburgh) Novel research aimed at better understanding mental health conditions such as depression is to receive a £2.2...
Linking teen driving behaviors to ADHD, other mental health factors
Teenage drivers ages 16 to 19 are three times more likely to get into fatal accidents than their older counterparts....
Researchers find ways to impede progress of neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Kazan Federal University Kazan University's partner in this research is the Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry. The...
Optimistic Latinos have healthier hearts, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Latinos who are the most optimistic are more likely to have...
Internet addiction in teenagers studied at Kazan University
The research is a joint effort by KFU, RUDN University, Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism,...
Federal officials urged to increase perinatal depression treatment in minority women
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Despite Latinas' and African-American women's increased risks of perinatal depression and...
Butterflies of the soul
Modern neuroscience, for all its complexity, can trace its roots directly to a series of pen-and-paper sketches rendered by Nobel...
Bioinspired slick method improves water harvesting
Credit: University of Texas at Dallas By learning how water is collected by living organisms, including rice leaves and pitcher...
Study finds children with autism and ADHD at higher risk for anxiety
BALTIMORE, M.D., (April 1, 2018) -- Children with both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased...
Cracking eggshell nanostructure
Credit: Professor Marc McKee, McGill University How is it that fertilized chicken eggs manage to resist fracture from the outside,...
Rational protein engineering can improve effectiveness of mRNA therapies
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 30, 2018 -- mRNA drugs offer a promising new approach...
