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Birth study empowers pregnant women
Research led by QUT Associate Professor Yvette Miller, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, asked almost 6000 women...
A new model to estimate lifetime risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Credit: ©Science China Press Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality and also contributes to huge...
Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes have a higher body mass index
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Children of mothers with type 1 diabetes are at significantly...
Material formed from crab shells and trees could replace flexible plastic packaging
Credit: Brice Zimmerman, Georgia Tech From liquid laundry detergent packaged in cardboard to compostable plastic cups, consumer products these days...
New biotech graduate certificate program at USC bridges biology and business
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - July 23, 2018 - Getting new therapies to patients requires collaboration at the bench, the bedside,...
Build an ark? biologists discuss conservation prioritization
Credit: Florent Mazel LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Conservation biologists recognize a sobering reality. "We're losing species left, right and center,"...
Enabling technology in cell-based therapies: Scale-up, scale-out or program in-place
Credit: Coleman Murray, University of California, Los Angeles Technologies that are reducing costs and changing the ways in which researchers...
FIND and DNDi support Malaysian MOH to simplify and decentralize HCV screening & treatment
Initiative in Malaysia to enhance country's public health approach to hepatitis C Decentralized screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) using...
Gene study pinpoints superbug link between people and animals
Scientists have shed light on how a major cause of human and animal disease can jump between species, by studying...
Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant...
New research in patient care, transformative imaging technology highlight SNIS 15th Annual Meeting
San Francisco--The most innovative studies in neurointerventional care, cutting-edge sessions on artificial intelligence, and content-rich discussions on best practices and...
Breast cancer fuelled by mysterious Yin Yang protein
Credit: Imperial College London Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 - and revealed it may...
A 3D model of a human heart ventricle
Credit: Luke MacQueen/Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard SEAS Harvard University researchers have bioengineered a three-dimensional model of a human left heart ventricle...
Pregnancy and reproductive history may impact dementia risk
Chicago, July 23, 2018 - Research reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago highlighted sex differences...
Imaging in living cells reveals how ‘junk DNA’ switches on a gene
Credit: Hongtao Chen, Princeton University Researchers have captured video showing how pieces of DNA once thought to be useless can...
Turmeric eye drops could treat glaucoma
A derivative of turmeric could be used in eye drops to treat the early stages of glaucoma, finds a new...
Eight new mouse models for Alzheimer’s disease available to researchers
Credit: Courtesy of The Jackson Laboratory The MODEL-AD Center, an ambitious project to develop and distribute precise mouse models of...
Waters Corp. obtains rights to mass spectrometry imaging invented at Purdue University
Waters Corp. (NYSE: WAT), Prosolia Inc. and the Purdue Research Foundation announced Monday (July 23) that Waters acquired exclusive rights...
How cannabis and cannabis-based drugs harm your brain
Credit: Lancaster University Long-term use of either cannabis or cannabis-based drugs impairs memory say researchers. The study has implications for...
Largest genetic database on Alzheimer’s disease now re-open for business
PHILADELPHIA - The National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site (NIAGADS) will begin making large-scale DNA...
