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Important development could reduce numbers of fish required in toxicology research
Credit: University of Plymouth Scientists have developed a new technique to examine the effects of chemicals on digestive systems of...
Prenatal stress changes brain connectivity in-utero
March 26, 2018 - Boston - The time babies spend in the womb is far from idle. The brain is...
Vampire bat immunity and infection risk respond to livestock rearing
Athens, Ga. - The availability of livestock as a food source for vampire bats influences their immune response and infection...
Portable device detects severe stroke in seconds with 92 percent accuracy
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina A new device worn like a visor can detect emergent large-vessel occlusion in patients...
LC-MS/MS Identification and characterization of biodegradation products of Nitroproston
Credit: Dr. Natalia Vladimirovna Mesonzhnik et al., Bentham Science Publishers Nitroproston (11(S),15(S)-dihydroxy-9-keto-5Z,13E-prostadienoic acid 1?,3?-dinitroglycerol ester) is a novel prostagla..
Treatment rates for dangerously high cholesterol remains low
DALLAS, March 26, 2018 -- Less than 40 percent of people with severe elevations in cholesterol are being prescribed appropriate...
Caribou drone study finds ‘enormous variation’ within herd
Credit: Drone footage courtesy Andrew Berdahl et al. Camera footage courtesy Jeff Turner, River Road Films, Ltd. Edited by Nate...
Canadian neuroscientists say daily ibuprofen can prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Kinsmen Lab. of Neurological Research VANCOUVER, BC (March 26, 2018): A Vancouver-based research team led by Canada's most cited...
Extending traceable measurements inside the human body
Credit: NIST The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now providing a new measurement service that can improve...
Study tracks impact of neonatal abstinence syndrome on state Medicaid programs
In the United States, one infant is born every 15 minutes with withdrawal symptoms after being exposed to opioids before...
Let them eat xylose: Yeast engineered to grow efficiently on novel nutrients
Credit: Mogana Das Murtey and Patchamuthu Ramasamy (CC BY-SA 3.0) MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (March 26, 2018) -- Researchers at Tufts University...
Themed issue lays foundation for emerging field of collective movement ecology
On land, in air, and through water, many species of animals move together in groups. Thundering herds of wildebeest migrate...
Looking deeper into brain function
Credit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich To uncover connections between brain regions and specific cognitive functions, neuroscientists have long made extensive use...
Frequent, public drug users may be good candidates for overdose-treatment training
In response to America's opioid crisis, public health departments and community organizations across the country have started to train opioid...
OU study reveals trends of US surface water body area over three decades
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma research study, led by Professor Xiangming Xiao, reveals the divergent trends of...
Captured on film for the first time: Microglia nibbling on brain synapses
Credit: L. Weinhard, EMBL Rome For the first time, EMBL* researchers have captured microglia nibbling on brain synapses. Their findings...
How did the guppy cross the ocean?: An unexpected fish appears on a volcanic archipelago
Credit: Marcelo Brito While people tend to describe tropical oceanic islands as 'paradises on Earth' and associate them with calm...
New targeted therapy schedule could keep melanoma at bay
(PHILADELPHIA) -- Skin melanoma, a particularly insidious cancer, accounts for the vast majority skin cancer deaths and is one of...
Tennessee students win national soil judging competition
Credit: UTIA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- While most of the country is focused on basketball this time of year, March means...
Study examines blood lead levels of Flint children before and after water crisis
Flint children's blood lead levels were nearly three times higher almost a decade before the year of the Flint water...
