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Hip hop music teaches children, parents to recognize stroke and act quickly
DALLAS, March 22, 2018 -- An intervention that uses hip hop music with stroke education lyrics increased stroke awareness for...
Keystone Symposia and Volkswagen Foundation begin scientific conference series in Hannover, Germany
SILVERTHORNE, COLORADO, USA - March 22, 2018 - Keystone Symposia, in partnership with the Volkswagen Foundation, is pleased to announce...
Unique communication strategy discovered in stem cell pathway controlling plant growth
Credit: Jackson Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- A team of plant geneticists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)...
Study finds medical students receive little formal instruction in radiation oncology
MAYWOOD, IL - Medical school students receive little formal instruction in radiation oncology, a Loyola study has found. Researchers who...
KAUST-Leica Microsystems CoE inaugurated
Credit: KAUST 2018 March 12, 2018 - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia: The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and...
An integrated workflow for interaction proteomics — as versatile as the Swiss Army Knife
Credit: Varjosalo Lab Proteins do not function in isolation and their interactions with other proteins define their cellular functions. Therefore,...
New study highlights unique state of ‘restful alertness’ during transcendental meditation
Credit: Maharishi University of Management The Transcendental Meditation technique is said to lead to a state of "restful alertness," and...
The universal language of hormones
Credit: Graphics: Elena Bencurova Cytokinins are a class of hormones mainly found in plants. They regulate plant growth and development...
National Academy of Medicine launches comprehensive online resource hubs on clinician burnout
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today launched the Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub, a comprehensive online repository for health system...
Deep impact: Deep-sea wildlife more vulnerable to extinction than first thought
We have only known about the existence of the unusual yeti crabs (Kiwaidae) - a family of crab-like animals whose...
Electric textile lights a lamp when stretched
Credit: Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology Working up a sweat from carrying a heavy load? That is when the textile...
DFG to establish 14 new priority programs
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of 14 new Priority Programmes (PP) for 2019. Priority...
Harvard scientists ask ‘what is the point?’ in challenge to acupuncture researchers
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 22, 2018--The effectiveness of acupuncture compared to standard treatments has...
Rate of hip replacement revision surgery declines in all age groups — except middle age
March 22, 2018 - As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip...
Attacking lymphoma at the source
Credit: E. Oricchio/EPFL Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are cancers that affect white blood cells of the immune system called B-lymphocytes or B...
Novel genomics tool enables more accurate identification of rare mutations in cancer cells
Credit: New York Genome Center NEW YORK, NY (March 22, 2018) -- A new computational method developed by researchers at...
Scientists explored the structure of the key region of ‘immortality and aging’ enzyme
Credit: Elena Rodina Scientists from Moscow State University (MSU) working in an international team of researchers identified the structure of...
Discovery offers hope for improving physical performance as we age
Researchers from UNSW and Harvard Medical School have discovered that replacing two naturally occurring molecules in the body could reverse...
Study finds direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to herbicide ingredient
INDIANAPOLIS -- The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of...
Biotech pioneers, Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht, win 2018 Stockholm Water Prize
Credit: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) By revolutionizing microbiological-based technologies in water and wastewater treatment, Professors Mark van Loosdrecht and...
