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‘We’re sleepwalking into a mass extinction’ say scientists
Credit: Arthur Anker Species that live in symbiosis with others, which often occur in the most delicately balanced and threatened...
Forgetting details, getting the gist may prompt false memories in older adults
Older adults often complain about forgetting, but Penn State psychologists suggest that another problem may be misremembering. In a study,...
The curse of zombie fossils
Credit: Herschel Hoffmeyer New research has revealed how the history of life can be distorted by the ways animals decompose...
A natural fertilizer
It's long been known that sharks help nourish coral reefs, but exactly to what extent has never been scientifically mapped...
Automated notification system improves follow-up of actionable tests pending at discharge
Many patients are discharged from the hospital with pending tests. For example, a patient may be awaiting biopsy results for...
New Jersey Health Foundation funds stroke study by Kessler Foundation & Stevens Institute
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - March 20, 2018 - Karen Nolan, PhD, senior research scientist in Human Performance...
Racial disparities in HIV control persist despite equal access to care
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2018--Researchers report that racial disparities in HIV control (viral...
A crowdfunded MouseAge launches crowdsourced research in deep learned biomarkers of aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine March 21th, 2018, Baltimore MD- An international team of longevity and deep learning experts working on the...
Brief cardiac arrest? Tend to the heart, but don’t neglect the brain
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Patients who survive a brief cardiac arrest and who appear neurologically intact should nonetheless...
Researchers link dietary supplement DHA to higher fat-free body mass in children
LAWRENCE -- University of Kansas researchers have reported that pregnant women who consumed a supplement of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), a...
Targeting telomeres to overcome therapy resistance in advanced melanoma
PHILADELPHIA -- (March 21, 2018) -- A study conducted at The Wistar Institute in collaboration with The University of Texas...
Learning to see
Credit: Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital A radiologist's ability to make accurate diagnoses from high-quality...
Evidence for a giant flood in the central Mediterranean Sea
Marine scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the largest floods in Earth's history in the central Mediterranean seafloor. The...
Analysis shows influential US prostate study not representative of real-world patients
Copenhagen: An analysis of 3 US cancer databases has shown that a major US study comparing surgery with observation in...
The problem of jaguars and space in western Paraguay
The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas and historically was found from southwestern USA to central Argentina. Today,...
New brain scanner allows patients to move freely for the first time
A new generation of brain scanner, that can be worn like a helmet allowing patients to move naturally whilst being...
A potential drug target against a large family of parasites is identified
Credit: Jan Slapeta Apicomplexa form one of the largest and most diverse groups of obligate intracellular parasites, capable of infecting...
Chronic opioids linked to increased complications after spinal fusion surgery
March 21, 2018 - Patients who have been taking opioid pain relievers for several months before spinal fusion surgery are...
New ALS gene points to common role of cytoskeleton in disease
Credit: UMass Medical School WORCESTER, MA - An international team of researchers led by John Landers, PhD, at UMass Medical...
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles treats first patient on the west coast using gene therapy
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (March 21, 2018) - Surgeons of The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los...
