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New EHRA Practical Guide on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants launched
Barcelona, Spain - March 19, 2018: A new version of the EHRA Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K...
Deeper insight into viral infections
An infection with cytomegalovirus is usually harmless for adults. However, during pregnancy the virus can be transmitted to the unborn...
Ocean acidification: Herring could benefit from an altered food chain
As soon as they start life, it's all about survival for juvenile young fish. They must learn to catch prey...
Detection, deterrent system will help eagles, wind turbines coexist better
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have taken a key step toward helping wildlife coexist more safely with wind power generation by...
TGen tests ultrasound as way to enhance cancer drug delivery
PHOENIX, Ariz. and OSLO, Norway -- March 19, 2018 -- For decades, ultrasound has been used to image organs such...
Visual recognition: Seeing the world through the eyes of rodents
Man or woman, happy or sad. Sometimes a glance is enough to say it. Yet, the visual process that allows...
Climate change threatens world’s largest seagrass carbon stores
Credit: Paul Lavery In the summer of 2010-2011 Western Australia experienced an unprecedented marine heat wave that elevated water temperatures...
Historians to climate researchers: Let’s talk
Credit: Princeton Avkat Archaeological Project History can tell us a lot about environmental upheaval, say Princeton University historians John Haldon...
Scientists discover new causes of cellular decline in prematurely aging kids
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- In a recent paper published in Cell Reports, Saint Louis University researchers have...
The use of immunotherapy to treat metastatic breast cancer
Breast cancer, in the stage with distant metastases, is an incurable disease with a 5 years survival rate of about...
Insulin pump known to be effective in adolescents, adults also benefits children
CHICAGO--The MiniMed™ 670G insulin pump system (Medtronic, Northridge, California) can improve glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes as...
Scientists invented method of catching bacteria with ‘photonic hook’
Credit: ITMO University An international research team discovered a new type of curved light beams, dubbed a "photonic hook". Photonic...
UC Santa Cruz research signals arrival of a complete human genome
SANTA CRUZ, CA - March 19, 2018 - It's been nearly two decades since a UC Santa Cruz research team...
Making intricate images with bacterial communities
Credit: Xiaofan Jin and Ingmar Riedel-Kruse Working with light and genetically engineered bacteria, researchers from Stanford University are able to...
Dimethandrolone undecanoate shows promise as a male birth control pill
CHICAGO--A new birth control pill for men appears to be safe when used daily for a month, with hormone responses...
Low sperm count not just a problem for fertility
CHICAGO -- A man's semen count is a marker of his general health, according to the largest study to date...
Stem cell therapy may help reverse effects of premature menopause, restore fertility
CHICAGO--Young women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) may be able to use their own bone marrow stem cells to rejuvenate...
High-energy breakfast promotes weight loss
CHICAGO--In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a meal schedule that includes a high-energy breakfast promotes weight loss, improves...
In BRCA mutation carriers, obesity is linked with increased DNA damage
CHICAGO -- Being obese or having a higher body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast CAncer gene) mutation...
E-cigarettes may lead to accumulation of fat in the liver
CHICAGO--Using e-cigarettes may lead to an accumulation of fat in the liver, a study of mice exposed to the devices...
