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Illinois’ crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conference
Credit: TERRA-MEPP Project Today's crop breeders are trying to boost yields while also preparing crops to withstand severe weather and...
More evidence supports link between orthostatic hypotension and CVD
BOSTON - Orthostatic hypotension (OH) - a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing up from a sitting or lying...
Joslin researchers report excessive fetal growth despite well-controlled type 1 diabetes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 2, 2018--A new study has shown that despite excellent glycemic...
Pregnancy loss occurs in 26 percent of Zika-infected monkeys
WHAT: Fetal death in utero occurred in more than one-fourth of monkeys infected in the laboratory with Zika virus in...
Supplemental antioxidants may reduce exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Credit: ATS July 2, 2018--An antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease respiratory exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to new...
Alzheimer’s in mini format: A novel tool to study disease mechanisms and possible remedies
Scientists in Dresden, Germany, have been successful in mimicking mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease in a novel, stem cell-based model system...
Northwestern Memorial Hospital first in Illinois to complete robotic tracheoplasty
A well-known thoracic surgeon successfully completed Northwestern Memorial Hospital's first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty using the da Vinci Xi Surgical...
Partnership problems and not career planning mainly explain why women are freezing their eggs
Barcelona, 2 July 2018: Contrary to common suggestion, women are opting to freeze their eggs not to pursue education or...
Algorithm identifies hypertensive patients who will benefit from intensive treatment
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 2, 2018 - Using data from large clinical trials, UT Southwestern researchers developed a...
New drugs to treat top infectious disease killer a possibility with Otago discovery
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have discovered a novel property of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may...
Artificial intelligence accurately predicts distribution of radioactive fallout
Credit: 2018 Takao Yoshikane, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - When a nuclear power plant accident...
Mayo researchers find off/on switch for DNA repair protein
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Damage to DNA is a daily occurrence but one that human cells have evolved to manage. Now,...
What the satellites in your body do
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 2, 2018) Only some of us have satellite TV in our homes, but all of...
Computer algorithm maps cancer resistance to drugs, therapy
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center New methods of studying the evolution of treatment resistance in head and neck cancer...
Mid- to late-life increases in marker of chronic inflammation tied to dementia
Credit: Gottesman lab Researchers at Johns Hopkins have added to evidence that rising and chronic inflammation as measured by a...
Compounds found in green tea and wine may block formation of toxic metabolites
A new Tel Aviv University study suggests there is hope of treating certain inborn congenital metabolic diseases -- a hope...
What people want from a trip to the ER
(PHILADELPHIA) - "I just needed to know what was causing the pain," said one patient. People walk into an emergency...
$20 blood test could help diagnose hepatitis B patients across Africa
A simple $20 blood test could help diagnose thousands of patients with hepatitis B in need of treatment in some...
Cost-effective universal screening for hepatitis C in France
It is currently recommended in Europe that screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) should target people at high risk of...
Gene discovery unlocks mysteries to our immunity
Credit: CSIRO Australia's national science agency CSIRO has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the...
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