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Why bacteria survive in space — UH biologists discover clues
Credit: University of Houston In professor George Fox's lab at the University of Houston, scientists are studying Earth germs that...
Hip arthroscopy innovation represents paradigm shift for the surgery
CLEVELAND - Orthopedic surgeon Michael Salata, MD, Director, Joint Preservation and Cartilage Restoration Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center...
Mason philosophy professor explores the ethics of severe brain injury
Credit: Andrew Peterson Family members of patients who have spent years in a vegetative state are often convinced that their...
Boston College team reports technology to enable precision antibiotics
Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/27/2018) - Scientists are searching for ways to develop antibiotics...
Obstetric trauma rates for forceps deliveries have increased in Canada
Trauma to both mother and baby during vaginal deliveries, especially forceps deliveries, has increased in Canada in recent years, according...
‘The eyes have it’ — Photoreceptors in marine plankton form a depth gauge to aid survival
Credit: Jürgen Berger The eyes of some marine-dwell The eyes of some marine-dwelling creatures have evolved to act like a...
Scientist awarded $2 million grant from the NIH to study the body’s immune memory response
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes...
Eight health professionals selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2018-2019 class of...
Lipid species offer insights into metabolic health
Credit: Courtesy of the Morgridge Institute for Research Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and...
Co-op University of Guelph study finds new measure for stress in overtrained athletes
Credit: Julien Heon With many recreational triathletes and runners ramping up their training in hopes of getting a personal best...
UCalgary researchers discover antidepressant could be a promising treatment for PBC
Gail Wright considered herself healthy. She had no idea she had a chronic liver disease. "I was at a routine...
Reproducibility matters
A plant's health is affected not only by conditions such as water and temperature, but by the microorganisms that live...
This curious animal grew larger over time — but its brain didn’t quite keep up
Credit: University of Toronto Scarborough A new U of T Scarborough study has found that the ancestor of the modern...
CU Anschutz researchers find little association between suicide and hypoxia
AURORA, Colo. (June 27, 2018) - Following an extensive analysis of published studies, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz...
Researchers identify key protein involved in triggering inflammation
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a protein that is crucial for activating inflammation -- both...
Appealing finding suggests why refrigeration dampens banana aromas
(American Chemical Society) Bananas are one of the world's most popular fruits. But how they're stored prior to reaching grocery...
Beer. Soup. Barley’s next great use? A medical imaging drink
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Before launching their latest science experiment, University at Buffalo researchers bought more than...
Breastfeeding mothers stop nursing sooner when living with smokers
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 27, 2018 -- Nursing mothers who live with two or...
New mechanism involved in memory loss associated with aging discovered
Credit: Mariana Temido, iMM. A study led by Luísa Lopes, Group Leader at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes...
Your brain with a migraine
Credit: Steven Schiff, Penn State When migraine sufferers see the tell-tale squiggly lines, light flashes and blind spots of a...
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