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Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment may target viral reservoir in monkeys
After receiving a course of antiretroviral therapy for their HIV-like infection, half of a group of monkeys infused with a...
Changing size of neurons could shed light on new treatments for motor neurone disease
New research published in The Journal of Physiology improves our understanding of how motor nerve cells (neurons) respond to motor...
Comparison shows value of DNA barcoding in selecting nanoparticles
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The first direct comparison of in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for identifying nanoparticles...
Kids persistently allergic to cow’s milk are smaller than peers with nut allergies
Credit: Children's National Health System ORLANDO, Fla.-(March 4, 2018)-Children who experience persistent allergies to cow's milk may remain shorter and...
Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have worse one-year survival
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower one-year survival rates, according to research presented...
Weekend heart attacks twice as likely to kill young patients
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Young heart attack patients are twice as likely to die if they are admitted...
New wearable tech from Western may hold big benefits for people with Parkinson’s
Credit: Paul Mayne A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western University researchers believing real...
Early psychosis programs significantly reduce patient mortality, study finds
Credit: The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) LONDON, ON - In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research...
New method identifies splicing biomarkers for liver cancer
Credit: Krainer Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Because liver cancer is particularly diverse, genetically, and prone to relapse,...
Student-led depression awareness program boosts teens’ understanding and help-seeking
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - High school students can make a major impact on their schoolmates' understanding...
Palmer amaranth resistance research earns first place finish for plant sciences student
Credit: Ginger Rowsey JACKSON, Tenn. - Drake Copeland, a graduate student studying at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture,...
St. Michael’s Hospital cardiology team reports a world first
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, March 2, 2018--Interventional cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam of St. Michael's Hospital has performed a world-first...
JHU scientists discover how extremophiles flourish in stressful environments
Thousands of molecules of ribonucleic acid make salt-loving microbes known as "extremophiles" highly resistant to the phenomenon oxidative stress -...
Capturing the balance of nature
Credit: Kyoto University / Reiji Masuda Kyoto, Japan -- In a study spanning twelve years, researchers from Kyoto University, and...
2018 Woman in Science Award goes to UIC women’s mental health expert
Credit: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Dr. Pauline Maki, professor of psychology and psychiatry in the University of Illinois at Chicago College of...
Multiphoton Microscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
Credit: De Gruyter This monograph focuses on modern femtosecond laser microscopes for two photon imaging and nanoprocessing, on laser tweezers...
Study shows improving pediatric asthma care is possible
Credit: Connecticut Children's Pediatric asthma is the most common chronic childhood condition and a leading cause of pediatric hospital admissions....
Vertical measurements of air pollutants in urban Beijing
Credit: The photo on the left was taken by SUN Yele; The photo on the right was taken by the...
Virus-like particle could lead to new cancer vaccine
Credit: Michigan State University Michigan State University scientists are engineering a virus-like particle, known as Qβ, that will generate anti-cancer...
Spring is springing earlier in polar regions than across the rest of earth
Credit: Eric Post/UC Davis Spring is arriving earlier, but how much earlier? The answer depends where on Earth you find...
