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Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman receives Human Frontier Science Program grant
Palo Alto, CA--Senior scientist Arthur Grossman of Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology was part of a team* awarded a three-year...
An oil-eating bacterium that can help clean up pollution and spills
From pipelines to tankers, oil spills and their impact on the environment are a source of concern. These disasters occur...
Like babies, eggs send signals when ‘hungry’
Credit: Dr. Hugh Clarke's lab at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal, April 9, 2018 -...
Childhood obesity declines project identifies community-based obesity strategies that work
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2018--To improve success rates and combat continuing disparities in...
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
Credit: (c) Julián Valero Together with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute...
20-year-old mystery of malaria vaccine target solved
The human piece of a malaria infection puzzle has been revealed for the first time, solving a long-standing mystery. A...
Brewing up Earth’s earliest life
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Around 4 billion years ago, Earth was an inhospitable place, devoid of oxygen, bursting with volcanic eruptions, and bombarded...
UChicago Medicine gets approval to be Level 1 adult trauma center
The Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the University of Chicago Medicine to be a Level 1 adult trauma...
ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
Credit: Washington University Nearly half of all patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder, develop cognitive problems...
Lingering negative responses to stress linked with health a decade later
People whose negative emotional responses to stress carry over to the following day are more likely to report health problems...
Four in one: Chemical analysis technique gets major upgrade from Russian scientists
Credit: Skoltech Press Office Researchers from Skoltech and MIPT have developed a device for upgrading mass spectrometers, which are used...
Rats sniff out TB in children
Rats are able to detect whether a child has tuberculosis (TB), and are much more successful at doing this than...
Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution
Credit: Paul O'Higgins, University of York Highly mobile eyebrows that can be used to express a wide range of subtle...
Seeking hidden responders
Credit: Casey Greene, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Cell Reports PHILADELPHIA - Matching unique genetic information from...
Graduate student awarded Lush prize for work to end animal research in toxicology
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Carolina Motter Catarino, a graduate student in chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has...
Associating frailty to cardiovascular disease and mortality
Credit: oneinchpunch/Shutterstock Frailty is common in elderly people with cardiovascular disease and goes along with elevated mortality. However, no consensus...
Common genetic variant linked to AFib risk in Latinos
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine "There is a paradox at play when it comes to atrial fibrillation in the Latino population," said...
Study: Medicaid expansion has no negative effect on cardiovascular procedural outcomes
Michigan's Medicaid expansion was associated with more people receiving procedures for coronary artery disease without a negative effect on patient...
The absence of a single mitochondrial protein causes severe inflammation
Credit: Aida Rodríguez, IRB Barcelona The link between mitochondria and inflammation is still unclear. But it is known is that,...
Fatty liver under stress
A poor diet and other risk factors can result in liver disease. This important metabolic organ can become fatty and...
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