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Postoperative wound monitoring app can reduce readmissions and improve…
Credit: Journal of the American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (Jan. 19, 2017): A new smartphone app called WoundCare is successfully...
New approach to studying chromosomes’ centers may reveal link to Down syndrome and more
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Some scientists call it the "final frontier" of our DNA — even...
Male sexual behavior linked to elevated male sex hormone receptors in…
Credit: Kory Gozjack ATLANTA–Sex-changing fish exhibit differences in androgen receptor (AR) expression in muscles that are highly sensitive to androgens...
‘Jumping genes’ may set the stage for brain cell death in…
Credit: Photo by Duke Photo. DURHAM, N.C. — The latest round of failed drug trials for Alzheimer's has researchers questioning...
Portland State virus study receives major NASA grant
Credit: Portland State University (Portland, Ore.) — Portland State biologist Ken Stedman has received a $540,000 grant from NASA to...
Football is medicine for women with high blood pressure
Credit: Mia Kjaergaard, DBU The Danish concept Football Fitness has proved to be just as effective as tablets for countering...
Two Los Alamos scientists honored by AAAS
Credit: LANL Prominent researchers Angel E. Garcia and Laura Smilowitz of Los Alamos National Laboratory have been named Fellows of...
Phase 2 CAR-T study reports significant remission rates at 15-month…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A study involving the recently approved CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy shows...
Researchers find shifting relationship between flexibility, modularity…
Credit: Rice University A new study by Rice University researchers takes a step toward what they see as key to...
Study suggests more effective speech therapy approach for children with Down syndrome
IMAGE: Shelley Velleman, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, lectures to students in her anatomy and physiology...
Researchers pose revolutionary theory on horse evolution
Credit: NYITCOM Scientists have long wondered how the horse evolved from an ancestor with five toes to the animal we...
Researchers identify new cause of brain defects in tuberous sclerosis…
Credit: Ercan et al., 2017 Boston Children's Hospital researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway that inhibits the myelination of...
Enhanced evolution: Scientists find genetic swap changes physical…
Credit: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America The difference between webbed toes and distinct digits may...
nTIDE November 2017 Jobs Report: Ongoing job gains bode well for Americans with…
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – December 8, 2017. The job outlook remained positive for Americans with disabilities, with...
These maps reveal where rats, monkeys, and other mammals may pass diseases on to humans
Credit: Drew Kramer The majority of infectious diseases currently emerging as human epidemics originated in mammals. Yet we still know...
Humans get in the way of mammal movement
Credit: William Fagan Humans modify natural landscapes in a variety of ways, from constructing expansive cityscapes to fencing off otherwise...
Ant antennae provide vital ID information: Study
University of Melbourne scientists have shone a new light into the complexities of ant communication, with the discovery that ants...
Antibody breaks leukemia’s hold, providing new therapeutic approach
Credit: UC San Diego Health Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer known for drug resistance and relapse. In...
Toxic ‘marine snow’ can sink quickly, persist at ocean…
Credit: Astrid Schnetzer In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a specific neurotoxin can persist...
New tool from IU and Regenstrief measures communication experiences of…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — More than 13 million older adults are admitted to hospitals annually...
