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Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing…
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves,...
Early childhood exposure to Medicaid linked to better adult health, UMD study shows
Expanding publicly funded health insurance to low-income children could have long-term benefits for adult health, according to new research from...
Ludwig researchers uncover mechanism behind metabolic vulnerability of…
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research DECEMBER 19, 2017, New York — Scientists have known since the 1980s that many cancer cells...
New light shed on the challenge of climate negotiations
After over two decades of climate negotiation meetings, it is clear that agreeing on reduction of emissions poses a great...
PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate…
1. Re-analysis of evidence suggests that PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-2586 Editorial:...
Alzheimer’s disease biomarker identified across test sites
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 12, 2017–A new study has demonstrated the potential to use...
Mass. General-led team identifies gene mutations behind lack of a nose
Credit: Natalie Shaw, MD Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) led a large, international research team that has identified gene...
Penn study brings new understanding to how fundamental DNA sequences…
Credit: Ken Zaret, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – A team of researchers from the Perelman...
New from CSHLPress, an indispensable bench-side handbook for…
Using R at the Bench: Step-by-Step Data Analytics for Biologists, published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and available in...
With beetroot juice before exercise, aging brains look ‘younger’
Credit: WFU/Ken Bennett Drinking a beetroot juice supplement before working out makes the brain of older adults perform more efficiently,...
Alzheimer’s drug targeting soluble amyloid falls short in a large clinical trial
Credit: Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2015)–A paper published today in the New England Journal of...
New blood test for the detection of bovine TB
A new blood test to detect Mycobacteria in blood has been developed by a team at The University of Nottingham...
Johns Hopkins researchers uncover more genetic links to brain cancer…
Credit: Chris Heaphy Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells — an altered gene...
CU Anschutz: Law enforcement and gun retailers are resources for safe gun storage
Credit: University of Colorado Anschutz Law enforcement agencies and gun retailers can be resources to concerned families for storing guns...
After decades of clean up attempts, world’s lakes still suffer from phosphorus pollution
Leading scientists warn: Phosphorus pollution is a major concern. We need to speed up recovery treatments of lakes – or...
Finding the root cause of bronchiolitis symptoms
Credit: Children's National Health System Every winter, doctors' offices and hospital emergency rooms fill with children who have bronchiolitis, an...
New findings on physical activity could shape treatment for mild…
Credit: KU News Service LAWRENCE — For older adults, physical activity is apt to shield against cognitive decline and forms...
Noradrenaline enhances vision through β-adrenergic receptors
Credit: Osaka University Noradrenaline is a neuromodulator secreted in the brain depending on behavioral context and physiological states of animal,...
UNC researchers find new way to force stem cells to become bone cells
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Imagine you have a bone fracture or a hip replacement, and you need bone to form,...
Equality, more than dominance, defines Asian elephant society
Credit: Uda Walawe Elephant Research Project Elephants are commonly thought to live in female-led, or matriarchal, societies that rely on...
