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Environmental exposures more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics
Toronto (March 6, 2018) - Researchers have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated...
Photosynthesis originated a billion years earlier than we thought, study shows
Credit: Elsevier London, March 6, 2018 - Ancient microbes may have been producing oxygen through photosynthesis a billion years earlier...
Major step found in cellular response to stress caused by pathological insult
PHILADELPHIA - (March 6, 2018) - A new study conducted by researchers at The Wistar Institute revealed how a key...
Why the latest shingles vaccine is more than 90 percent effective
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new study has shown how the body's immune system responds to the new...
Texas A&M chemists use technology to decode language of lipid-protein interaction
Credit: Laganowsky Laboratory, Texas A&M University Technology has a massive impact on our day-to-day lives, right down to the cellular...
Many small differences contribute to a large variation
Drugs are not equally effective for everyone. To some extent, this is due to the fact that people's bodies will...
Paying attention as the eyes move
Credit: Photo: DPZ During daily life, we routinely pay attention to a few important objects in our visual scene. We...
Who’s a good boy? Why ‘dog-speak’ is important for bonding with your pet
Scientists at the University of York have shown that the way we speak to our canine friends is important in...
Spicing it up: High school students may prefer seasoned veggies over plain
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- High school students prefer vegetables seasoned with herbs and spices, rather than plain veggies, according to...
Determining the cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases
Credit: Associate Professor Wei Fan-Yan A Japanese research group has discovered that taurine is conjugated with mitochondrial transfer RNAs (tRNAs),...
Preventing exhaustion in immune cells boosts immunotherapy in mice
PITTSBURGH, March 6, 2018 - If you're an immune cell gearing up to fight cancer, you'd better eat your breakfast....
Perioperative short haul air travel associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-New research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons...
Pharma companies and non-profits team up to provide affordable HCV treatment in Latin America
A new collaboration between pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organizations will manufacture and supply a new, more affordable, hepatitis C treatment...
Conservationists find birds in central African rain forest are facing major threats from bushmeat hunting
In a new study released this month, conservationists are sounding the alarm about a growing hunting crisis plaguing rainforests in...
Research finds little difference among diet plans’ long-term effectiveness
WASHINGTON -- Whether you pick low-carb, low fat or another diet plan, scientific research indicates each can help some people...
Chlorine bleach is the main ingredient in a toxic cocktail that destroys bacteria
Credit: RUB, Marquard The immune cells douse the bacteria with a toxic cocktail that contains, among other things, chlorine bleach....
Pre-surgery counseling, non-opioid pain relievers shown to reduce post-surgery opioid use
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Two new studies presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...
Neuroprotective mechanisms of gene and cell therapy of spinal cord injuries
A joint paper with Kazan State Medical University appeared in Stem Cells International. The research was based at the Gene...
UGA researchers develop new method to improve crops
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new way to breed plants...
UH researchers uncover link between heart attacks and inflammatory bowel disease
CLEVELAND - University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute researchers Muhammad Panhwar, MD, and Mahazarin Ginwalla, MD, recently concluded a...
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