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‘Wing prints’ may identify individual bats as effectively as fingerprints identify people
Credit: The image was used as Figure 1 in their study, 'Bat wing biometrics: using collagen-elastin bundles in bat wings...
With community health center fund expiration looming, health center…
Credit: Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK (September 14, 2017)–If Congress fails to renew...
Racial, ethnic disparities in pediatric readmission rates for chronic disease vary by…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Disparities in pediatric readmission rates for chronic conditions such as asthma, depression, diabetes,...
Garret FitzGerald awarded an honorary fellowship by British Pharmacological Society
Credit: Sabina Louise Pierce PHILADELPHIA — Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, FRS, director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics...
Salk Institute ranked #2 in world for life sciences collaborations by…
Credit: Nature Research LA JOLLA–(November 17, 2016) The Salk Institute ranks second in the world for high-quality, high-impact scientific collaborations...
There’s a close association between magnetic systems and certain states of brain…
Credit: UGRdivulga Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) have proven for the first time that there is a close...
Lose fat, preserve muscle: Weight training beats cardio for older…
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Weight training or cardio? For older adults trying to slim down, pumping iron might be...
Free lung-cancer screening in the Augusta area finds more than double the cancer rate of…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 9, 2017) – The first year of free lung cancer screening in the Augusta,...
Antibodies from Ebola survivor protect mice and ferrets against related viruses
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The fight to contain the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was hampered by the lack of...
Rice University biologists create toolkit for tuning genetic circuits
Credit: National Institutes of Health Rice University scientists have created a toolkit for synthetic biologists who need to precisely tune...
CSU uses test for chronic wasting disease to study brain ailments in…
Credit: CSU Photography Wildlife disease experts at Colorado State University are investigating whether a test developed to detect early-stage chronic...
Study: High tolerance for wildlife exists around Indian reserves despite continued losses
Credit: WCS-India A new study from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), Duke University, and the Centre for Wildlife Studies in India...
South Carolina & George Mason link women’s sexual orientation to (un)happiness about birth
Credit: Lisa Lindley Unhappiness about a pregnancy or birth has been associated with negative health outcomes for mothers and babies....
Newly discovered virus a prime suspect in often-fatal beak disorder…
SAN FRANCISCO (July 26, 2016) – Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new clue in the global mystery surrounding wild birds...
In the belly of the Devil: New rare ant species found in the stomach of a poison frog
Credit: Dr Christian Rabeling While new ant species are usually discovered in surveys involving researchers searching through leaf litter, it...
Immense species richness of bacterial-eating microorganisms discovered in soil
Typically ignored, the millions of microorganisms that we tread upon daily play a major role in the decomposition of soil...
Genetic cause identified for previously unrecognized developmental…
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An international team of scientists has identified variants of the gene EBF3 causing a developmental...
Inflammation linked to weakened reward circuits in depression
About one third of people with depression have high levels of inflammation markers in their blood. New research indicates that...
Research suggests sexual appeals in ads don’t sell brands, products
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Could it be that sex actually does not sell? An analysis...
Major upgrade will boost power of world’s brightest X-ray laser
Menlo Park, Calif. — Construction begins today on a major upgrade to a unique X-ray laser at the Department of...
