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New smart sensor to help farmers spot lameness in sheep
Credit: University of Nottingham A new smart wearable device that can automatically detect lameness in sheep is being developed by...
Rewards treat alcohol abuse in those with mental illness
Credit: Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University have shown that offering prizes – from simple...
Human antibody for Zika virus promising for treatment, prevention
Credit: (Purdue University image/S. Saif Hasan) February 16, 2017 – WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers have determined the structure of...
Potential new approaches to treating eye diseases
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From a novel support group to a book, learning from seven widowed…
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center It was a seemingly unremarkable decision that started UNC Lineberger's Donald Rosenstein, MD, and...
Older wombs linked to complications in pregnant mice
Credit: Ms. Laura Woods Deciding to start a family later in life could be about more than just the age...
Internal mechanism found to be responsible for the limitless growth potential of epithelial tumors
Credit: Image: Mariana Muzzopappa, IRB Barcelona Researchers from the Development and Growth Control Laboratory at IRB Barcelona have identified the...
MIT Portugal PhD graduate researcher developed a chatbot that already…
Florence is an online personal health assistant that helps users to manage their health & wellness care. This “virtual friend”...
A portable DNA sequencer enables researchers to monitor the evolution…
Credit: Project ZiBRA An international group of researchers on board a mobile laboratory equipped with an innovative handheld genetic sequencing...
Does metabolic syndrome affect cognitive abilities?
is the only peer-reviewed journal to focus solely on the pathophysiology, recognition, and treatment of metabolic syndrome. The Journal covers...
Rapid TB test accuracy in West Africa compromised by mycobacterium…
World-wide, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is responsible for the vast majority of tuberculosis (TB) cases. However, there are several other closely...
Green and sweet: How plant sugars influence malaria transmission
Credit: Hien et al. Female mosquitoes are well known blood-feeders, but they also consume sugar sources such as nectar, fruits...
UAB biomarker outperforms current gold standard to detect brain shunt infections
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a study of children with brain shunts at Children's of Alabama, a University of Alabama at...
High blood sugar following surgery common, increases risk of…
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, occurs when the body does not...
SimPath licenses novel ORNL system for enhanced synthetic biology
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2017–SimPath has licensed a novel...
Dr. Jackson T. Wright Jr. honored for reducing heart disease among African Americans
When Jackson T. Wright Jr. MD, PhD, began practicing medicine in the 1980's, physicians knew that the risks of high...
CPRIT grant brings personalized-modeling expert to Rice
Credit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University Bone cancer patients facing difficult pelvic surgeries at the Texas Medical Center could soon benefit from...
Liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes is toxic for kids
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents'...
Babies’ first words can be predicted based on visual attention, IU study finds
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University psychologists have shown that a baby's most likely first words are based...
Blood flow in the developing heart guides maturation of heart valves
Credit: Lauren Goddard, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA –Congenital heart valve defects appear in 2 percent...
