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Pretreating red blood cells with nitric oxide may reduce side effect linked to transfusions
CHICAGO - A new treatment may diminish a dangerous side effect associated with transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) known...
Recovering critical and economically important metals from low-grade ores and waste
The EU area is experiencing challenges in sourcing critical metals. Solutions to this are being sought by the METGROW+ project,...
Suppressing protein alleviates radiation-induced bone loss in animal model
PHILADELPHIA - Radiotherapy destroys cancer cells using high-energy ionizing radiation to damage DNA and induce cell death. About two million...
Reproductive history and hormone use may affect women’s cognitive function
In a study of healthy postmenopausal women, reproductive life events related to sex hormones, including earlier age at menarche, later...
Poor children with epilepsy may face social hurdles
In a population-based Canadian study of children with epilepsy, each of whom had access to universal health care, those from...
Global experts discuss new approaches and innovations in ocular drug delivery systems
Credit: Springer/Controlled Research Society The estimated number of visually impaired people in the world is 285 million, with 39 million...
Physical and cognitive fitness may affect ALS risk
New research suggests that physical fitness, body mass index (BMI), IQ, and stress resilience in young adulthood may have effects...
Age-old secret that Hollywood celebrities try to keep from you has been uncovered
Credit: Lauren Mulligan/Wits University Hollywood celebrities spend large amounts of dollars on it. The hunky stud at the local pub...
An issue whose time has come: Sex/gender influences on nervous system function
Following decades of clinical research largely excluding females, scientists are finding that there are large differences in men and women...
Life took hold on land 300 million years earlier than thought
Credit: Sami Nabhan/FSU Jena Life took hold on land at least as early as 3.2 billion years ago, suggests a...
Increasing cost of natural hazards as climate changes
A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century...
Dependency can be an evolutionary advantage
Credit: Glen D'Souza, Christian Kost / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology It has been known for quite some time...
Proteins as an early warning system for type 1 diabetes?
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Certain proteins in the blood of children can predict incipient...
Researchers unravel viruses’ strategies to dodge immune systems
As mammals evolve, so do mammalian viruses. In doing so, they develop creative and effective ways to counter and evade...
Drug shows promise for preventing pre-term birth
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have successfully tested a drug that is showing some early promise in efforts to...
Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Courtesy: Kelvinsong On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a...
Adult weight gain could increase cancer risk
Substantial weight gain over many years increases the risk of obesity-related cancers in men by 50 per cent and in...
Understanding cancer worries could break down barriers to seeking help
RECOGNISING the reasons people worry about a potential cancer diagnosis could help ease concern and encourage people with possible cancer...
Tumor cells in blood samples could predict prostate cancer spread
Researchers have found a group of circulating tumour cells in prostate cancer patient blood samples which are linked to the...
Ill-treatment and working the night shift increases nurse turnover
Workplace incivility, characterised by subtle forms of mistreatment (such as a dismissive gesture, raised voices or harsh words) can lead...