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Consistent backswing crucial in helping sportspeople produce optimum results
Golfers wanting to shoot below par or tennis players looking to smash their way past opponents should focus on their...
NIH to host workshop on advances, future needs in human microbiome research
What: Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The ten-year,...
Mapping the brain, neuron by neuron
A Johns Hopkins University mathematician and computer scientist joined an international team of neuroscientists to create a complete map of...
Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus
Credit: James Byard Washington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a test that quickly detects the presence of Zika...
For bacteria that cheat, food is at the forefront
CORVALLIS, Ore. - If you've got plenty of burgers and beers on hand and your own stomach is full, an...
The only way is up: Trees help reptiles thrive
James Cook University researchers in Queensland say if graziers leave trees in place on their land all types of reptiles...
Link between biological clock and aging revealed
Credit: IRB Barcelona Irvine, Calif. -- Scientists studying how aging affects the biological clock's control of metabolism have discovered that...
Academic biomedical research community should take action to build resilience to disasters
WASHINGTON -- The academic biomedical research community should improve its ability to mitigate and recover from the impacts of disasters,...
Marine noise pollution stresses and confuses fish
Researchers at Newcastle University (UK) found that European sea bass experienced higher stress levels when exposed to the types of...
Small molecule inhibitor prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical model
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have created a small molecule that prevents or impedes...
Material-independent nanocoating antimicrobial spray extends the shelf life of produce
Credit: KAIST The edible coating on produce has drawn a great deal of attention in the food and agricultural industry....
Sanford Burnham Prebys and Mayo Clinic collaborators awarded multi-year NIH grant
Credit: SBP Orlando, FL, Aug. 10, 2017 - A team of researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP)...
New handheld spectral analyzer uses power of smartphone to detect disease
Credit: Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology...
New malaria analysis method reveals disease severity in minutes
Credit: Kerryn Matthews, University of British Columbia Left untreated, malaria can progress from being mild to severe -- and potentially...
HSE researchers use neural networks for odor recognition
Researchers from the HSE Laboratory of Space Research, Technologies, Systems and Processes have applied fast-learning artificial intelligence to odour recognition...
First mutant ants shed light on evolution of social behavior
Credit: Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at The Rockefeller University Ants run a tight ship. They organize themselves into...
What algae can tell us about political strategy
While single-celled organisms typically only make it into political discussion during insults, it turns out that modeling their behavior may...
Latest research on osteoporosis and bone health at ASBMR 2017 Annual Meeting – Sept. 8-11, Denver
With declines in testing, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis patients at high risk for fracture, there is an ever growing...
Researchers look to improve detection of skin cancer lacking pigment melanin
CHAPEL HILL -- New findings from an international research team led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...
Identifying a new type of liver tumor
Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have succeeded in better defining a rare pediatric malignant liver disease -- a necessary...
