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Unraveling the sense of smell
An odour can trigger a memory, cause disgust or even save our lives. Nonetheless, although it is so important for...
AARP, GSA focus on effects of negative attitudes on aging
The ways in which negative attitudes about aging can affect people's health and quality of life are the focus of...
Could aggressive blood pressure treatments lead to kidney damage?
Credit: Sanjay Suchak | University of Virginia Aggressive combination treatments for high blood pressure that are intended to protect the...
Rising to the top
Here's a challenge: Build a pump that can deliver a drug to you automatically when you're sick. Now make it...
Study shows language development starts in the womb
Credit: KU News Service photo A month before they are born, fetuses carried by American mothers-to-be can distinguish between someone...
New research highlights optimal methods for administering children’s medications
New research published today, conducted by a research team from the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children's Hospital, aims...
$10.8 million awarded to build resilient coastal communities in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON - The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Robert Wood...
Failures in stethoscope hygiene can lead to patient infections
Arlington, Va., July 18, 2017 - You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to...
‘Golden Hour’ study details earliest changes to the immune system after trauma
Scientists from the University of Birmingham are carrying out pioneering research as part of a major £10 million study aimed...
Collaborative Pediatric Care Network to improve patient health and value in Colorado
Credit: Pediatric Care Network Founded in 2016 and launched in January 2017, the Pediatric Care Network, a collaboration among community...
Scientists unlock planthoppers’ potential to control future crop disease outbreaks
Credit: Junjie Zhu Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Zoology have discovered how a severe rice virus...
Evolution of the fungus that is devastating wheat crops
Wheat blast fungus is a pathogen that has been devastating wheat crops in South America since the mid-1980s and recently...
International Prize in Statistics presented to Sir David Cox
Credit: Malika Belhbib, HCP ALEXANDRIA, Va., USA (July 18, 2017) -Prominent British statistician Sir David Cox was awarded with the...
Antibiotic-releasing polymer may help eradicate joint implant infection
Credit: Jeremy Vincentius Suhardi, Harris Orthopædics Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has developed...
The chemistry of fried chicken (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 18, 2017 -- Battered and deep-fried chicken might be one of the most...
What patients value about access to their visit notes
Credit: Jay Dobek BOSTON - A majority of U.S. health care organizations have adopted electronic health record (EHR) systems and...
Reversing fetal alcohol damage after birth
Study in rats showed thyroxine and metformin reversed memory and learning deficits caused by fetal alcohol exposure Potential treatment for...
Novogene will use Pacific Biosciences SMRT technology to build novo-disease SV genomes database
San Diego, July 18, 2017 -- Novogene announced today it plans to use Pacific Biosciences SMRT® technology to build a...
Technology from a Mount Sinai startup wins NYC Life Science Innovation Showcase
Credit: Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Technology for identifying at-risk atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients was chosen as the winner of the...
In Mexico, type of work is tied to mobility disparities as people age
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Certain occupations may significantly contribute to mobility problems as workers age, contributing to income-based disparities in disability,...
