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Are current efforts to combat terrorism actually increasing the risk of future attacks?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 20, 2017--A public health perspective of the rise in terrorism...
Applying continuous airway pressure improves respiratory and survival rates in children
June 20, 2017 -- A study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the Mailman School of Public Health...
Experts set out plan to tackle ‘questionable integrity’ of medical evidence
A plan to tackle "serious flaws in the creation, dissemination and implementation of medical evidence" is set out by experts...
Villous tree model with active contractions for estimating blood flow conditions
Perfusion in the human placenta is an important physiological phenomenon which shows the placental conditions. The magnitude of placental perfusion...
UNC/N.C. State spinout company raises $5.8M for ‘smart’ insulin devices
Credit: UNC/ NCSU Joint Biomedical Engineering Program. CHAPEL HILL, NC - Technology invented in a laboratory in the UNC-NC State...
Octopus-eye view key to preventing vision loss worldwide
Credit: Dr Shelby Temple Dr Shelby Temple, from the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences, has been named Innovator...
African plant extract offers new hope for Alzheimer’s
A plant extract used for centuries in traditional medicine in Nigeria could form the basis of a new drug to...
Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice
Credit: Patrick Mansell Compounds from grapes may kill colon cancer stem cells both in a petri dish and in mice,...
Treating autism by targeting the gut
Experts have called for large-scale studies into altering the make-up of bacteria in the gut, after a review showed that...
Discovery could guide immunotherapy for lung cancer
Scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that could predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from...
Surgery patients placed in alternate ICUs due to crowding get less attention from doctors
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Overcrowding of intensive care units (ICUs) is a growing problem in American hospitals, often resulting in the...
How cells combat chromosome imbalance
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most living cells have a defined number of chromosomes: Human cells, for example, have 23 pairs. As...
Is your doctor prescribing the wrong treatment for pink eye?
Credit: American Academy of Ophthalmology SAN FRANCISCO - June 19, 2017 -- A new study suggests that most people with...
New CDC data shows gaps remain in surveillance for mosquitoes that transmit Zika
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Annapolis, MD; June 19, 2017--As concerns over Zika virus have grown since 2015,...
Unusual soybean coloration sheds a light on gene silencing
Credit: Lila Vodkin URBANA, Ill. - Today's soybeans are typically golden yellow, with a tiny blackish mark where they attach...
Mathematical modeling uncovers mysteries of HIV infection in the brain
After uncovering the progression of HIV infection in the brain thanks to a new mathematical model developed by a UAlberta...
Is it sometimes ok to cheat?
Credit: Charlotte Jander When both partners benefit from a relationship -- be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower...
Like a moth to a flame
Take a walk in the boreal forest of Eastern Canada these days, and chances are you'll hear the sound of...
Leicester academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns
Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests. The...
Birds of all feathers work together to hunt when army ants march
Credit: Courtesy of Sean O'Donnell/Drexel University Army ants scare up a lot of food when they're on the move, which...
