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Scientists jump hurdle in HIV vaccine design
LA JOLLA, CA - May 26, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance...
Coroners unable to agree on what caused a person’s death
Credit: University of Huddersfield A FORMER top detective turned University of Huddersfield researcher has published his findings that coroners in...
Penn Medicine’s Irene Hurford receives Exemplary Psychiatrist Award
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- Irene Hurford, MD, an assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry, has received a 2017...
Millions in funding for TU Dresden
TU Dresden is going establish two new Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) and an additional CRC with TUD participation will be...
University, medical foundations partner to create Brown Physicians, Inc.
Credit: David Del Poio for Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In an effort aimed at achieving greater integration of patient...
Penn study finds gray matter density increases during adolescence
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- For years, the common narrative in human developmental neuroimaging has been that gray matter in...
Vitamin D in pregnancy may help prevent childhood asthma
A new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that taking Vitamin D supplements...
Study finds Congo’s miners often resort to hunting wildlife for food
Credit: CREDIT: ©Charlotte Spira/WCS. KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (May 26, 2017) - A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation...
Small non-profit’s unconventional approach offers new hope with autism suramin trial
DALLAS, TX - May 26, 2017 - Results released today from an N of One: Autism Research Foundation supported clinical...
Statins associated with improved heart structure and function
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented...
Why communication is vital — even among plants and fungi
Plant scientists at the University of Cambridge have found a plant protein indispensable for communication early in the formation of...
Knowledge gap on the origin of sex
There are significant gaps in our knowledge on the evolution of sex, according to a research review on sex chromosomes...
Losing sleep over climate change
Credit: Courtesy N. Obradovich Climate change may keep you awake -- and not just metaphorically. Nights that are warmer than...
Total abdominal wall transplantation for complex transplant cases — experts outline technique
May 26, 2017 - For some patients undergoing intestinal or multi-organ transplantation, closing the abdominal wall poses a difficult surgical...
Diesel pollution linked to heart damage
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at...
Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hands
Credit: Leuthardt lab Stroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their...
Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac...
High levels of PFOA found in mid-Ohio River Valley residents from 1991 to 2013
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) reveals that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley (from Evansville, Indiana, north...
Why communication is vital — even among plants and funghi
Plant scientists at the University of Cambridge have found a plant protein indispensable for communication early in the formation of...
Dog skull study reveals genetic changes linked to face shape
A study of dog DNA has revealed a genetic mutation linked to flat face shapes such as those seen in...
