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UBC researchers test 3-D-printed water quality sensor
Credit: UBC Okanagan Researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus have designed a tiny device --built using a 3D printer--that can monitor...
Certification program to expand response capability for vector-borne disease outbreaks
Annapolis, MD; July 19, 2017--Soon, the public health community will be better equipped to respond to outbreaks of diseases spread...
Despite lack of efficacy data, surprising consensus in pediatric anti-epilepsy med scripts
Credit: Children's National Health System The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from...
New way found to boost immunity in fight cancer and infections
An international research team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Christopher Rudd, director of research in immunology and cell...
Noninvasive test may predict asthma attacks in children
A new technology may help to non-invasively analyse lung sounds in children and infants at risk of an asthma attack....
Growing better trees faster
A new research collaboration could significantly increase the quality and economic productivity of one of the UK's largest crop outputs,...
Does having a sibling with autism affect a child’s language and motor skills?
A review of published studies suggests that infants who have siblings with autism spectrum disorder may have less advanced linguistic...
Kent State researcher examines vaccine rejection and hesitancy, calls to promote vaccination
Credit: Kent State University The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara...
Skin vaccination with microneedle patch, influenza fusion protein improves efficacy of flu vaccines
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences...
Weight gain from early to middle adulthood may increase risk of major chronic diseases
Key Takeaways: Weight gain during young and middle adulthood may increase subsequent risk of chronic diseases, premature death, and decrease...
Identification of PTPRZ as a drug target for cancer stem cells in glioblastoma
Credit: NIBB, ASUBIO Pharma Glioblastoma is the most malignant brain tumor with high mortality. Cancer stem cells are thought to...
27 Phase III and 8 Phase II Alzheimer’s drugs on track to launch in next 5 years
Credit: ResearchersAgainstAlzheimer's LONDON, July 18, 2017 - Twenty-seven Alzheimer's drugs in Phase III clinical trials and eight drugs in Phase...
Heavy drinking during adolescence: Dire effects on the brain
What would a celebration be without alcohol, whether we are talking about a private or professional event? Drinking alcohol, is...
UC3M heads cooperation project to promote renewable energies in Cuba and Haiti
Credit: UC3M The project, carried out within the framework of Objective 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030...
Testosterone prescribing in VA varies by provider’s age, experience, specialty and region
WASHINGTON -- Providers in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system vary in their testosterone prescribing practices, according to a study...
Did life begin on land rather than in the sea?
For three years, Tara Djokic, a Ph.D. student at the University of New South Wales Sydney, scoured the forbidding landscape...
Study reveals ways in which cells feel their surroundings
Credit: Image courtesy of Ned Wingreen, Princeton University Cells push out tiny feelers to probe their physical surroundings, but how...
Revealing particle separation
Traces of biomolecules such as DNA can be detected with a new "dynamic" technique based on the observation of association...
Improving the ‘wait and see’ approach in MDS blood cancer treatment
Researchers are closer to helping the 50 per cent of people with a group of blood disorders that can transform...
Partnering cells turn off immune attack on pancreatic tumors
Two cell types work together to protect pancreatic tumors from destruction by the immune system. But, blocking this partnership may...
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