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Dressmakers found to have needle-sharp 3-D vision
Haute couture can be credited for enhancing more than catwalks and red carpets. New research from the University of California,...
Hidden immune cells cause lung transplant failure
CHICAGO --- Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a subset of immune cells called nonclassical monocytes (NCMs), previously unknown to...
Research on creating human super-intelligence wins major new Science Prize
As tech billionaires like Elon Musk and scientists like Stephen Hawking, warn of an impending artificial intelligence arms race, a...
New tools help early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis
Madrid, Spain, 14 June 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
Online cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is effective for military
Cognitive behavioral therapy, which traditionally includes regular, and often weekly, visits to a clinician, is recommended by the American College...
Protein network signals found to drive myeloid leukemias
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers have uncovered how mutations in a protein network drive several high-risk leukemias, offering new...
UA researchers find physicians’ adherence to H. pylori guidelines low
It was long thought that gastric ulcers and other digestive woes were brought about by stress. But in 2005, clinical...
Organic conditions boost flavonoids and antioxidant activity in onions
Five years ago, a highly publicized meta-analysis of more than 200 studies concluded that organic food was no more nutritious...
New imaging technique may help identify joint inflammation in children earlier
Madrid, Spain, 14 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
Gender dictates camouflage strategy in this newly identified praying mantis group
Credit: Henrique Rodrigues Adult females and males in a newly identified genus of Latin American praying mantises have evolved sharply...
A surprising new link between inflammation and mental illness
Credit: Boston Children's Hospital Up to 75 percent of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus -- an incurable autoimmune disease commonly...
Amazonia’s future will be jeopardized by dams
Credit: Earth Observatory, NASA Building the hundreds of hydroelectric dams proposed for the Amazon River Basin will cause massive environmental...
Polar bears’ declining mercury levels likely due to climate-related shifts
To understand how human activities are affecting the planet, scientists often study the health of animals in the wild. Now...
UK’s voluntary pledge to provide calorie content information for alcoholic drinks fails to make significant progress
Philadelphia, PA, June 14, 2017 - Alcoholic beverage producers and retailers in the UK are failing to provide consumers with...
Speed limit study set to reveal if twenty is plenty on city streets
The impact of 20mph speed limits is to be evaluated in a major study in two British cities. Casualties and...
USDA announces more than $9 million to address critical water resources issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 14, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Physicists and medics discover new ability of immune cells
Credit: Andrew Ekpenyong, PhD Omaha, Neb., (June 14, 2017) -- A major discovery about a set of immune cells, published...
A new test to detect reliably an autoimmune disease
In autoimmune diseases, the immune system wrongly identifies its "enemy", and produces antibodies that attack the patient's own cells. One...
Earning a living in a changing climate — the plant perspective
Credit: Trinity College Dublin. There are many ways to make a living in a suitable climate but far fewer in...
Child Mind Institute’s Healthy Brain Network releases open dataset
The Child Mind Institute today announced the release of the first dataset from the groundbreaking Healthy Brain Network study, and...
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