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Lack of sleep costing US economy up to $411 billion per year
Lower productivity levels and the higher risk of mortality resulting from sleep deprivation have a significant effect on a nation's...
Online epidemic tracking tool embraces open data and collective intelligence
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Imperial College London have developed Microreact, a free, real-time epidemic visualisation and...
A new probe may aid in complete removal of cancer tissue during surgery
Bottom Line: An optical fiber probe can distinguish cancer tissue and normal tissue at the margins of a tumor being...
Stop smoking! Quitting at any age reduces the risk of death after 70
Ann Arbor, MI, November 30, 2016 - Tobacco use continues to be a major cause of cancer and premature death....
Potential new tool to aid breast cancer surgery
Credit: University of Adelaide University of Adelaide researchers have developed an optical fiber probe that distinguishes breast cancer tissue from...
Save the date; Less than 6 months to The International Liver CongressTM 2017
We are delighted to invite you to attend the 52nd Annual Congress of EASL, The European Association for the Study...
Prohibiting sperm donor anonymity could reduce the number of donors
A new study published in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences suggests that prohibiting anonymous sperm donation would result...
Creation of micro muscles aids better understanding of muscle efficiency
Credit: Plymouth University A biomedical research scientist is taking the lead in the creation of muscle cells and micro muscles...
Allen Institute for cell science releases gene edited human stem cell lines
Credit: Allen Institute for Cell Science The Allen Institute for Cell Science has released the Allen Cell Collection: the first...
Study explains evolution phenomenon that puzzled Darwin
Credit: Douglas Emlen, University of Montana Why do some animals have extravagant, showy ornaments -- think elk and deer antlers,...
Learning makes animals intelligent
Credit: Johan Lind/N. The fact that animals can use tools, have self-control and certain expectations of life can be explained...
Using sound to stop destructive beetles in their tracks
Washington, D. C. Nov. 29, 2016 -- What would the paradise of Hawaii be without swaying coconut palms, with succulent...
Combination of new drug, CB-839, with everolimus stops advanced kidney tumors growing
Munich, Germany: The first drug to target a key enzyme that cancer cells need to keep them alive has shown...
‘Listening’ to signals traveling through bridges for diagnosing damage
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2016 - A group of Clarkson University mathematicians and a civil engineer developed a passive and...
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