Health
To solve pollinator health crisis, state governments are key, MU study finds
Insect pollinators are vital to the existence of almost 90 percent of the world's flowering plants, including a large portion...
What causes aging of the upper lip? Loss of volume, not just 'sagging'
January 30, 2019 - Plastic surgeons have long debated the mechanisms aging-related changes in the face: Are they related more...
Human milk is a 'life-saving intervention' for infants with congenital heart disease
January 30, 2019 - With a lower risk of serious complications and improved feeding and growth outcomes, human milk is...
Data show no evidence that teens' social media use predicts depression over time
Longitudinal data from adolescents and young adults show no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms, according to...
Research reveals new molecular player in heart enlargement due to cardiac disease
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Jiandong Liu, Ph.D., found that an RNA-binding protein called Lin28 is crucial for...
Researchers call for big data infrastructure to support future of personalized medicine
Researchers from the George Washington University published in PLOS Biology, calling for industry standards to help improve communication, repeatability, and...
Two windows into the brain
With autism on the rise, science is on the hunt for answers; new research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles looks...
Extremely high blood pressure in African-Americans is 5 times the national average
A Rutgers study suggests targeted interventions can reduce the risk of drastic increases in blood pressure in African-Americans Extremely high...
Researchers find antidepressants significantly raise risk of GI, intracranial bleeding
Severe bleeding up to 40 percent more likely for patients on SSRIs, according to review in the Journal of the...
We need to fine-tune our 'maps' of the visual cortex, study shows
Monkey brain scans have revealed new information about the part of the brain that processes visual information. The findings were...
New study shows how vegans, vegetarians and omnivores feel about eating insects
Credit: Vilma Lehtovaara Many non-vegan vegetarians and omnivores are open to including insects in their diet. For vegans, however, that...
Industrial chemicals pass from mother to fetus throughout pregnancy
In a study published in Environment International researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show how PFAS industrial chemicals, which are...
Discovery of blood vessel system in bones
Network supplies bones and helps immune cells to quickly reach the sources of inflammation A network of very fine blood...
A 'greener' way to take the bitterness out of olives
Olives are staples of the Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease...
Taking the bite out of snake venom
According to the World Health Organization, about 100,000 people die from venomous snakebites every year. Many of these fatalities occur...
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin receives 2019 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, founding director of the Institute for Regenerative Engineering and the Sackler Center for Biomedical, Biological, Physical...
The Graphene Pavilion returns to Mobile World Congress 2019
The pavilion will showcase the progress of graphene innovation through new prototypes, connecting mobile technologies, wearables, and the Internet of...
New heart valve modeling technique enables customized medical care for patients
UT Austin Engineer develops a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the heart's mitral valve with levels of accuracy...
Combined SPECT and cardiac MR imaging can help guide ventricular tachycardia ablation
Credit: Hasan Imanli et al. Adding functional imaging to structural imaging of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) has the potential...
Clot removal beyond normal treatment time, still improved quality of life after stroke
American Stroke Association News Brief - Abstract 5, Session A1 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Stroke survivors have better quality...
