Health
Supplemental antioxidants may reduce exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Credit: ATS July 2, 2018--An antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease respiratory exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to new...
Help NASA track and predict mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Picnics, parades and fireworks are the attributes of a grand July Fourth celebration....
Timely interventions help spot signs of teen dating violence
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - One in 10 youth experience dating violence. They've been purposely hit, slapped or hurt while in...
Partnership problems and not career planning mainly explain why women are freezing their eggs
Barcelona, 2 July 2018: Contrary to common suggestion, women are opting to freeze their eggs not to pursue education or...
Illinois’ crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conference
Credit: TERRA-MEPP Project Today's crop breeders are trying to boost yields while also preparing crops to withstand severe weather and...
More evidence supports link between orthostatic hypotension and CVD
BOSTON - Orthostatic hypotension (OH) - a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing up from a sitting or lying...
Artificial intelligence accurately predicts distribution of radioactive fallout
Credit: 2018 Takao Yoshikane, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - When a nuclear power plant accident...
Joslin researchers report excessive fetal growth despite well-controlled type 1 diabetes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 2, 2018--A new study has shown that despite excellent glycemic...
Pregnancy loss occurs in 26 percent of Zika-infected monkeys
WHAT: Fetal death in utero occurred in more than one-fourth of monkeys infected in the laboratory with Zika virus in...
Computer algorithm maps cancer resistance to drugs, therapy
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center New methods of studying the evolution of treatment resistance in head and neck cancer...
Alzheimer’s in mini format: A novel tool to study disease mechanisms and possible remedies
Scientists in Dresden, Germany, have been successful in mimicking mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease in a novel, stem cell-based model system...
New drugs to treat top infectious disease killer a possibility with Otago discovery
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have discovered a novel property of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may...
Predicting bad side effects
Credit: Tohoku University Hospital Researchers from Japan's Tohoku University and colleagues have found that a simple DNA test can predict...
Does a full hospital mean higher infection risk?
Hospitals today spend a lot of time and effort to protect their patients from developing new infections while they're hospitalized...
Mindfulness is key to tinnitus relief research reveals
New UK research has found that a new mindfulness based approach to tinnitus could transform the treatment of the condition....
$20 blood test could help diagnose hepatitis B patients across Africa
A simple $20 blood test could help diagnose thousands of patients with hepatitis B in need of treatment in some...
Cost-effective universal screening for hepatitis C in France
It is currently recommended in Europe that screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) should target people at high risk of...
Gene discovery unlocks mysteries to our immunity
Credit: CSIRO Australia's national science agency CSIRO has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the...
An artificial ovary for fertility preservation without the risk of reintroducing malignancy
Important steps in the development of an artificial ovary have been successfully completed by one of the world's leading groups...
Lemurs can smell weakness in each other
Credit: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center. DURHAM, N.C. -- Some people watch the competition carefully for the slightest signs of...
