Health
Clinical early warning scores: New clinical tools in evolution
Doctors and nurses are always grateful when they are given advance notice that a patient is about to seriously deteriorate...
Nikon Imaging Center opens at UC San Diego
Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego The Nikon Imaging Center, a collaborative microscopy...
UNH to study impact of intimate partner violence on sexual minority college students
DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will undertake the largest study ever conducted on intimate partner violence among...
Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of COPD
GALVESTON, Texas -Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that testosterone replacement therapy may slow disease...
Rush clinical trial testing vaccine for glioblastoma brain cancer
Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vaccine...
Scientists use bear saliva to rapidly test for antibiotics
Credit: Bear Conservation If you're looking into the mouth of a brown bear, one of the world's top predators, your...
Engineering new solutions to the challenges of the future
Pioneering new engineering approaches have the potential to unlock a wide range of benefits, from reducing carbon emissions and improving...
‘I have a sense that it’s probably quite bad … but because I don’t see it, I don’t know’
Lad culture in English universities is often perceived by university staff as involving 'extreme' behaviour and as being carried out...
The irresistible CCL17
Credit: © Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn The chemotactic protein CCL17 attracts immune cells to where they are currently needed. Doctors...
Open insulin, ‘DIY bio’ and the future of pharma
The development, manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States is a complex landscape involving intellectual property and...
Scientists design new metabolic technology to open scientific data for everyone
Patients want to see their medical information. Researchers want to share their data. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have released...
Study: Kidney stones have distinct geological histories
Credit: Image provided by Mayandi Sivaguru, Jessica Saw from Bruce Fouke Lab, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, U....
UTA researcher to use North Texas Genome Center to shed light on role of ‘jumping genes’
Credit: UTA A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington will be using the high-tech tools provided by...
Largest study of ‘post-treatment controllers’ reveals clues about HIV remission
Most HIV patients need to take daily anti-retroviral therapy - if they suspend treatment, HIV will rebound within 3-4 weeks....
One foot in the grave for pheasants that favor a side
Pheasants that more strongly favoured one foot over the other die younger than those that don't, new research suggests. While...
The UC3M is taking part in the Madrid European Researchers’ Night 2018
During this seminar, in the morning in the Auditorium on the Leganés campus, an event aimed at Secondary School and...
Calorie counts on restaurant menus have customers ordering less
ITHACA, N.Y. - Bye-bye artichoke dip. Heavyweight appetizers and fatty entrees may not get much love when restaurants list calories...
How bacteria play pass the parcel — and help each other evade antibiotics
Credit: Monash University Bacteria are very sneaky in their efforts to develop resistance to antibiotics. Some strains of bacteria package...
Anti-inflammatory diet linked to reduced risk of early death
Adhering to an anti-inflammatory diet was associated with lower risks of dying from any cause, dying from cardiovascular causes, and...
Study shows toxic effects of oil dispersant on oysters following deepwater horizon spill
(Morris Animal Foundation) Oysters likely suffered toxic effects from the oil dispersant Corexit® 9500 when it was used to clean...
