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Credit: Kara Manke, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Using sound waves, an international team of researchers has developed a gentle,...

Study: Small talk not as bad as previously thought

People who engage in more substantive conversations tend to be happier, a new study confirms. Researchers also found that idle...

Researchers gather in New Delhi to kick off observational study for newborns with sepsis

Over 80 researchers from 11 countries are meeting in New Delhi today to kick off an observational study to understand...

Pelvic exams do not help diagnose STDs in adolescent girls, study says

WASHINGTON, DC -- A pelvic exam does not improve a physician's ability to diagnose certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in...

Consciousness is partly preserved during general anaesthesia

When people are administered an anaesthetic, they seem to lose consciousness - or at least they stop reacting to their...

Neuroscientists uncover secret to intelligence in parrots

University of Alberta neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds, according to a new study....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital first in Illinois to complete robotic tracheoplasty

A well-known thoracic surgeon successfully completed Northwestern Memorial Hospital's first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty using the da Vinci Xi Surgical...

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...

Algorithm identifies hypertensive patients who will benefit from intensive treatment

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 2, 2018 - Using data from large clinical trials, UT Southwestern researchers developed a...

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...

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...

Mayo researchers find off/on switch for DNA repair protein

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Damage to DNA is a daily occurrence but one that human cells have evolved to manage. Now,...

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