Health
Spider silk key to new bone-fixing composite
Credit: Image courtesy of Bryant Heimbach/UConn University of Connecticut researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that...
Clinical trial tests tattoo sensor as needleless glucose monitor for diabetes patients
Credit: UC San Diego Health For Angela Valdez, being diagnosed with diabetes was an awakening. The disorder ran in her...
Low total testosterone in men widespread, linked to chronic disease
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A male's total testosterone level may be linked to more than just sexual health and muscle...
Telemedicine helps to overcome gender-based barriers to healthcare
An Atlas-award winning study reported in the journal Telematics and Informatics has found that healthcare services delivered via video conferencing...
Novel discoveries on aggressive NK-cell leukemia pave the way for new treatments
International research consortium led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, discovered new information related to a rare form...
Smartphone app successfully promotes child car seat safety
A smartphone app designed to promote proper child car seat use among parents proved effective in a study led by...
Scientists identify 170 potential lung cancer drug targets using unique cellular library
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - April 19, 2018 - After testing more than 200,000 chemical compounds, UT Southwestern's...
How environmental pollutants and genetics work together in rheumatoid arthritis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - It has been known for more than three decades that individuals with a particular version of...
ERC Advanced Grant for Professor Manolis Pasparakis
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the ERC Advanced Grant to the genetics researcher Manolis Pasparakis. The award is...
More students report carrying guns in Chicago than New York or Los Angeles
Credit: Northwestern Medicine CHICAGO --- More students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a...
Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm
Credit: Swansea University Children and young people under 25 who are victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely...
US military looks to develop revolutionary machine-learning tool to address upsurge in suicides
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- An alarming spike in suicides among U.S. military service members and veterans over...
Focus on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and sarcopenia at largest congress in the field
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases...
Decision-making predicts future drug addiction in recreational users
Activity in decision-making brain regions of people who use recreational stimulants predicts who will discontinue use and who will develop...
Chip-based blood test for multiple myeloma could make bone biopsies a relic of the past
Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting...
Landmark study links tumor evolution to prostate cancer severity
Toronto (April 19, 2018) - Findings from Canadian Prostate Cancer Genome Network (CPC-GENE) researchers and their collaborators, published today in...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to greater risk of diabetes
Credit: UC San Diego Health An epidemiological study conducted by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine...
Exercise after a heart attack — it could save your life
Ljubljana, Slovenia - 19 April 2018: Becoming more physically active after a heart attack reduces the risk of death, according...
Weight-loss surgery improves lives and saves money
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save...
Blowfly uses saliva to keep cool
On warm days the Oriental latrine blowfly (Chrysomya megacephala) keeps cool by moving a droplet of saliva repeatedly in and...