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Credit: © ITMO University Scientists from the Netherlands and Russia designed and tested a new metasurface-based technology for enhancing the...

Penn Medicine researchers identify brain network organization changes

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- As children age into adolescence and on into young adulthood, they show dramatic improvements in...

One in 3 high blood pressure patients failing to take medication

Novel urine test can identify when people are failing to take prescription drugs for hypertension Younger patients and females were...

Kidney transplants from diabetic donors will save more lives, sooner

PHILADELPHIA -- There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs...

Mechanisms of neuronal cell death in AGE-exposed retinas — research and literature review

Gradual accumulation of glycated proteins, lipids and nucleic acid is a common process in normal aging, however rise in blood...

FDA approval granted to pediatric device used to treat esophageal birth defect

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization for a magnetic device used to treat pediatric esophageal atresia, a...

Approach tested at FAU first to look at dolphin immune system

Credit: Florida Atlantic University For humans, there are hundreds of antibodies available on the market today to evaluate immune status...

Tiny shells indicate big changes to global carbon cycle

Loading video... Credit: UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory Experiments with tiny, shelled organisms in the ocean suggest big changes to...

New study finds lean pork fits in a balanced eating plan for weight loss and healthy aging

DES MOINES, Iowa, May, 25, 2017: Including nutrient-rich lean pork as part of a weight-loss diet could help women achieve...

Look at Eva, 4 months old and standing

Credit: Photo Ungbarnasund Snorra BABY SWIMMING: Both the literature and practice indicate that children can stand without support starting at...

New report finds quarter of adults with autism on disability services don’t have work or activities

A quarter of adults with autism who use developmental disability services are not working or participating in other structured activities...

Brain anatomy differs in people with 22q genetic risk for schizophrenia, autism

A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and...

How listening to music in a group influences depression

Listening to music together with others has many social benefits, including creating and strengthening interpersonal bonds. It has previously been...

Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean travel likely responsible

Credit: Photo by Faith Hark LA JOLLA, CA - May 24, 2017- With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere,...

Establishing palliative care organization and delivery worldwide

Credit: Lancaster University Emeritus Professor Sheila Payne and Dr Sean Hughes from Lancaster University in the UK have both contributed...

Nearly 500 supporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs

Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and...

Zika virus spread undetected for many months, NIH-supported study finds