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Bird’s enzyme points toward novel therapies
HOUSTON – (Sept. 19, 2022) – Thank the rare crested ibis for a clue that could someday help our bodies make better...
UVA Health, community pharmacies partner to help Appalachia residents quit smoking
Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the...
A smartphone’s camera and flash could help people measure blood oxygen levels at home
First, pause and take a deep breath.Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington First, pause and take a deep breath. When we...
Three new species of ground snakes discovered under graveyards and churches in Ecuador
A group of scientists led by Alejandro Arteaga, grantee of The Explorers Club Discovery Expeditions and researcher at Khamai Foundation,...
National poll: 2 in 3 parents say their child is self-conscious about their appearance
TV/RADIO: Click link for broadcast-quality sound bites & b-roll, visuals and script suggestions (Full poll report included here as well.)Credit: C.S....
Discovery of the causes of brain dysfunction in patients with Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary brain disease caused by a mutation in the huntingtin gene. HD is a neurodegenerative...
Damage-free way to gauge the health of next-gen batteries for electric vehicles
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have demonstrated that electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) can be a powerful non-destructive...
From analog to digital
There was once a time, not so long ago, when scientists like Casey Holliday needed scalpels, scissors and even their...
Algorithm sheds new light on ICU patients’ consciousness
Visit a neurological ICU during a consultant’s morning rounds, and you’re likely to see physicians conducting painstaking tests to assess...
Aerobic exercise training promising for restoring function in individuals with multiple sclerosis-related thalamic atrophy
East Hanover, NJ. September 16, 2022. Thalamic atrophy needs to be considered in clinical studies of the functional abilities of...
When macrophage digestion goes wrong
The exchange of gases between the air we breathe and our blood takes place via alveoli – tiny air sacs...
Novel analysis shows the experience of reward increases connectivity between the default mode network and other brain regions
East Hanover, NJ. September 16, 2022. Researchers have reported findings that add to our knowledge of how human behavior may...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, September 2022
Glenview, Illinois – Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and...
NIST Awards $700,000 to improve small, low-cost, wireless COVID sensor
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, via an application from the RAPID Manufacturing Institute, awarded the University of Arkansas...
Data science reveals universal rules shaping cells’ power stations
Mitochondria are compartments – so-called “organelles” -- in our cells that provide the chemical energy supply we need to move,...
Does exercise drive development? In the sea anemone, the way you move matters
As humans, we know that an active lifestyle gives us some control over our form. When we hit the pavement,...
New test can ID patients at risk of severe COVID-19, study finds
A genomic test being developed by a Charlottesville, Va., company can predict a patient’s risk of developing severe COVID-19, new...
Support for art and other cultural objects can be strengthened by highlighting their collective value, finds new Rotman School research
Toronto - New research into the sacredness of artistic objects shows that it’s possible to get people to see just...
University of Rochester researchers go ‘outside the box’ to delineate major ocean currents
For the first time University of Rochester researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers. In...
Overexpressed Cyclin D1 and CDK4 proteins are responsible for the resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor in breast cancer that can be reversed by PI3K/mTOR Inhibitors
This study is carried out by Prof. Qiang Liu (Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University). In...
