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Garlic on broccoli: A smelly approach to repel a major pest
New University of Vermont study offers a novel framework to test strategies for managing invasive pestsCredit: Insect Agroegology and Evolution...
North Carolina coastal flooding is worsening with climate change, population growth
Credit: Paerl, Hall, Hounshell, Luettich, Rossignol, Osburn and Bales, 2019. A historic 120-year-old data set is allowing researchers to confirm...
Rise of Candida auris blamed on global warming
Washington, DC - July 23, 2019 - Global warming may have played a pivotal role in the emergence of Candida...
Rejected and unfilled prescriptions for new, more expensive cholesterol drugs tied to higher heart, stroke risk
DALLAS, July 23, 2019 - Patients appear to be at higher risk of heart problems or stroke when prescriptions for...
Succeed in sensitivity increase and noise reduction of accelerometer
Sensitivity over 100 times, noise less than one-tenthCredit: Sensors and Materials, Daisuke Yamane A significant increase in the demand of...
Facebook can help college students with lower confidence build relationships
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Facebook can help first-semester college students maintain relationships with high school friends and assist them in creating...
People are more likely to try drugs for the first time during the summer
American teenagers and adults are more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time in the summer,...
Obstructive sleep apnea may be one reason depression treatment doesn’t work
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 23, 2019) - When someone is depressed and having suicidal...
ELSI scientists discover new chemistry that may help explain the origins of cellular life
Chemists find simplest organic molecules can self-assemble to give cell-like structures under early Earth conditionsCredit: Nerissa Escanlar, ELSI Before life...
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Study reveals importance of genomic surveillance for malaria control strategies Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line...
Research shows high prices of healthy foods contribute to malnutrition worldwide
First global examination of affordability of both healthy and unhealthy foods shows prices matter for diet and health outcomes Poor...
Gene test picks out prostate cancers that could respond to ‘search-and-destroy’ medicine
Testing for genetic weaknesses in repairing DNA could pick out men who may benefit from a new type of targeted...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Rapidly spreading multidrug-resistant parasites render frontline malaria drug ineffective in southeast Asia
Preliminary data from multi-country randomised trial find that half of patients in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam not cured by first-line...
Researchers unveil experimental compound to block therapeutic target in blood cancer
Credit: UNC Lineberger CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a hyperactive...
UTA scientists part of $11 million study of precision therapy for heart failure patients
Nearly half of all heart failure patients do not have effective treatments for their condition, so three researchers at The...
How fat prawns can save lives
Small-scale farming of freshwater crustaceans could be a win-win for communities where schistosomiasis is commonCredit: Photo courtesy of Hilary Duff...
Critical heart drug too pricey for some Medicare patients
Researchers say cost may be more than $1,600 after insurance payments An effective drug to treat chronic heart failure may...
Astronomers map vast void in our cosmic neighborhood
Credit: UH An astronomer from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy and an international team published a new study...
Genes linked to death from sepsis ID'd in mice
Targeting such genes may help treat deadly condition Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune response...
Connection to HIV care helps hardly reached US populations suppress the virus
NIH-funded study evaluated strategies to identify and support men who have sex with men and transgender women with unsuppressed HIV...
