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An inflammatory diet correlates with colorectal cancer risk
The risk of developing colorectal cancer for individuals that follow a pro-inflammatory diet is two times higher than usualCredit: Gemma...
How much water do snowpacks hold? A better way to answer the question
Credit: Photo by Ryan Crumley CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University researchers have developed a new computer model for calculating...
Novel app designed to help patients avoid drugs linked to dementia
Researcher awarded $3.5 million to study effectiveness of technology intervention aimed at older adultsCredit: IU School of Medicine A team...
Persistent HIV DNA in spinal fluid may be associated with cognitive challenges
Los Angeles, Calif. - Investigators from the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world's largest and longest-established HIV research network,...
Artificial intelligence (AI) designs metamaterials used in the invisibility cloak
The research team led by professor Rho of POSTECH developed a simultaneous inverse design of metamaterials via deep learningCredit: POSTECH...
Wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life
A new study has concluded that people who wear a hearing aid for age-related hearing problems maintain better brain function...
Green light for a new generation of dynamic materials
Credit: QUT/UGent/KIT Developing synthetic materials that are as dynamic as those found in nature, with reversibly changing properties and which...
Differences in MS patients’ cerebrospinal fluid may be key to drugs that halt progression
A new paper in 'Brain' identifies molecular mechanisms causing neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with progressive clinical deteriorationCredit: Jeremy...
OSU researcher expands research into deadly muscle-wasting syndrome
CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State University scientist has received a $2.3 million, five-year grant to build on his promising...
COPD/sleep apnea overlap syndrome: $100,000 grant from ResMed, ATS Foundation
Credit: ATS July 15, 2019 - David Geoffrey Chapman, BSc, PhD, of University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, has been...
New e-cigarette laws could drive some users to smoke more cigarettes
Making e-cigs less appealing to youth may have unintended effects on existing usersCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Efforts by...
2D perovskite materials found to have unique, conductive edge states
Credit: Shashank Priya lab, Penn State A new class of 2D perovskite materials with edges that are conductive like metals...
Fossil of smallest old world monkey species discovered in Kenya
Research team discovered Nanopithecus browni near Kanapoi, Kenya, far from the habitat of other guenonsCredit: Carol Ward Researchers from the...
Determining gene function will help understanding of processes of life
Scientists at the University of Kent have developed a new method of determining gene function in a breakthrough that could...
UTSA chemist becomes a Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, July 15, 2019) -- Banglin Chen, the Dean's Distinguished Professor...
DNA replication machinery captured at atom-level detail
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA...
Chimp&See is back!
From African golden cats to zebra duikers, Chimp&See lets you get up close and personal with African wildlifeCredit: Chimp&See "The...
Political support, strong public health systems key to eliminating measles outbreaks worldwide
Podcast post-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/190559-com Strong political support and strong public health systems are necessary to combat measles outbreaks, which are...
Scientists explore blood flow bump that happens when our neurons are significantly activated
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University senior photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 15, 2019) - When a group of our neurons get...
Cancer tissue-freezing approach may help more breast cancer patients in lower income countries
Johns Hopkins Biomedical researchers encouraged by results in animal studiesCredit: Kubanda Cryotherapy A new reusable device created by the Johns...
