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Study exposes reasons behind poor mental health in bisexual people
More support is needed to improve bisexual mental health, says author of Australia's biggest study of bisexual peopleCredit: Peter Salanki...
Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 22, 2019--The promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging,...
Study suggests overdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Reported symptoms of anxiety and hearing voices most common reasons for misdiagnosis by non-specialty physicians In a small study of...
Smart nanoparticles help improve treatment of peritoneal tumors
Research carried out at the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine used nanoparticles for the development of new imaging and...
Study highlights global burden of emergency diseases and conditions
Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher develops method to measure the impact of conditions requiring emergency care around the world In 2015,...
Survey shows half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs
Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
How does wildlife fare after fires?
La Trobe research in Wildlife Research journal looks at how wildlife recolonises burnt land Fire ecologists and wildlife specialists at...
FEFU scientists are developing brand-new method to heal brain cancer
The results of the study can be brought into clinical practice in the near futureCredit: FEFU, press office Scientists from...
Researchers describe the mechanism of a protein upon infection of the ‘Fasciola hepatica’
Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that causes on average 3.2 million in losses in the agricultural sector every year worldwide....
DNA is managed like climbers’ rope to help keep tangles at bay
Credit: Davide Michieletto A process that cells use to unravel knotted strands of DNA - resembling a method used to...
Mixing grass varieties may reduce insect infestations in lawns
Study shows fall armyworms prefer single-variety plantings of St. Augustine grassCredit: Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0...
Hole-forming protein may suppress tumor growth
Gasdermin E could be a useful target for improving cancer therapy PHILADELPHIA -- Sometimes cells need to die. The process...
Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipes
Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren't conventional 'fossil fuels' as popularly...
Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless
Scientists used a multimodal approach to understand how a catalyst decomposes nerve agents in real-life environmentsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory A...
Medical University of South Carolina graduate wins NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to...
Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superconductors are able to conduct electricity with zero resistance thanks to Cooper pairs, electron duos that team...
Magnet vs. freon
Scientists invent a magnetic refrigerator, which is 30-40% more efficient than usCredit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A fundamentally new refrigerator...
PA residents shoulder health impacts of state’s oil and gas waste
Comprehensive study tracking 26 years of waste disposal shows most stays in-stateCredit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, Calif. - More than...
Photonics: The curious case of the disappearing cylinders
Study opens a new route to achieving invisibility without using metamaterialsCredit: Applied Physics Express A pair of researchers at Tokyo...
Modified ‘white graphene’ for eco-friendly energy
Scientists found a way how to use 2D material for hydrogen energyCredit: Tomsk Polytechnic University Scientists from TPU, Germany, and...
