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Study funded by NIH supports optimal threshold for diagnosing COPD
Credit: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute A new study provides evidence to support a simple measurement for diagnosing clinically...
LGBTI adolescents and young adults with cancer: Can we do better?
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2019--A new systemic review of the literature...
Massachusetts General study identifies pathway linking socioeconomic status to cardiovascular risk
Stress-associated pathway could present therapeutic targets to reduce risk associated with low socioeconomic status A biological pathway previously found to...
These neurons affect how much you do, or don’t, want to eat
University of Arizona researchers have identified a network of neurons that coordinate with other brain regions to influence eating behaviors....
George Mason University to teach communities collaborative approach to financing health
Model helps reduce costs and improve health by channeling investment 'upstream'Credit: George Mason University Research shows that investments in housing,...
De-escalating breast cancer therapy; can some patients be spared chemotherapy?
Credit: National Cancer Institute About one of every five breast cancers presents with high levels of HER2 proteins. Known as...
Ultrasmall nanoclusters and carbon quantum dots show promise for acute kidney injury
Credit: Credit: D. Ni and W. Cai, et al., Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. ANAHEIM, CA (Embargoed...
A new ‘golden’ age for electronics?
Materials that shrink when heated -- changing colour from black to golden -- could save expensive electronics from heat damageCredit:...
How human genetic data is helping dogs fight cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some of what we learn through the compassionate treatment of dogs with cancer goes...
Scientists find potential way to defuse ‘time bomb’ of cardiology
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University They have been called the 'time bomb' of cardiology - ascending aortic aneurysms...
Virtual reality faces: animating precise, lifelike avatars for VR in real-time
Researchers to present their work at SIGGRAPH 2019Credit: Image courtesy of Facebook Computer scientists are focused on adding enhanced functionality...
Investigating the impact of drug addiction and pollution on behaviour in humans and wildlife
Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists from the University of Portsmouth are helping to develop new technology that will aid our...
Biochip advances enable next-generation sequencing technologies
A review of advances in biochip technology shows it's playing a fundamental role promoting the use of next-generation DNA sequencing...
Symbiotic upcycling: Turning ‘low value’ compounds into biomass
Scientists discover the first known sulfur-oxidizing symbiont to be entirely heterotrophicCredit: Brandon Seah (left), Silke Wetzel (right) / Max Planck...
Researchers create first portable tech for detecting cyanotoxins in water
Credit: Qingshan Wei, NC State University North Carolina State University researchers have developed the first portable technology that can test...
Microscopic glass blowing used to make tiny optical lenses
Wafer-level process would allow easy integration into biomedical imaging instruments WASHINGTON -- Inserting air into hot glass to form a...
Dung beetles use wind compass when the sun is high
Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational...
New combination therapy established as safe and effective for prostate cancer
Targeted treatment offers potential options for men with progressive diseaseCredit: Credit: Emmett L, Crumbaker M, Nguyen A, et al. ANAHEIM,...
Machine learning reveals how strongly interacting electrons behave at atomic level
Machine learning helps solve a puzzle of how strongly interacting electrons behave at atomic levelCredit: JC Séamus Davis For the...
New research shows how melting ice is affecting supplies of nutrients to the sea
The findings of a research expedition to coastal Greenland which examined, for the first time, how melting ice is affecting...
