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First flights
Experimental cosmologist Philip Lubin's group launches its first iterations of space-traveling 'wafercraft' UC Santa Barbara students sent up, via balloon,...
Nursing home cameras aim to protect the vulnerable but present ethical dilemmas
For many people who care for aging parents, one solution is a safe, responsible nursing home. But an increasingly common...
Does insulin resistance cause fibromyalgia?
A newly confirmed link with insulin resistance may radically change the way fibromyalgia and related forms of chronic pain are...
3D ‘mini-gut’ model reflects autoimmune response to gluten in celiac patient tissue
Gene expression of intestinal organoids reflects functional differences found in celiac disease In pursuit of a novel tool for the...
New treatment for severe dry eye disease promising in early clinical trials
Participants in a phase I/II clinical trial of a new enzyme-based treatment for severe dry eye disease experienced reduced signs...
Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk
Credit: Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado) Colorado nail salon employees face increased health risks due to high levels of indoor airborne...
Essential tool for precision farming: new method for photochemical reflectance index measurement
Scientists at Lobachevsky University have proved the possibility of using yellow-green light pulses to measure the photochemical reflectance index and...
Research clarifies role of posterior parietal cortex in decision-making
To make judgements about an unknown sensory stimulus based on prior knowledge is a basic decision process, called perceptual decision-making....
World Economic Forum has announced the introduction of a Space Sustainability Rating
The World Economic Forum has announced the introduction of a Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) system to help tackle the problem...
Everyday stress may boost blood vessel dysfunction in people with depression
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Long-term stress has been linked with cardiovascular disease, but for people with depression, researchers say small,...
When doctors and nurses can disclose and discuss errors, hospital mortality rates decline
An association between hospitals' openness and mortality rates has been demonstrated for the first time in a study among 137...
Tibetan plateau first occupied by middle Pleistocene Denisovans
Credit: ITP The Tibetan Plateau, as Earth's "Third Pole," was reported to be first occupied by modern humans probably armed...
Patients of medicare providers committing fraud, abuse more likely to be poor, disabled
Beneficiaries were treated by Medicare providers committing fraud and abuse and later banned from receiving Medicare reimbursements A new study...
Oxygen variation controls episodic pattern of Cambrian explosion: study
Credit: ZHU Maoyan The Cambrian Explosion around 540 million years ago was a key event in the evolutionary history of...
Montmorency tart cherries may provide benefits for adults with metabolic syndrome
Suggests new pilot studyCredit: Cherry Marketing Institute LANSING, Mich. May 7, 2019 - Montmorency tart cherries reduced systolic blood pressure,...
Threatened sturgeon learns for the fitness
Credit: Marco Prosch An international team led by IGB is providing one of the first proofs of the complex learning...
Announcing the 2019 BioOne Ambassador Award winners
BioOne honors five early career authors who best communicate the importance and impact of their specialized research to the public....
Eye’s vulnerability to macular degeneration revealed
Differences in the shape and biology of nerve cells in the retina and macula reveal a metabolic response critical to...
Particle telescope to probe makeup of cosmic rays and could improve cancer treatment
Credit: Christophe Royon LAWRENCE -- With a recent three-year, $1.4 million grant from NASA, a research team from the University...
New ‘jumping’ superbug gene discovered, resistant to last-resort antibiotic
Credit: Ahmed Gaballa, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - While sifting through the bacterial genome of salmonella, Cornell University food scientists...
