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Malaria hijacks your genes to invade your liver
At least 100 human genes are pressed into the parasite's service; represent possible drug targets for early stages of infectionCredit:...
Jerry A. Shields, M.D. receives Howe Medal from American Ophthalmological Society
Distinguished award honors achievement in ophthalmologyCredit: Ralph C. Eagle, Jr., M.D. -- Photographer for the American Ophthalmological Society and Wills...
Protein offers protection against nerve degeneration in ALS model
(Boston)--Increasing the levels of the anti-aging protein hormone Klotho improves the neurological deficits and prolongs life span in an experimental...
Infant mortality is higher for low-skilled parents
Infants of women with a short-term education are more likely to die within the first year of life. In more...
Dementia study links gene with damage to brain connections
Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists....
3D printed prosthetic hand can guess how you play rock, paper, scissors
A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks, reports a...
Protein scissors for cellular transport
In many ways, a cell is like a city. Proteins or people do daily work to keep the economy going,...
New insights into membrane trafficking regulated by ER fusion protein
Credit: Image by Dr. HU Junjie's group Prof. HU Junjie from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of...
Game app provides knowledge of person-centered care
Credit: Photo: Elin Linstrom Claessen Click, swipe, listen to patients and follow the talk among the healthcare staff. Now, another...
Safe, low-cost, modular, self-programming robots
A toolbox for building robots aware of their surroundingsCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM Many work processes would be almost unthinkable...
Old at heart: Solution to red giants’ age paradox
A group of red giants discovered four years ago seems to be old and young at the same time. Scientists...
Climate impact of clouds made from airplane contrails may triple by 2050
Credit: Bock and Burkhardt, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019 In the right conditions, airplane contrails can linger in the sky as...
Low-carb ‘keto’ diet (‘Atkins-style’) may modestly improve cognition in older adults
Diet that restricts glucose may help brain function In a pilot study of 14 older adults with mild cognitive problems...
SimBlock: A simulator for testing improvements to real-world blockchain networks
Demonstration of visualizer: Bitcoin network (scaled down to 600 nodes) Kazuyuki Shudo, his colleagues and the Cybersecurity Research Center at...
Applying pressure is way toward generating more electricity from waste heat
Osaka University-led researchers apply pressure to a thermoelectric material to better understand quantum phenomena and in doing so are able...
Children living in countryside outperform children living in metropolitan area in motor skills
Young children's daily living environment and motor skills are closely related in the Finnish contextCredit: Martta Walker / University of...
Patients see multiple clinicians on one visit, thanks to new scheduling protocol
A new patient-centered scheduling protocol is improving the quality, efficiency and convenience of multiprovider health care, according to a recently...
New cuprate superconductor may challenge the classical wisdom
Credit: JIN Changqing Superconductivity is one of the most mysterious phenomena in nature in that the materials can conduct electrical...
Meals on Wheels drivers good early warning system for senior’s health and safety issues
Study shows app-based program effective for drivers to alert care coordinators about health and safety issues before they become seriousCredit:...
Music develops the spoken language of the hearing-impaired
Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilizing music to support the development of spoken language Finnish researchers...
