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The surprising role fibrinogen plays in regulating the body’s response to disease
UAlberta study reveals how fibrinogen can heal, but also hurt if left uncheckedCredit: Jordan Carson A finding from University of...
Bringing mental health care into pediatricians’ offices works, finds 5-year study
Boston Children's Hospital program increased children's access to behavioral health services, with high pediatrician satisfaction A five-year study at Boston...
‘Sandwich’ structure key to thin LSMO films retaining magnetic properties
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that the oxide ceramic material lanthanum strontium manganite (LSMO) retains its magnetic...
Holistic view of planning energy self-sufficient communities
If sustainable energy communities are going to grow, power fluctuations need to be managed, perhaps in a centralized mannerCredit: National...
Indoor tanning may be an addiction abetted by both genetic and psychiatric factors
WASHINGTON -- A combination of elevated symptoms of depression along with modifications in a gene responsible for dopamine activity, important...
Beewolves use a gas to preserve food
European beewolf eggs produce nitric oxide which prevents the larvae's food from getting moldyCredit: Gudrun Herzner Food stored in warm...
Finnish healthcare and social welfare system provides a variety of e-services to citizens
Finnish healthcare and social welfare system presses on towards the next level of usability and interoperability for professionals The national...
EMBO elects 56 new members
Heidelberg, 11 June 2019 - EMBO announces today that 56 life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining a...
SU2C hails FDA approval of alpelisib and fulvestrant new breast cancer treatment
Stand Up To Cancer PI3K Women's Cancers Dream Team Research contributed to approval, ruling is the 6th FDA approval supported...
Hybrid device may help doctors treat strokes more quickly
Cheap and compact instrument based on two near-infrared light techniques diagnoses poor blood flow quickly and noninvasivelyCredit: Hua Feng WASHINGTON,...
Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy
Findings could help seamlessly integrate prostheticsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a...
SwRI hosting 2019 International Human Performance Summit in San Antonio
Event unites elite sports, military specialists to discuss sports science research SAN ANTONIO -- June 11, 2019 -- The 2019...
New energy-efficient algorithm keeps UAV swarms helping longer
In a twist on survival of the fittest, new research in UAV swarms applies genetic algorithms to maximize not individual...
Researchers find triple as many Legionnaire’s cases as previously reported
Credit: University of Otago The first New Zealand-wide study of the burden of Legionnaire's disease has found triple the number...
Novel denoising method generates sharper photorealistic images faster
Researchers to present work on this post-processing technique at SIGGRAPH 2019Credit: 2019, courtesy ACM SIGGRAPH 2019 Monte Carlo computational methods...
Breakthrough in chronic wasting disease research reveals distinct deer, elk prion strains
Credit: Bill Cotton/CSU Photography Infectious proteins called prions cause a group of related, fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disorders, including bovine...
VTT to add new methods to the plastics recycling chain
Thermochemical treatment to recycle low-quality plastic waste A portion of collected plastic waste does not qualify for mechanical recycling and...
Boehringer Ingelheim and University of Dundee extend PROTAC Drug Discovery Program
Boehringer Ingelheim and Dundee extend ongoing anti-cancer alliance Boehringer Ingelheim and University of Dundee achieve milestone in collaboration aimed at...
Education, intelligence may protect cognition, but don’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Rebecca Gottesman In a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists...
From face to DNA: New method aims to improve match between DNA sample and face database
Predicting what someone's face looks like based on a DNA sample remains a hard nut to crack for science. It...
