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Sun-exposed oyster mushrooms help patients fight tuberculosis
Bread containing the low-cost mushrooms increased vitamin D levels and boosted immune response of TB patients Baltimore (June 9, 2019)...
Long-term islet transplant recipients show near-normal glucose control
Continuous glucose monitoring demonstrates improved time-in-range, key metabolic data compared to hybrid closed-loop systemsCredit: Diabetes Research Institute/University of Miami Miller...
Mapping the ocean’s unseen heroes, one microbe at a time
Online Citizen Science project Adrift launches on World Ocean DayCredit: David Lawrey The picture of how climate change is impacting...
How do foams collapse?
Two distinct physical mechanisms identified for how simple foams collapseCredit: Rei Kurita Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University...
Nurses have an increased risk of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation
Chronic insomnia identified in nearly one-third of hospital nursing staff SAN ANTONIO - According to preliminary results of a new...
Only 1% of social service policies for children include information about healthy sleep
Vulnerable children and families are receiving minimal sleep-related education SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary results from a new study indicate that...
Insufficient sleep linked to mental health in college students and athletes
Students who don't get enough sleep have greater risk of anxiety, suicide ideation SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary results from a...
New radiotracer can identify nearly 30 types of cancer
Future potential for therapeutic applicationCredit: Kratochwil C, Flechsig P, Lindner Y, et al. A novel class of radiopharmaceuticals has proven...
U of G researchers discover meat-eating plant in Ontario, Canada
In what is believed to be a first for North America, biologists at the University of Guelph have discovered that...
Tissue engineering: The big picture on growing small intestines
Pediatric surgeon Tracy Grikscheit of Children's Hospital Los Angeles and colleagues describe the progress and challenges of building new intestinal...
NIH-funded trial finds vitamin D does not prevent type 2 diabetes in people at high risk
Credit: Shutterstock: R_Szatkowski Taking a daily vitamin D supplement does not prevent type 2 diabetes in adults at high risk,...
AI tool helps radiologists detect brain aneurysms
Credit: L.A. Cicero/Stanford News Service Doctors could soon get some help from an artificial intelligence tool when diagnosing brain aneurysms...
How acids behave in ultracold interstellar space
Solvated acids tend to release a proton; however, they display more complex behavior under space conditions Bochum-based researchers from the...
Disturbed sleep linked to mental health problems in natural disaster survivors
Study is the first to describe sleep health consequences of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary results...
Long exposure to protein inhibitor may be key to more effective chemotherapy for cancer
SMU researchers find success in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer cells in the labCredit: SMU DALLAS (SMU) - Researchers at SMU's...
Dashing the dream of ideal ‘invisibility’ cloaks for stress waves
Credit: Creative Commons, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Circular_EM_cloak_using_transformation_optics.svg/2000px-Circular_EM_cloak_using_transformation_optics.svg.png (2) Whether Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, which perfectly steers light waves around objects to make them...
A molecular glue to overcome cancer drug resistance?
Small molecule drug may prevent chemotherapy resistanceCredit: Pei Zhou DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists have discovered a small molecule drug that...
NIST infrared frequency comb measures biological signatures
Credit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have demonstrated a compact frequency-comb apparatus...
New core-shell catalyst for ethanol fuel cells
Greatly boosts efficiency of ethanol electro-oxidation, offering promise for liquid-fuel-cell-powered dronesCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Scientists at the U.S. Department...
Four new species of plume moths discovered in Bahamas
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Deborah Matthews hunts for plume moths in darkness, waiting for the halo of...
