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Study reveals potential new disease threats for wild snow leopards
Credit: Pixabay The first study to investigate disease threats to wild snow leopards has detected that exposure to infections may...
Treating type 2 diabetes and heart failure
American Heart Association Scientific Statement News Brief DALLAS, June 6, 2019 -- People with type 2 diabetes are at an...
New research unlocks properties for quantum information storage and computing
Newly published findings lay the foundation for smaller, more efficient quantum devices TROY, N.Y. - Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...
McGill University receives funding to create ethics resources for human cell atlas
New policies, tools, and support to enable efficient, ethical international data sharing for this global effort to map all cells...
New computer attack mimics user’s keystroke characteristics and evades detection, according to Ben-Gurion University cyber researchers
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...June 6, 2019 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) cyber security researchers have developed a new attack called...
Fussy, hungry, or even in pain? Scientists create an AI tool to tell babies’ cries apart
Method shown to reliably differentiate between normal and distressed cries Every parent knows the frustration of responding to a baby's...
For dying patients, early plans can improve quality of life
Researchers encourage more conversation, better documentation of wishes COLUMBUS, Ohio - Careful documentation of a hospice patient's end-of-life wishes -...
Opioid epidemic increases number of organs available for transplant
Research shows hearts from overdose donors may be as suitable as any othersCredit: Elsevier Chicago, June 6, 2019 - The...
A home-based weight management program benefits both children and parents
An in-home weight management program improved the health of not only the child, but also the child's parents, according to...
Most-detailed-ever simulations of black hole solve longstanding mystery
For the first time, researchers prove 1975 proposition that accretion disks align with their black holesCredit: Sasha Tchekhovskoy/Northwestern University; Matthew...
New preprint server for the health sciences announced today
A joint collaboration between Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University, and BMJ, medRxiv aims to meet the unique preprint needs...
Brain disorder leaves lasting legacy of disability, study finds
Four out of five people with a hidden brain condition that causes limb weakness or paralysis experience lasting physical difficulties....
New clinical guide helps physicians identify risk, talk with patients about firearm safety and injury
New clinical guide helps physicians identify risk, talk with patients about firearm safety and injuries. Clinicians often feel that they...
Early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child's executive function skills -- their ability to focus, for example, or...
Research reveals a natural pregnancy hormone could relax a locked-up joint
Researchers at Boston University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discover surprising step toward melting away 'frozen shoulder' More than...
It pays to be free: No-cost products garner strong word-of-mouth recommendations
Consumers who get a web-based product or mobile app for free are more likely to give it a word-of-mouth boost...
NSF early career award winner caches in on more memory
University of Arizona researcher will use $500,000 to conduct STEM outreach and make computers more energy-efficientCredit: UA Engineering As a...
Walking speed points to future clinical outcomes for older patients with blood cancers
Slower pace linked to lower survival and increased likelihood of hospitalization; measuring gait speed offers useful tool to better tailor...
NASA estimates heavy Texas and Louisiana rainfall from gulf weather system
Credit: NASA/JAXA, Matt Lammers Earlier in the week, NOAA's National Hurricane Center was monitoring a low-pressure system in the Gulf...
New method for engineering metabolic pathways
Two approaches provide faster way to create complex molecules Cells are incredibly adept at creating complex molecules, like therapeutics, and...
