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You survived a heart attack — now what about the depression?
Sophia Antipolis, 4 June 2019: Heart attack patients with prolonged depression or anxiety are at a higher risk of death....
Can computers make decisions like humans? A new study may have the answer
Method enables artificial intelligence to be more similar to human intelligence A team of British researchers has developed a method...
Killing the unkillable cancer cells
Credit: TUD, Konrad Kästner Why do some cancer cells evade therapy? To understand this problem, we need to "look" at...
Nitric oxide-scavenging hydrogel developed for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
Professor Won Jong Kim and his research team developed a nano-sized hydrogel that treats inflammatory disease by scavenging nitric oxideCredit:...
Extra finger ‘birth defect’ could provide blueprint for robotic extra limbs
The findings could show us how to tap into the brain's resources to control robotic extra limbs and digits. Worldwide,...
Researchers study surveillance MRI in breast cancer survivors
OAK BROOK, Ill. - The addition of breast MRI to mammography in screening breast cancer survivors for new cancers results...
Is there a demographic need for migration in Europe?
Decision makers often assume that higher fertility or more migration will bring solutions to the EU's demographic challenges. Yet, "an...
Geoscience data group urges all scientific disciplines to make data open and accessible
WASHINGTON -- Institutions, science funders, data repositories, publishers, researchers and scientific societies from all scientific disciplines must work together to...
Vitamin D could help cancer patients live longer
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University physicians have found that vitamin D, if taken for at least three years,...
Antibiotic produced by the microbiome kills bacteria by disturbing energy metabolism
Credit: University of Tübingen/ Sebastian N. Wirtz A research team from the Universities of Tübingen and Göttingen as well as...
New device sheds light on mechanism, efficacy of arthritis treatment
Credit: John Munson, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - The debate over how one of the most popular osteoarthritis treatments should...
NUS named top contributor for green building research
Credit: National University of Singapore NUS has been named the top contributing institution in the world for research on green...
Using population genetics, scientists confirm origins of root rot in Michigan ornamentals
Floriculture, the growing of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and floristry, is an economically important industry in Michigan, which...
Glyphosate in tampons? No indication of residues of any health significance
BfR Communication No 019/2019 of 27 May 2019 Minimal residues of glyphosate were measured in various hygiene products made of...
Novel insights into cholesterol regulation may lead to new therapies for heart disease
Long-term goals hold promise for treatment of blood disorders and bone marrow regenerationCredit: Houston Methodist In a landmark study, scientists...
New center at the University of Copenhagen to predict climate tipping points
Current climate models are unable to predict sudden and violent changes to climate, known as tipping points. This is a...
New research explores the mechanics of how birds flock
Credit: UNC-Chapel Hill Wildlife researchers have long tried to understand why birds fly in flocks and how different types of...
Opioid analgesics increase the risk of pneumonia among persons with Alzheimer’s disease
Opioid analgesics were associated with a 30% increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer's disease, a recent...
Salmon get a major athletic boost via a single enzyme
The findings, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, help explain how the fish undertake arduous upstream migrations,...
What’s your attitude about body hair removal?
New study lays bare cultural reasons around the globe for bikini waxing and man-scaping As beachgoers scramble to trim their...
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