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Platelet doppelgängers tackle thrombosis and cancer metastasis
Anne-Laure Papa and colleagues have created decoys of platelets - the body's clot-forming blood cells - that prevented the formation...
Customized drug interaction alerts address alert fatigue, protect patients
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user...
Platelet 'decoys' outsmart both clots and cancer
Deactivated platelets offer a potential drug-free, reversible antiplatelet therapy Heart disease, stroke, sepsis, and cancer collectively cause the greatest number...
Scientists discover how neuroactive steroids dampen inflammatory signaling in cells
The research, published in Scientific Reports, shows how new compounds could target specific brain cell receptors to treat a wide...
Study shows endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to equine metabolic syndrome
Credit: University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in a horse's environment may play a role in...
Mount Sinai research program awarded $12.5 million NIH grant to continue to study the role of hormones in menopause and aging biology
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the National...
In the squirrel world, prime real estate is determined by previous owner, study reveals
Researchers found male squirrels store more food than females, and if a young squirrel leaving the nest nabs a storage...
IU School of Medicine makes breakthrough toward developing blood test for pain
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain...
More scrutiny needed for less-deadly foodborne bacteria
Credit: Penn State Employing advanced genetic-tracing techniques and sharing the data produced in real time could limit the spread of...
Future of US citrus may hinge on consumer acceptance of genetically modified food
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A tiny insect, no bigger than the head of a pin, is threatening...
Physician-hospital integration does not improve quality of care
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 13, 2019) - In an age of increased integration between physicians and hospitals, regulators should continue to...
VUMC researchers, supercomputing effort reveal antibody secrets
Pushing forward the frontier of vaccine scienceCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Using sophisticated gene sequencing and computing techniques, researchers at...
Scientists look to past to help identify fish threatened with local extinction
Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS NEW YORK (February 13, 2019)--Marine scientists from the University of Queensland, WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other...
Safe consumption sites: Study identifies policy change strategies and challenges
Understanding community experiences may inform others seeking to establish safe consumption sites A new qualitative study from the Johns Hopkins...
Light and sound gauge the temperature of deep tissues
Non-invasive imaging technique could greatly enhance cancer therapiesCredit: Junjie Yao, Duke University Measuring a fever is usually pretty simple: place...
Decoding the human immune system
For the first time ever, researchers are comprehensively sequencing the human immune system, which is billions of times larger than...
Ancient fossilized tracks suggest multicellular life far older than previously thought
Controversial discovery suggests early complex organisms may have originated 2.1 billion years ago--more than 1.5 billion years sooner than previous...
Recurring infections could lead to delayed bladder or kidney cancer diagnosis
Women with bladder or kidney cancer may lose out on a prompt diagnosis if they are already being regularly treated...
Study yields new clues to predict tipping points for marsh survival
By analyzing hundreds of estuaries at multiple spatial scales, new research identifies factors that drive marsh loss but may be...
Many LGBTQ youth don't identify with traditional sexual identity labels
The study is based on data from the LGBTQ National Teen Study of 17,000 teens A large proportion of sexual...
