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Biologists unravel another mystery of what makes DNA go ‘loopy’
Credit: Graphic by Victor Corces. Scientists discovered another key to how DNA forms loops and wraps inside the cell nucleus...
Cryptococcal meningitis: Validation of new therapeutic regimens
The results of the ACTA trial were presented at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science held in Paris from...
H7N9 influenza vaccine clinical trials begin
Two new clinical trials testing an experimental vaccine to prevent influenza caused by an H7N9 influenza virus are now enrolling...
UTHealth receives $2.6 million from Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund for behavioral health
HOUSTON - (March 15, 2018) - The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund has awarded $2.6 million to The University of Texas...
Inspired by insects: New anti-collision technology could help create safer driverless cars
Swarming insects are the inspiration behind a global research project that aims to create a pioneering new collision avoidance system...
SOMMa Spanish research institutions to safeguard scientific competitiveness
Credit: SOMMa The Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units Alliance (SOMMa) gathers research centres and units that received...
Spectrum Health Study finds delay in initial dementia diagnosis
Credit: Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A study conducted by a multidisciplinary Spectrum Health neurology team has found that...
AAOS approves diagnostic criteria for management of DDH in infants up to six months of age
ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2018)--The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors approved new Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC)...
Huntsman Cancer Institute joins national clinical trial targeting AML
Credit: Jonathan Martinez, Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U...
Land under water: Estimating hydropower’s land use impacts
Credit: Ånund Killingtveit/NTNU Hydropower is the world's top provider of renewable energy, producing a whopping 16 per cent of the...
Scientists illuminate mechanism at play in learning
Credit: OIST The process we call learning is in fact a well-orchestrated symphony of thousands of molecular reactions, but the...
Study suggests that cancer survivors are more easily fatigued
Adults who have undergone successful cancer treatment years or decades previously become fatigued more quickly than their peers who don't...
New doctors’ intense and changing schedules take a toll on sleep, activity and mood
ANN ARBOR, MI - This week, thousands of graduating medical students around the country will find out where they'll head...
Artificial sweetener Splenda could intensify symptoms in those with Crohn’s disease
Credit: CWRU School of Medicine In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers from Case Western...
Democratizing science: Making neuroscience experiments easier to share, reproduce
Over the past few years, scientists have faced a problem: They often cannot reproduce the results of experiments done by...
Blunt products more popular in states where marijuana is legal
March 15, 2018 -- A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health finds that cigars commonly...
Epigenetic analysis: Giving the right name to a tumor
The "Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ) is a joint institution of Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) and...
Well-child visits are effective time to help moms, study shows
PITTSBURGH, March 15, 2018 - In an effort to improve birth outcomes, well-child visits provide an opportune time to deliver...
New heart attack test better informs of underlying condition
A new blood test developed by a University of Alberta physician promises to eliminate the guesswork clinicians face with an...
Virtual coaches, fitness trackers help patients stay fit after cardiac rehab
Credit: Shawn Rocco/Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - Heart patients who participate in cardiac rehab programs typically do well during enrollment...
