Bottom Line: Insertions of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods increased in the 30 business days after the 2016 presidential election based...

75 CDTs announced by UKRI to develop the skills needed for UK

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February 4, 2019

75 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) announced £446 million invested in skills development across the UK Industry partners contributing a...

Quality of overall diet is key to lowering type 2 diabetes risk

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February 4, 2019

Singapore, 29 January 2019 - Consistent with studies in other populations, findings from the first local study, The Singapore Chinese...

Sergey Young to present at the Longevity Leaders Conference

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February 4, 2019

Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, February 1, 2019 - Sergey Young of Longevity Vision Fund, to present on "Opportunities in Longevity...

Biggest ever map of human Alzheimer's brain published

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February 4, 2019

A study of the differences between healthy brains and those with Alzheimer's Disease has produced largest dataset of its type...

Fish and humans are alike in visual stimuli perception — Ben-Gurion U.

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February 4, 2019

Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...February 4, 2019 - Humans, fish and, most likely, other species rely on identical visual features...

EU project identifies obstacles to transnational research access to large prospective cohorts

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February 4, 2019

BBMRI-LPC (Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure - Large Prospective Cohorts) EU infrastructure project was implemented during the years 2013-2017. The...

Longevity Vision Fund launches to support breakthrough innovation increasing human longevity

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February 4, 2019

Longevity Vision Fund comes out of stealth during the Longevity Leaders forum in LondonCredit: Insilico Medicine Monday, February 4th, London,...

The Caucasus: Complex interplay of genes and cultures

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February 4, 2019

Genetic studies of ancient populations in the Caucasus region testify to the complex interaction of populations from the Eurasian steppe...

New clues discovered to lung transplant rejection

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February 4, 2019

Points toward treatment to prevent a particularly deadly form of rejection A lung transplant often remains the only option for...

Announcing 7 new GA4GH Driver Projects for 2019

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February 4, 2019

GEnome Medical alliance Japan (GEM Japan), H3Africa, Swiss Personalised Health Network (SPHN), the Autism Sharing Initiative, EpiShare, EUCANCan, and the...

First discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird Archaeopteryx

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February 4, 2019

HKU imaging technology shows first discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird ArchaeopteryxCredit: @The University of Hong Kong...

Engineers harvest heart's energy to power life-saving devices

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February 4, 2019

Harnessing the heartbeat to charge batteriesCredit: Patricio R. Sarzosa, Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - Feb. 4, 2019 -...

Higher lifetime risk of sudden cardiac death among African Americans may be associated with income and education disparities

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February 4, 2019

Circulation journal report DALLAS, Feb. 4, 2019 -- African Americans - especially African American women - have a significantly higher...

Revealing the path of a metallodrug in a breast cancer cell

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February 4, 2019

Credit: ESRF Some types of cancer cannot be treated with classical chemotherapy. Scientists from Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University, PSL university,...

Infertility treatment linked with slightly higher risk of pregnancy complications

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February 4, 2019

Women who have undergone infertility treatment, such as in vitro fertilization, are more likely to experience severe pregnancy complications, according...