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Our bodies may cure themselves of diabetes in the future
Researchers have found that neighbour-cells can take over functions of damaged or missing insulin-producing cells; the discovery may lead to...
Engineers create an inhalable form of messenger RNA
Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to...
Fungi cause brain infection and impair memory in mice
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers...
Cognitive impairment risk increased in hypertensive patients with progressive cerebral small vessel disease
DALLAS, January 4, 2019 - Patients with high blood pressure and progression of periventricular white matter hyperintensities showed signs of...
Adolescents who self-harm more likely to commit violent crime
Credit: Duke Center for Child and Family Policy DURHAM, N.C. -- Young people who self-harm are three times more likely...
Misperceptions about vaping common among UK smokers
Research from King's College London finds smokers and ex-smokers in the UK overestimate the harm from vaping, with fewer than...
Forest soundscapes monitor conservation efforts inexpensively, effectively
Recordings of the sounds in tropical forests could unlock secrets about biodiversity and aid conservation efforts around the world, according...
'Christmas berry' plant compound could fight Uveal melanoma
A molecule derived from a type of primrose could prove to be a potent inhibitor of metastatic growth for a...
Study finds ADHD drugs are unlikely to cause cardiac damage in children who take them
High doses of chronic stimulant therapy did not result in damage to the hearts of rhesus monkeys BUFFALO, N.Y. --...
Long-term trauma outcomes heavily impacted by gender and education level
Researchers find sociodemographic factors more predictive of worse outcomes than injury severity Trauma is a leading cause of disability in...
New measure of equality reveals a fuller picture of male well-being
Measurement tool acknowledges the challenges men face that researchers say have been underestimated in some countries Researchers from the University...
A 'bran' new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredients
Credit: Ben Chrisfield A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used...
For experts in aging, a new take on learning to lead with Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP ELIA program
Credit: (C) 2019, Tideswell at UCSF, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), and the Association of Directors of Geriatrics Academic Programs...
DNA on auto-pilot
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU Nature has made extravagant use of a simple molecule--DNA, the floorplan of all earthly...
Artificial intelligence advances threaten privacy of health data
Study finds current laws and regulations do not safeguard individuals' confidential health information Advances in artificial intelligence have created new...
Slime proves valuable in developing method for counting salmon in Alaska
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists have published a novel method for counting Pacific salmon - analyzing DNA from the slime the...
The transgenic key to more productive crops
Transgenic tobacco plants engineered with synthetic metabolic pathways designed to bypass the inefficient and costly side effects of natural photorespiration...
Does mountaintop removal also remove rattlesnakes?
Mining operations in Appalachia permanently alter habitat availability for rattlesnakesCredit: Photo courtesy of Thomas Maigret. On the Cumberland Plateau in...
OSU Wexner Medical Center first in US to implant device for knee osteoarthritis
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Surgeons at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are the first...
BabySeq project explores impacts of genetic disease testing in newborns
In the 1960s, doctors began screening newborns for a metabolic condition called phenylketonuria (PKU). Since then, dozens of other diseases...
