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Researchers work on lowering greenhouse gas emissions from poultry houses
IMAGE: The University of Delaware's Hong Li, assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, is part of...
Brief report on mucocutaneous findings, course in adult with Zika…
What are the mucocutaneous (skin and mucous membrane) features of a 44-year-old man who returned from a six-day vacation to...
Poll: Nearly two-thirds of mothers ‘shamed’ by others about their parenting skills
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health Some mommy-shaming "wars" become national news headlines. Actress Reese Witherspoon...
Biochemists feed ‘poison pill’ to deadly virus with a…
It has a funny name – coxsackievirus – but there's nothing funny about how this tiny germ and its close...
How migrating birds ‘run a marathon,’ burning muscles and organs in long flights
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Migrating birds complete long non-stop flights of many hours for songbirds and days for...
People infected by hepatitis C in Canada have limited access to…
Credit: CHUM Montreal, October 14, 2016. – A pill a day for 12 weeks. The new direct-acting antivirals (DAA) are...
International entomologists to collaborate on controlling Zika,…
Clique aqui para ler em português.. Haga clic aquí para leer esto en español. On March 13, 2016, in Maceió,...
A cancer in the family: One spouse’s diagnosis can lower household income
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. – Caring for a husband or wife with cancer significantly diminishes family income, according to researchers...
In new study, Illinois scientists trace activity of cancer-fighting…
Plant biofactories can incorporate heavier carbon atoms into cancer-fighting phytochemicals, which can be used to trace their movement in the...
What US healthcare needs most is visionary leadership
Credit: Morgan James Publishing The American healthcare delivery system is breaking. It is faltering in so many ways that it...
NTU scientists use dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells. Harvesting the Clostridium...
First precision medicine trial in cancer prevention identifies chemoprevention strategy
A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center and The University of...
Penn study identifies new malaria parasites in wild bonobos
Credit: Alexander Georgiev PHILADELPHIA — Malaria parasites, although widespread among wild chimpanzees and gorillas, have not been detected in bonobos,...
Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart failure and may prevent it, study…
New Haven, Conn.–For the first time, research shows that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reduces hospitalizations and death from...
Biochemical ‘fingerprints’ reveal diabetes progression
Credit: Ulf Ahlgren, Umeå University Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden describe a new method to study biochemical changes that...
Ludwig researchers identify counterintuitive approach to treating a brain cancer
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research The loss of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN has been linked to tumor growth and chemotherapy...
Joint West Africa Research Group begins infectious disease surveillance study in Nigeria
The Joint West Africa Research Group (JWARG) began a study today designed to identify cases of suspected severe infectious disease...
Study showing 70 years of progress for LGBTQ students raises concerns…
Credit: Andy Duback The author of a new study showing slow but consistent progress in the experiences of LGBTQ students...
New study reveals contrasts in how groups of neurons function during…
Credit: Harvey Lab/HMS. By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard...
Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging
Credit: UTSW DALLAS – Jan. 8, 2018 – Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk...
