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Sphinx molecule to rescue African farmers from witchweed
Discovery of a hypersensitive suicide germination stimulantCredit: ITbM, Nagoya University An interdisciplinary team led by researchers at Nagoya University has...
Lifespan extension at low temperatures is genetically controlled, study suggests
Credit: Michael Shribak and Kristin Gribble WOODS HOLE, Mass. --Why do we age? Despite more than a century of research...
Natalie Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., recognized for contributions to HPV vaccination
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON- Natalie Joseph, MD, MPH, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at Boston Medical Center (BMC),...
Vaccine using microneedle patch with RSV virus, immune-stimulating compound is effective against RSV
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Skin vaccination using a microneedle patch that contains the inactivated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and a...
Scientists revealed how water fleas settled during the Ice Age
Credit: Elena Zuykova, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RA New study shows that the roots used by...
End-of-life care quality remains a problem — nurses may be a solution
Credit: Karen Lasater PHILADELPHIA (December 17, 2018) - Everyone wants a dignified death - yet few actually experience one. Despite...
Warning over deep-sea 'gold rush'
Credit: DJ Amon & CR Smith A "gold rush" of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea...
NIH funds new study on a gene vital to circadian rhythms
Credit: Virginia Tech Circadian rhythms (from the Latin circa diem -- "around a day") based on the Earth's 24-hour rotation...
Study suggests promising new Rx target for obesity and diabetes
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology at LSU Health...
Monitoring lung function at home in teens with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Home-based monitoring shows promise as an effective way to boost patient compliance while obtaining reliable clinical information without a hospital...
Researchers develop first ever model for patient-specific treatment of appendix cancer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - DEC. 17, 2018 - Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have recently developed...
Birds can mistake some caterpillars for snakes; can robots help?
Researchers observe a defense mechanism for caterpillars can attract unwanted attentionCredit: Photo courtesy of James Marden. When a caterpillar disguises...
New approach will help geneticists identify genes responsible for complex traits
Credit: Alex Lipka and Liudmila Mainzer URBANA, Ill. - In biomedical research, plant breeding, and countless other endeavors, geneticists are...
One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer's
Research on toxic proteins could drive treatment strategies COLUMBUS, Ohio - Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease...
10-year follow-up after negative colonoscopies linked to lower colorectal cancer risk
Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Internal Medicine OAKLAND, Calif., December 17, 2018 -- Ten years after a negative colonoscopy,...
Press registration opens for 2019 spring national meeting of the American Chemical Society
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2018 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') Spring 2019...
Early postpartum opioids linked with persistent usage
Vanderbilt researchers have published findings indicating that regardless of whether a woman delivers a child by cesarean section or by...
New epigenetic cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection rate
A new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a trial of 15,744 women,...
Scientists found molecular 'switch' for allergic asthma treatment
A team of Russian scientists identified the role of the interleukin-6 molecule in the development of allergic asthma. Now it...
UMN faculty member to receive 2019 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
CMRR Director selected to receive the highest award given by IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization for the advancement...
