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New study reveals hidden burden of Lupus among Hispanic and Asian women in Manhattan
Within Manhattan’s diverse population, the chronic and often debilitating autoimmune disease lupus affects Hispanic and Asian women more frequently than...
Mantis shrimp roll their eyes to improve their vision
Credit: Michael Bok, University of Lund Imagine rolling your eyes to help you see more clearly. Although it wouldn't work...
Unconventional cell division in the Caribbean Sea
Credit: Copyright: Nikolaus Leisch, Nature Microbiology Most bacteria divide by placing a protein called FtsZ at the division site. Traditionally,...
Juvenile cowbirds sneak out at night, study finds
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study explores how a young cowbird, left as an egg in the nest of a...
Wearable equipment supports human motion where and when needed
A new model of pneumatic muscle and an active type of assistive equipment incorporating this pneumatic muscle has been developed...
How to stop pain from serious burns using epigenetics
Credit: Jose Vicente Torres Pérez The unpleasant sensation sparked by the nervous system when confronted with a harmful stimulus can...
Microscopy advancement by Eric Betzig, colleagues wins 2015 AAAS…
IMAGE: Shown left to right are Newcomb Cleveland Prize winners Eric Betzig, Kai Wang, Wesley Legant, and Bi-Chang Chen. Credit:...
Atomic-scale MRI holds promise for new drug discovery
Credit: Viktor Perunicic, University of Melbourne Researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed a way to radically miniaturise a...
Onward to open science
Credit: F1000 MNI Open Research will allow Neuro researchers to publish research outputs within days of submission. Through this platform,...
New dental imaging method uses squid ink to fish for gum disease
Credit: Jokerst Bioimaging Lab at UC San Diego Squid ink might be a great ingredient to make black pasta, but...
Why some hummingbirds choose to balloon up before flying south
Credit: Ken Jones New U of T Scarborough research has found adult ruby-throated hummingbirds choose to pack on significant weight...
Antibody breaks leukemia’s hold, providing new therapeutic…
Credit: UC San Diego Health Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer known for drug resistance and relapse. In...
Important to maintain a diversity of habitats in the sea
Credit: Christian Alsterberg Researchers from University of Gothenburg and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) show that both species...
AGS guidance on diversity proves ‘seeing’ older patients…
IMAGE: New guidance from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) aims to transform approaches to healthcare for our increasingly diverse older...
Weight-bearing exercises promote bone formation in men
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Osteoporosis affects more than 200 million people worldwide and is a serious public...
We’ve got tapeworms and scabies! And reproducible research
Two new research papers on scabies and tapeworms published today in the Open Access journal GigaScience also include a collaboration...
Your viruses could reveal your travel history, and more
The genomes of two distinct strains of the virus that causes the common lip cold sore, herpes simplex virus type...
Study shows a potential new approach to opioid crisis
Credit: ATS Jan. 25, 2018 — In a six-month study recently concluded, a research unit affiliated with two hospital institutions...
The eye is not immune to immunity
Credit: Sue Menko, Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) — A person needs immune-suppressive drugs for organ transplants but not typically for...
Gene therapy with BMP4 protects against weight gain and insulin resistance in mice
Credit: Photo: Michael Frietsch "By increasing BMP4, we can increase the metabolic rate, but we only see this in initially...
