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How to survive on 'Game of Thrones': Switch allegiances
Credit: Dr. Reidar Lystad, 2018 Characters in the Game of Thrones TV series are more likely to die if they...
Middle aged men in lyrca on the rise but 'Mamils' confined to weekends, affluent suburb
Credit: MJA University of Sydney authors who led the research said the Mamil study was prompted by media attention given...
Potential seen for tailoring treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
Rapid drug response screening for leukemia stem cells offers clues to relapse and to improving patient-specific therapiesCredit: Alice C, Gray...
New generation of therapeutics based on understanding of aging biology show promise for Alzheimer's disease
Credit: ADDF logo A review published in Neurology® explores novel approaches beyond the common amyloid that could slow or prevent...
UC San Diego researcher gets $4 million NCI award to study cancer drug resistance, spread
Credit: UC San Diego Health The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded David Cheresh, PhD, Distinguished Professor and vice chair...
Carnegie Mellon researchers probe hydrogen bonds using new technique
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy to probe the hydrogen bonds...
Study highlights correlations between violent death and substance use
Consumption of alcohol or at least one drug was associated with over half the violent deaths that occurred in São...
Study: Damning evidence of dam's impacts on rainforest birds
A 30-year old hydroelectric project in Thailand has caused rainforest bird communities to collapseCredit: Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij BANGKOK, Thailand (December 7,...
Some people uncomfortable discontinuing cancer screening even when benefit is low
Study finds mixed feelings about using age, life expectancy and risk calculators to guide screening decisionsCredit: University of Michigan Rogel...
One out of 3 rivers in the Iberian Peninsula is affected by salinization
Current map of river salinizationCredit: Rubén Ladrera, University of La Rioja (Spain) These are some of the red lines revealed...
Modest increases indicate ongoing job growth for Americans with disabilities
nTIDE November 2018 Jobs Report: Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire -- featuring a call to action honoring the...
Planning processes for Chicago's 606 Trail spawned gentrification, study finds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When nonprofit groups coordinate large green infrastructure projects such as Chicago's 606 Trail,...
Molecular insights into spider silk
Credit: Figure: Hannes Neuweiler/Universität Würzburg They are lightweight, almost invisible, highly extensible and strong, and of course biodegradable: the threads...
Researchers evaluate pMSCs sheets for engineered repair and regeneration of heart tissue
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 7, 2018--The placenta offers an abundant source of placenta-derived mesenchymal...
Reproduction: From Hippocrates to IVF
Credit: Cambridge University Library The first book to take in 3,000 years of baby-making shows how women functioned as "vessels"...
News about a plant hormone
Credit: Dirk Becker Jasmonic acid is not just the aromatic odor of the plant Jasminum grandiflorum used in cosmetics and...
Faulty sensing: Cellular energy sensor linked to the progression of chronic kidney disease
Credit: Department of Nephrology,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Chronic kidney disease (CKD), an affliction characterized by progressive loss of kidney function,...
Vitamin C may reduce harm to infants' lungs caused by smoking during pregnancy
Helping mothers quit smoking should still be primary goalCredit: ATS Dec. 7, 2018--Vitamin C may reduce the harm done to...
New book from CSHLPress: RNA Worlds: New Tools for Deep Exploration
Credit: © Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) today announced...
Fog computing: like cloud computing, but closer to you
University of Arizona-led research into 5G networks allows for remote surgery, autonomous vehicles and ever-faster processing speedsCredit: University of Arizona...
