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Environmental exposures early in life modify immune responses
Credit: UEF / Varpu Heiskanen The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased significantly over the last decades, creating substantial financial...
Study calls for shake-up in mental health provision to improve patient outcomes
A new study published in the journal Social Theory & Health has called into question how patients interact and respond...
Anabolic steroids linked to higher rates of premature death in men
Men who use androgenic anabolic steroids--such as testosterone--may face a higher risk of early death and of experiencing more hospital...
Rare Cancers Asia: Building bridges to improve patient care
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 21 November 2018 - Rare cancers inherently make it difficult to collect data, build clinical expertise and treat affected...
UMN researchers work to improve dermatologic care for sexual and gender minority patients
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- November 21, 2018 - University of Minnesota researchers recently published an opinion piece in JAMA Dermatology focused on...
Cardiovascular disease may increase risk of rapid functional decline in older adult
In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of adults aged 65 and older who were functionally independent, individuals...
Insilico to present its latest research in AI Aging Diagnostics at the A!One Conference
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...
Modeling the most common form of vision loss in older adults
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects roughly 200,000 individuals in the United States each year. In most, it comes on slowly,...
Sleep length may affect risk of falls and fractures
Compared with women in a recent study who slept seven to eight hours each night, women who slept for ?5...
Designing a safer building block for drug discovery by harnessing visible light
Credit: The Stephenson Lab ANN ARBOR--When you reach for a bottle of acetaminophen, you may be looking for relief from...
USAMRIID scientists help identify key hantavirus receptor
A global team of investigators has identified a key protein involved in Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a serious and sometimes...
Meta-surface corrects for chromatic aberrations across all kinds of lenses
Credit: Capasso Lab/Harvard SEAS Today's optical systems -- from smartphone cameras to cutting-edge microscopes -- use technology that hasn't changed...
Bots actually target and pursue individual influencers
Summary: New research co-authored by assistant research professor and associate director of Informatics at the University of Southern California Department...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Bouchra being blown apart
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Bouchra may have been re-born over the...
NASA tracks Tropical Depression Toraji in the Gulf of Thailand
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible from NASA's Terra satellite revealed the extent of...
NASA sees Tropical Depression 33W affecting Philippines
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Depression 33W (33W) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra...
NASA sees Tropical Depression Man-yi, warnings triggered
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) ropical depression Man-yi for med in the Northwestern Pacific...
EMBO welcomes 26 new Young Investigators
Heidelberg, 20 November 2018 - EMBO has selected 26 life science researchers within their first four years as group leaders...
Shelter dogs need weekends too — researchers awarded $1.7 million grant
Credit: Virginia Tech When separated, they've been known to travel thousands of miles to reunite with their human families. Their...
Among birds-of-paradise, good looks are not enough to win a mate
Ithaca, NY--Male birds-of-paradise are justly world famous for their wildly extravagant feather ornaments, complex calls, and shape-shifting dance moves--all evolved...
