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Researchers discover brain cortex activity differences in children with arthrogryposis
Researchers from the Higher School of Economics and the Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics* have discovered that...
Scientists unexpectedly reprogram mature mouse neurons
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 11, 2018 - UT Southwestern researchers attempting to transform supporting brain cells into neurons...
Photoactive bacteria bait may help in fight against MRSA infections
Credit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/John Underwood) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of...
Researchers look beyond BMI to predict obesity-related disease risk
LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 11, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborating corporate and academic partners have found...
How teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts
Credit: Stephanie M. McPherson BOSTON - (October 11, 2018) - People with type 1 diabetes are far more likely to...
Recent National Academies report puts research participants’ rights at risk, say law scholars
In a Policy Forum article appearing in the Oct. 12 issue of Science, leading bioethics and legal scholars sound the...
How a common drug causes liver failure
Credit: Chan et al., Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 2018 Acetaminophen is a common pain reliever found in every pharmacy. However,...
Fat: A new player expands our definition of diabetes
A new study by Australian researchers, out today, is challenging what we know about the causes of diabetes. The new...
Genetics allows personalized disease predictions for chronic blood cancers
Scientists have developed a successful method to make truly personalised predictions of future disease outcomes for patients with certain types...
Cancer patients with rare deadly brain infection treated successfully with off-the-shelf adoptive T-cell therapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center An emerging treatment known as adoptive T-cell therapy has proven effective in a Phase II...
Society of Breast Imaging partners with Oxford University Press to publish Journal of Breast Imaging
JBI is a peer-reviewed publication that aims to provide high quality, evidence-based content for the global breast imaging medical community....
Research on light-matter interaction could improve electronic and optoelectronic devices
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute A paper published in Nature Communications by Sufei Shi, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering...
Markers of dairy fat consumption linked to lower risk of type two diabetes
Higher levels of biomarkers of dairy fat consumption are associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according...
Downy mildew research to benefit lettuce growers and consumers
Credit: University of California Regents Researchers at the University of California, Davis, will use the genomics of lettuce to combat...
Increased survival in patients with metastatic NSCLC receiving treatment in academic centers
DENVER -Patients with metastatic NSCLC receiving treatment at academic centers (ACs) have an increased 2-year survival compared to patients treated...
Indigenous fire practice protecting the Gibson Desert’s biodiversity
Credit: The University of Queensland Traditional Indigenous burning practices are protecting plant biodiversity in Australia's Gibson Desert, according to University...
Long-term follow-up of using patients’ own fat to correct deformities after breast cancer surgery
Bottom Line: One technique to correct disfiguring deformities after breast cancer surgery is autologous fat transfer (AFT or fat grafting),...
Muscular men prefer an unequal society
Men with large upper-bodies have a tendency to favour inequality in society and a limited redistribution of resources. This is...
DGIST, identifying an initial growth process of calcium phosphate
Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) Scientists from various fields succeeded in discovering a new process for...
Reconstructing the history of mankind with the help of fecal sterols. First test on the Maori
It is now possible to tell the story of mankind's presence and evolution on the planet by analyzing trends in...
