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Wild chimpanzees share food with their friends
Credit: Liran Samuni, Taï Chimpanzee Project Sharing meat after hunting and exchanging other valued food items is considered key in...
Versatile molecular system extends the promise of light-activated switches
Credit: Aprahamian Research Group/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - October 10, 2018 - Light-activated switches are too small to be seen...
How to make fish shine
Scientists from the University of Bath have helped to figure out why shoals of fish flash silver as they twist...
Fighting forgetfulness with nanotechnology
In the human brain, nerve cells - so-called neurons - care for the transmission of electrical signals. They form the...
Nail polishes with ‘n-free’ labels are not necessarily free of toxic compounds
Consumers are growing more knowledgeable about the potential health effects of nail polish, and manufacturers have taken action. They have...
Brain circuits for successful emotional development established during infancy
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Researchers in the UNC Early Brain Development Study tracking the development...
Researchers using 3D facial scans to aid diagnosis of children with rare genetic syndrome
Credit: 3dMD CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Clemson University faculty have been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health...
In black men, baseline screening in midlife strongly predicts aggressive prostate cancer
Boston, MA -- Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with, and to die from, prostate cancer yet recommendations...
Study: Online positive psychology exercises improve quality of life in hemodialysis patients
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Kidney dialysis patients who engage in technology-based positive psychology exercises during...
E-cigarettes should be used more actively to help smokers quit, experts recommend
"Ongoing nervousness" about the use of e-cigarettes in stop-smoking services can be a "significant" barrier to people finding support, research...
Dartmouth Institute receives $3.5 million for research to prevent acute kidney injury
Credit: Dartmouth Institute Over two million people in the United States undergo cardiac catheterization each year. While the procedure is...
New appropriate use criteria for lumbar puncture in Alzheimer’s diagnosis
In preparation for more tools that detect and measure the biology associated with Alzheimer's and other dementias earlier and with...
University of Guelph researcher develops 3-in-1 vaccine against traveller’s diarrhea
Credit: University of Guelph A first-ever vaccine designed to deliver a one-two-three punch against the main causes of traveller's diarrhea...
Molecular details of protein reveal glimpse into how kidney stones form
Credit: Ruth Pumroy, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals...
Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene types driving racial disparities in myeloma
ROCHESTER Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase...
Being overweight or obese in your 20s will take years off your life, according to a new report
Credit: The George Institute for Global Health Young adults classified as obese in Australia can expect to lose up to...
Setting personal goals for dementia care
Dementia is a health condition that affects your memory in ways that can make it difficult to carry out your...
Worse outcomes for Hispanic infants with critical congenital heart disease
DALLAS, Oct. 2018 -- Hispanic infants with critical types of congenital heart disease have worse outcomes in their first year...
Clues to lupus’s autoimmune origins in precursor cells
Credit: From Jenks Immunity 2018 In the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE, the immune system produces antibodies against...
Chromosomal instability may predict patients that will benefit from colorectal cancer drug
Credit: Ray Lohan/RCSI Researchers at RCSI, along with international collaborators within the ANGIOPREDICT research consortium, have discovered that chromosomal instability...
