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New research shows why babies need to move in the womb
Credit: Professor Paula Murphy, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered why babies need to move in the womb to...
Study tackles neuroscience claims to have disproved ‘free will’
For several decades, some researchers have argued that neuroscience studies prove human actions are driven by external stimuli -- that...
Plants overcome hunger with the aid of autophagy
Credit: Masanori Izumi Researchers at Tohoku University have found that plants activate autophagy in their leaf cells to derive amino...
SLU researchers discover structure of protein associated with inflammation, Parkinson’s
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti. ST. LOUIS -- In a recent paper published in Nature Communications, Saint Louis...
Female researchers publish childcare recommendations for conference organizers
Many women in science are raising concerns over the fact that parents with young children are often excluded from fully...
Dengue fever linked to increased risk of stroke
A new study has found that people with dengue fever have a higher risk of stroke, especially in the first...
Study finds flatfoot reconstruction effective for older patients
When someone develops adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD), they are offered either a reconstruction or foot fusion depending on the severity...
Mexico well ahead of US in LGBT rights
Credit: Sally McCay Caroline Beer has spent her career researching comparative data between Latin American countries and the United States...
Gerontologists tackle social isolation, increasingly a public health concern
Social connectivity and meaningful social engagement must be promoted as integral components of healthy aging, according to a new collection...
Crisis or self-correction: Rethinking how the media cover science
One of the recurring media narratives about the nature of science today is that it is "broken" or "in crisis."...
Patients in primary care networks had fewer visits to ED, shorter stays
Patients receiving care from physicians in primary care networks were less likely to visit emergency departments, according to a new...
More deaths, strokes seen with perioperative beta blocker one year after surgery
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- During the 12 months after undergoing noncardiac surgery, patients with or at risk for heart...
Blood thinner significantly reduces the risk of death after non-cardiac surgery
Hamilton, ON - Researchers in Hamilton have discovered that a blood-thinning drug, dabigatran, significantly reduces the risk of death, heart...
Children’s Colorado experts find surgery promising option for severely obese adolescents
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado AURORA, CO (March 12, 2018) - When a bariatric surgeon and an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes...
National Academies review of the draft Fourth National Climate Assessment
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review...
More homes built near wild lands leading to greater wildfire risk
Credit: UW-Madison MADISON - More than 10 million acres burned across the country during the 2017 U.S. wildfire season at...
Early warning system for deadly amphibian pathogen
Credit: Michael Hernandez New technology being developed at Washington State University could help save amphibians around the world from a...
Near infrared chemical imaging can help maintain the safety of pharmaceutical tablets
Credit: Credit: Himmat Dalvi, Clémence Fauteux-Lefebvre, Jean-Maxime Guay, Nicolas Abatzoglou and Ryan Gosselin Process Analytical Technology (PAT) has been of...
Study yields more than a million new cyclic compounds, some with pharmaceutical potential
Credit: Photo by Don Hamerman CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers say they can now produce a vast library of unique cyclic...
Scientists find treasure trove of 110 genes linked to breast cancer
Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive study ever to unpick...
