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Can manipulating gut microbes improve cardiac function in patients with heart failure?
A clinical study called the GutHeart Trial is poised to examine the potential relationship between the bacterial composition of the...
Corncob ethanol may help cut China’s greenhouse gas emissions
A new Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining study has found that using ethanol from corncobs for energy production may help reduce...
Hijacking hormones for plant growth
Hormones designed in the lab through a technique combining chemistry, biology, and engineering might be used to manipulate plant growth...
New research pinpoints pathways Ebola virus uses to enter cells
Credit: Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TX (August 8, 2018) - A new study at Texas Biomedical Research Institute...
Matchmaking for sweet potato? It’s complicated
Credit: Elder C. Mattos Some relationships can be complicated. Take the one between sweet potato crops and soil nitrogen, for...
Women and men experience different benefits from low-calorie diets
A low-calorie diet causes different metabolic effects in women than in men, a new Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism study suggests....
Parents’ smoking and depression linked to increased ADHD risk in children
A new study has identified adults' smoking and depression as family environmental factors associated with the development of attention-deficit hyperactivity...
Skills and learning improved by closed-loop electrical brain stimulation during sleep
Credit: HRL Laboratories HRL Laboratories, LLC, in collaboration with University of New Mexico (UNM), have published the first study showing...
Dental care may benefit patients scheduled for cancer surgery
Preoperative oral care by a dentist may help reduce postoperative complications in patients who undergo cancer surgery, according to a...
Two new UTA School of Social Work professors win international award
Credit: UT Arlington Two professors joining The University of Texas at Arlington this fall were announced as the winners of...
Older adults who get physical can lower their heart disease risk
DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2018 -- Adults in their early 60s, who spend less time sitting and more time engaged in...
Crowdsourcing algorithms to predict epileptic seizures
A study by University of Melbourne researchers reveals clinically relevant epileptic seizure prediction is possible in a wider range of...
Harrington Discovery Institute announces new scholars
CLEVELAND - The Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio--part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development--has...
Immigrants use little health care, subsidize care of non-immigrants: Harvard/Tufts study
A study published today in the International Journal of Health Services finds that immigrants use far less health care than...
Compounds in ‘monster’ radish could help tame cardiovascular disease
Step aside carrots, onions and broccoli. The newest heart-healthy vegetable could be a gigantic, record-setting radish. In a study appearing...
Hybridization boosts evolution
Credit: Wolfgang Gessl Animals that have either migrated to or been introduced in Central Europe - such as the Asian...
Genetic mutations of appendix cancer identified, may impact treatment
The rarity of appendix cancer, accounting for less than 1 percent of tumors that originate in the gastrointestinal tract, and...
Harmful bacteria thrived in post-Hurricane Harvey floodwaters
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017, bringing more than 50 inches of rain and extreme flooding...
Inaugural class of Michael Brown Penn-GSK Postdoctoral Award commences
PHILADELPHIA - Four Penn Medicine postdoctoral trainees have been awarded three-year fellowships through a newly established program, the Michael Brown...
Fulbright fellowship to fund study on mental health benefits of cooperative movement
(Virginia Tech) Brennan Delattre, a lab manager and research assistant at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, was awarded a...
