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Housing for health
Credit: Nationwide Children's Hospital COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a recent publication in the journal Pediatrics, researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital...
Eating crickets can be good for your gut, according to new clinical trial
MADISON, Wis. -- Valerie Stull was 12 when she ate her first insect. "I was on a trip with my...
Monash scientists show that highly lethal viruses hijack cellular defences against cancer
Credit: Monash University Henipaviruses are among the deadliest viruses known to man and have no effective treatments. The viruses include...
Locusts help uncover the mysteries of smell
Credit: Barani Raman Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience -- how molecules released by a blooming flower, for...
Research shows how hungry bacteria sense nutrients in their environment
University of Leicester researchers have shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment - which could provide...
A deeper look at severe asthma yields NET results
Of the more than 24 million people in the U.S. who have asthma, 10 percent have severe asthma - a...
Low plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acids associated with preterm birth
Boston, MA - Pregnant women who had low plasma levels of long chain n-3 fatty acids in their first and...
Research shows that cystic fibrosis impacts growth in the womb
New research, published in Thorax, funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust has shown that babies with cystic fibrosis (CF) are...
Study examines how age and ethnicity impact HIV testing
Credit: Genevieve Casanova, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Many barriers prevent people from getting tested for HIV, including lack of...
The best of both worlds: Basic-to-acidic flash switching for organic synthesis
Credit: Shinichiro Fuse Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a fast and practical technique using a micro-flow reactor for...
Key gene to accelerate sugarcane growth is identified
Credit: Rafael Garcia Tavares / IB-UNICAMP Despite international breeding efforts, advanced agronomy and effective management of pests and diseases, sugarcane...
Cocaine relapse is reversed with BDNF microinjections in the brain
Credit: Photo by Sarah Pack Medical University of South Carolina Cocaine relapse was significantly reduced in a preclinical model when...
Lead or follow: What sets leaders apart?
Credit: Giuseppe Parente Leaders are more willing to take responsibility for making decisions that affect the welfare of others. In...
Study: Older people less apt to recognize they’ve made a mistake
The older you get, the less apt you may be to recognize that you've made an error. In a new...
New research opens door to expanding stem cells available for transplants
Credit: Representative illustration courtesy of the Stowers Institute. KANSAS CITY, MO -- Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research...
Blocking digestive hormone may prevent diet-induced pancreatic cancer
Rockville, Md. (Aug. 2, 2018)--A high-fat diet may promote the growth of pancreatic cancer independent of obesity because of the...
Nanoscience and the future of healthcare kick off first day of ACS national meeting in Boston
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2018 -- The profound impact of nanoscience and chemistry on the future of healthcare will be explored...
New method refines cell sample analysis
Credit: UZH Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a novel method for analyzing cells and their components called...
Role of cell group behavior in cancer target of $1.9 million award
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Researchers have thought that cancer begins when a single cell goes rogue in the...
How plant-rotting bacteria steal iron to survive
Credit: Trevor Lithgow, ... In a new study, researchers identify important new insights into a survival mechanism of the bacteria...
