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BU researchers receive NIH award to combat HIV-induced chronic inflammation
(Boston)-- Suryaram (Rahm) Gummuluru, PhD, associate professor of microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), along with colleagues Nina...
Scientists identify new mechanisms underlying pediatric kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 1, 2018 - Connecting two previously unrelated insights about the formation of pediatric kidney...
TMAC at UTA granted $6.6 million federal award
Credit: UTA TMAC at The University of Texas at Arlington has been granted a $6.6 million federal award to help...
Study: In darters, male competition drives evolution of flashy fins, bodies
Credit: Photo by Rachel Moran CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists once thought that female mate choice alone accounted for the eye-catching...
BMC selects 10 communities to strengthen trauma-informed early childhood systems
Boston--August 1, 2018--Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Vital Village Network is working with communities across the country to expand their model...
NewcCompetition for MOFs: Scientists make stronger COFs
Credit: Berkeley Lab Hollow molecular structures known as COFs (covalent organic frameworks), which could serve as selective filters or containers...
Measure of belly fat in older adults is linked with cognitive impairment
A new study using data from over 5,000 individuals has found that a measure of belly fat (waist:hip ratio) was...
Women seeing baby animals have a reduced appetite for meat
Images of baby animals reduces people's appetite for meat say researchers, who found that the effect is much stronger for...
Large supercrystals promise superior sensors
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Using an artful combination of nanotechnology and basic chemistry, Sandia National...
Researchers turn powerful, viscous disinfectants into breathable mist for the first time
Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego A team of engineers and physicians in San Diego have developed a device...
Distrust of power influences choice of medical procedures
Credit: Roland Imhoff First World countries have well-developed healthcare systems that employ medical regimens that have been empirically demonstrated to...
Intensive outpatient therapy shows rapid reduction of veterans’ PTSD symptoms
Military veterans who participated in a three week, intensive outpatient treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) saw rapid and...
Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of rare skin disease
Credit: The Rockefeller University Keratinocyte skin cells are common targets of the beta subtype of human papilloma virus. This usually...
UTSA research confirms fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey
(San Antonio, August 1, 2018) -- Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding...
Active substance raises hopes of curing hepatitis E
(Ruhr-University Bochum) An international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally...
A RACIPE for success
A cell makes what looks like decisions throughout its lifetime. It may shift from being a pluripotent stem cell to...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
One in 3 youth who break the law identify as LGBTQ
Adolescents who identified as non-heterosexual are significantly over-represented among first-time offenders, according to a new study that examined sexual orientation,...
Multi-feature based brain network improves auto-diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Philadelphia, August 1, 2018 Researchers have developed a new method for constructing personal brain networks using multiple structural features to...
Nine out of 10 people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia experience poor sleep, according...
