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Sinus disease symptoms improve 10 years after patients quit smoking
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis for Massachusetts Eye and Ear (BOSTON) - Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who quit smoking will see...
Insight into the immune system
Fundamental new insights into the functioning of the immune system and a new approach to treating autoimmune diseases: these are...
The number of illustrations in storybooks influences children’s word learning
New research shows that the number of illustrations presented in a storybook can influence preschool children's ability to learn words...
Higher use of health care services throughout adult life linked with traumatic childhoods
Individuals who suffered multiple types of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences - physical, sexual or emotional abuse or other stresses such...
Football boosts bone development in boys
Playing football can improve bone development in adolescent boys, new research shows. In a study comparing adolescent footballers to swimmers,...
Between extinction and survival of endangered populations
New York | Heidelberg, 12 July 2017 - Populations of endangered species reach a critical point in their life where...
Drug delivered during CPR may improve survival for heart attack
Everyone knows that time is critical when performing life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation to someone in cardiac arrest -- the sooner CPR...
Additional funding to develop a drug for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Photo: Chris Goodfellow, Gladstone Institutes E-Scape Bio announced an extension of its Series A funding to a total of...
Female fish prefer averagely active lovers
FRANKFURT. In evolution, a high sex drive does not always pay off. Female mosquitofish swim away from over-impetuous lovers because...
Multi-antioxidant nanoparticles to treat sepsis
Credit: IBS With an incidence of 31.5 million worldwide and a mortality of around 17%, sepsis remains the most common...
First aid kit in some living organisms helps fix DNA after lengthy sun exposure
New York | Heidelberg, 12 July 2017 Sunburn in living organisms is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun...
The wiser brain: Insights from healthy elders
However, it is presently unclear how such elders are able to stop the natural cognitive decline associated with old ageing....
Rice scientists simplify the incorporation of nitrogen into molecules
(Rice University) Rice University scientists generalize the synthesis of aminating agents to simplify the design and manufacture of drugs and...
Study finds toxic mercury is accumulating in the Arctic tundra
LOWELL, Mass. - Vast amounts of toxic mercury are accumulating in the Arctic tundra, threatening the health and well-being of...
Programs that teach emotional intelligence in schools have lasting impact
Social and emotional learning programs for youth not only immediately improve mental health, social skills, and learning outcomes but also...
Insufficient levels of Vitamin D in pregnancy detrimental to child development
Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers during pregnancy has a negative effect on the social development and motor skills of...
New analysis of rare Argentinian rat unlocks origin of the largest mammalian genome
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, July 12, 2017 -New biological information gleaned from the red vizcacha rat, a native species of...
Spread of breast cancer reduced by targeting acid metabolite
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 12, 2017) - It's a metabolite found in essentially all our cells that, like...
Early squirrel gets the real estate, U of G study finds
Credit: Bend Dantzer Those young squirrels now scampering around your neighbourhood were born in this year's earliest litters and are...
NOAA disburses $16.7 million in oil spill penalties to fund research
Credit: LSU LSU has received one of the competitive federal grants funded from penalties paid by parties responsible for the...
