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Study: Diet not connected to GI problems in children with autism
Credit: Justin Kelley/MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 12, 2017) -- Many children with autism spectrum disorder experience significant gastrointestinal issues,...
House dust spurs growth of fat cells in lab tests
Poor diet and a lack of physical activity are major contributors to the world's obesity epidemic, but researchers have also...
Shortcut method in drug development
In the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a research group at Uppsala...
Synthesizing the human genome from scratch
For the past 15 years, synthetic biologists have been figuring out how to synthesize an organism's complete set of DNA,...
Rice team developing flat microscope for the brain
Credit: Rice University HOUSTON - (July 12, 2017) - Rice University engineers are building a flat microscope, called FlatScope TM,...
Dignity Health St. Joseph’s researchers discover indicator of lung transplant rejection
PHOENIX, Ariz. July 12, 2017 -- Research by scientists at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center's Norton Thoracic...
Release of treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing contaminates lake
Hydraulic fracturing has enabled a domestic oil and gas boom in the U.S., but its rapid growth has raised questions...
DFG approves seven new research units and one new clinical research unit
At its summer session during the annual meeting of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Halle (Saale), the...
APACMed announces partnership with CoRE
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School The Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed), the only regional trade body for the medical devices,...
Mulling over the aromas of wine
A fine wine has an ideal balance of ingredients. Too much or too little of a component could mean the...
Antibiotic nanoparticles fight drug-resistant bacteria
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, especially among a type of bacteria that are classified as "Gram-negative."...
Benefits of using Droplet Digital PCR for measuring immunotherapy response highlighted in presentations at 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting
HERCULES, Calif. -- July 11, 2017 -- New research demonstrating the clinical potential of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology...
How cells control nuclear size becomes clearer
Credit: Kazunori Kumi Over a century since scientists first observed that cells and their nucleus grow at a constant ratio...
Insurance coverage for CT colonography increases likelihood of screening
OAK BROOK, Ill. - People with insurance policies that cover CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening are almost 50 percent...
Study of premature babies has implications for future treatment
Research carried out by the University of Kent with doctors on the neonatal unit at the William Harvey Hospital and...
Faster diagnosis of inherited and lethal nerve disease could advance search for new treatments
Credit: Michael Polydefkis Johns Hopkins physicians report success in a small study of a modified skin biopsy that hastens the...
Prosthetic knee type may determine cost of care for amputees
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a new study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Mayo Clinic researchers describe the direct medical...
Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers
1. Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-0598 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-1402 URLs go..
Contaminants in food: Identifying and assessing risks as early as possible
Dioxins, mineral oils, perfluorinated substances - people do not only obtain important nutrients with their food. They also ingest undesirable...
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional therapies for deadly pediatric brain cancers
Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult...
