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Enzyme discovery could help in fight against TB
Credit: University of Warwick Research by a team led by Dr Elizabeth Fullam, has revealed new findings about an enzyme...
Success of conservation efforts for important Caribbean Reef fish hinges on climate change
Credit: Photo by Alfredo Barroso. For more than 20 years, conservationists have been working to protect one of the most...
Footwear habits influence child and adolescent motor skill development
New research finds that children and adolescents who spend most of their time barefoot develop motor skills differently from those...
Researchers design delivery system to treat premature infants with NEC
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Most of the time, we think biofilms are bad news. And when pathogenic microbes form biofilms, they...
Study raises concern about flame-retardant metabolites in bald eagles
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists have raised concerns for decades about toxic chemicals in the environment that accumulate in the tissues...
Postmenopausal smokers now have one less excuse not to quit
CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 11, 2018)--Smokers give lots of reasons for not quitting smoking, with fear of weight gain ranking as...
Cleaning out pollen shells (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society As allergy season intensifies, many people are cursing pollen - the powdery substance released by plants...
How a Mediterranean diet could reduce osteoporosis
Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis - according to new research from the University...
Developmental disabilities reported in HIV-positive children in South Africa
July 11, 2018 - HIV-positive children in South Africa are more likely to have developmental disabilities compared to children who...
Why randomized trials for proton therapy are difficult to complete (and what we can do about it)
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Randomized clinical trials are the gold standard of cancer research and can shed light on...
Measuring the effects of drugs on cancer cells
A new approach established at the University of Zurich sheds light on the effects of anti-cancer drugs and the defense...
Researchers identify cost-cutting option in treating nail fungus with nanotechnology
WASHINGTON (July 11, 2018) -- Onychomycosis, a nail fungus that causes nail disfigurement, pain, and increased risk of soft tissue...
Healthier hearts equal healthier guts
(San Francisco State University) Heart health and gut health may be linked. A new study by San Francisco State University...
Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55
DALLAS, July 11, 2018 -- Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure...
Kidney podocytes, all grown up
Human stem cells are of great interest in the fields of regenerative medicine and medical research because they reproduce indefinitely...
Stress affects people with schizophrenia differently, CAMH study shows
TORONTO, JULY 11, 2018 -- Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people...
Study charts the landscape of mosaic chromosomal alterations in blood cells
It's a common occurrence in elderly people: Blood cells carrying mutated DNA explosively increase in number, resulting in genetic "mosaicism":...
New gears in your sleep clock
Credit: Kyoto University / Jean-Michel Fustin Kyoto, Japan -- A long-studied factor controlling human sleep cycles actually has two forms,...
New study: LDL quality is a novel, modifiable cardiovascular risk marker
Scientists at the Wihuri Research Institute and the University of Helsinki, Finland, developed a method that can be used to...
Rise of the clones
A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has...
