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Novel type 2 diabetes risk model more accurately assesses disease…
New Rochelle, May 31, 2016–An innovative model for determining a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) overcomes many...
Solving of a decade long mystery could help in fight against TB
Credit: Photo taken by Dr Julian Thorpe of the University of Sussex and Dr Simon Waddell of the Brighton and...
Dr. Paul Keim of TGen and NAU is named an AAAS Fellow
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nov. 23, 2015 — Dr. Paul Keim, Director of the Pathogen Genomics Division of the Translational Genomics...
NHGRI researchers home in on mutation profiles of clear cell…
Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI In the largest genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors to date, National Human...
Filling the gap: High-latitude volcanic eruptions also have global…
Credit: NASA Volcanic eruptions always seize the attention of climate scientists, because the sulfate aerosols formed in the volcanic plumes...
Pattern of marijuana use during adolescence may impact psychosocial…
PITTSBURGH, July 25, 2017 – How an adolescent uses marijuana, in particular a pattern of escalating use, may make an...
To make surgery safer & less expensive for all, take Michigan’s model national,…
Half the dollars spent on health care in America have something to do with a surgical procedure – including post-surgery...
Dengue takes low and slow approach to replication
Credit: Jessica Child DURHAM, N.C. – A new study reveals how dengue virus manages to reproduce itself in an infected...
Cloth masks offer poor protection against air pollution
AMHERST, Mass. – Results of a new study by environmental health scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that...
Kwanghun Chung receives McKnight Technological Innovations in…
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WPI researcher wins NSF CAREER Award to study how bacteria survive in…
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. – As a graduate student, Scarlet Shell spent four months in rural and...
Depression, alcohol, and marijuana linked to later use of synthetic marijuana among teens
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids...
The Muffin Study: Mono- vs. polyunsaturated fats in patients with…
Baltimore, Md. – June 15, 2016. It's hard to think of the typical muffin, often loaded with saturated fat and...
A tale of two fishes: Biologists find male, female live-bearing fish…
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — Male live-bearing fish are evolving faster than female fish, according to a Kansas...
Why KID Syndrome patients experience different sets of symptoms
A team of New York-based researchers has compared the effects of two disease-causing mutations, potentially explaining why patients with the...
Monoclonal Antibodies Against Zika Show Promise in Monkey Study
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Using blood samples from an individual previously infected with Zika virus, scientists funded by the National Institute...
Penn vet research identifies new target for taming Ebola
Credit: PennVet Imaging Core (PVIC), directed by Bruce Freedman and managed by Gordon Ruthel Viruses and their hosts are in...
Follow-up cholesterol testing reduces risk of reocurrence for heart attack and stroke patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. If you have a heart attack or stroke, it's important to get your "bad" cholesterol measured...
Peruvian potatoes to join world’s largest banana collection in…
Credit: © Bioversity International For 30 years, KU Leuven (University of Leuven, Belgium) has been home to an impressive collection...
Electronic depositary of living systems created
Credit: Piotr Kamenski An information system created within the framework of the "Noah's ark" project has started working at the...
