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Endocrine Society launches podcast spotlighting breakthroughs in hormone science
Credit: Endocrine Society WASHINGTON--International experts delve into the latest advances in hormone research and clinical care on the Endocrine Society's...
Biomaterial particles educate immune system to accept transplanted islets
Credit: Georgia Tech By instructing key immune system cells to accept transplanted insulin-producing islets, researchers have opened a potentially new...
Dogs can be a potential risk for future influenza pandemic
Washington, DC - June 5, 2018 - Dogs are a potential reservoir for a future influenza pandemic, according to a...
A little water could make a big difference for endangered salmon
Credit: California Sea Grant Even small amounts of running water--less than a gallon per second--could mean the difference between life...
Red tide fossils point to Jurassic sea flood
Credit: Carmine Wainman, University of Adelaide Dinosaur-age fossilised remains of tiny organisms normally found in the sea have been discovered...
African-Americans still disproportionately affected by HIV
African-Americans are still much more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than white Americans. A new paper on the HIV/AIDS...
PharmaMar presents at ASCO the ADMYRE study’s adjusted overall survival with plitidepsin
Abstract #8018 PharmaMar presents in oral session at ASCO the ADMYRE study's adjusted overall survival with plitidepsin The modelled data...
Neurons ripple while brains rest to lock in memories
Credit: Illustration by Etienne Ackermann/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 5, 2018) - Memories resonate in the mind even when it's...
Thousands of turtles netted off South America
Credit: ProDelphinus Tens of thousands of sea turtles are caught each year by small-scale fishers off South America's Pacific coast,...
NASA funds Rutgers scientists’ pursuit of the origins of life
Credit: Professor Vikas Nanda/Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers What are the origins of life on Earth and...
Cancer fighting effects of aspirin revealed in bowel tumor study
Researchers have shed light on how taking aspirin can help to stave off bowel cancer. Experts found that the painkiller...
Older adults with asthma are happier when they have more say in their care
Credit: iStock ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (JUNE 5, 2018) - It's clear an increasing number of people want a say...
New theory on why more women than men develop autoimmune diseases
Credit: Photo by photo: Magnus Gotander/Bilduppdraget New findings are now being presented on possible mechanisms behind gender differences in the...
CWRU School of Medicine researchers create first artificial human prion
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have synthesized the first artificial...
World Association of Eye Hospitals explores innovations in eye care
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The World Association of Eye Hospitals will host its first meeting in the United States June...
Sticky situation: New process turns wood scraps into tape
Credit: University of Delaware/ Illustration by Joy Smoker Whether you're wrapping a gift or bandaging a wound, you rely on...
Putting lungs under less stress
The numbers are grim: Of the 200,000 Americans diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) each year, 30 to 50...
Mayo Clinic researchers take a step closer to developing a DNA test for liver cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of researchers from Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences Corporation have completed a phase II study...
Listening to gut noises could improve diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome
Credit: Digestive Disease Week(R) Washington, DC (June 5, 2018) -- Utilizing newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers have developed an acoustic...
Many US women don’t realize they’re seeking reproductive care at Catholic hospitals
More than one-third of women who go to a Catholic hospital for reproductive care aren't aware they're seeking obstetrical and...
