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Sex hormone levels may affect heart disease risk in post-menopausal women
In post-menopausal women, having a higher blood level of a male hormone (testosterone) and a higher ratio of the male-type...
Most popular vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit, study finds
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 28, 2018 - The most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent...
The stick insects that survive being eaten by birds
Credit: Kobe University It's commonly assumed that when insects are eaten by birds, they and their unborn young have no...
Virus genes from city pond rescue bacteria
A key question in evolutionary biology is how new functions arise. New research at Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that bacteriophages...
China floods to hit US economy: Climate effects through trade chains
Intensifying river floods could lead to regional production losses worldwide caused by global warming. This might not only hamper local...
Deciphering the language of cells using observation chambers
Credit: EPFL / this illustration will be used as the cover image of the forthcoming edition of Small Like humans,...
Cell chat: Attacking disease by learning the language of cells
Credit: EPFL Breakthrough lab-on-a-chip technology that reveals how human cells communicate could lead to new treatments for cancer and autoimmune...
Paramedic-run health sessions in low-income apartments reduced number of 911 calls, improved health
A community-based health promotion program developed by McMaster University that was offered by paramedics in low-income apartment buildings significantly reduced...
Is it ethical to use genealogy data to solve crimes?
1. Is it ethical to use genealogy data to solve crimes? Bioethicists suggest ethical considerations for forensic use of genetic...
Clinical trial enrollment favors men
Vienna, Austria - 28 May 2018: Clinical trial enrolment favours men, according to a study presented today at Heart Failure...
Man against machine: AI is better than dermatologists at diagnosing skin cancer
Researchers have shown for the first time that a form of artificial intelligence or machine learning known as a deep...
Genome’s dark matter offers clues to major challenge in prostate cancer
Credit: Rogel Cancer Center ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The dark matter of the human genome may shed light on how...
Scientists discover why heart function is reduced at high altitude
Credit: Dr. Daniela Flueck, University of British Columbia Okanagan For over a century, we have known that high altitude reduces...
Genes, environment and schizophrenia: new study finds the placenta is the missing link
Baltimore, MD - May 28, 2018 - Hiding in plain sight, new research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical...
Study identifies processes in the gut that drive fat build-up around the waist
Research by scientists at King's College London into the role the gut plays in processing and distributing fat could pave...
The Mitral Valve Meeting is joining PCR London Valves Course in 2019
PCR London Valves, the Heart Team Course, welcomes the Mitral Valve Meeting (MVM) to reinforce the mitral and tricuspid tracks...
Researchers identify the electrophysiological sign of cerebral infarction
Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have analyzed the underlying electrophysiological indicators of subarachnoid hemorrhage, the second most common type...
Building bridges to fight diabetes
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Translational stem cell research for type 1 diabetes therapy is...
NUST MISIS scientists’ anticancer drug doubles lifetime of sick animals
Credit: © NUST MISIS A research team from NUST MISIS and Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU) has successfully...
Exposure of European children to electromagnetic fields is well below the maximum levels
Children in Europe are exposed to higher levels of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) in cities, but the total average exposure...
