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Babies born at home have more diverse, beneficial bacteria, study finds
Credit: Jeff Heckman Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their...
Domestic violence is widely accepted in most developing countries, new study reveals
Societal acceptance of domestic violence against women is widespread in developing countries, with 36 per cent of people believing it...
LJI investigators discover how protein pair controls cellular calcium signals
Credit: Dr. Aparna Gudlur, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--All mammalian cells need a ready supply of calcium...
New insight into the mechanism of the drug against sclerosis and psoriasis
Credit: Available in the protein data bank with access code 5O1S: www.rcsb.org/structure/5O1S A multidisciplinary research team at Aarhus University has...
Colectomy associated with increased risk of diabetes
People who have had a colectomy have increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers from the University of Copenhagen...
PolyU develops robotic arm for self-help mobile rehabilitation for stroke patients
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (October 31, 2018) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently developed a robotic arm...
Rose geranium oil may ease common painful nasal symptoms linked to cancer treatment
The findings build on anecdotal evidence for the use of rose geranium oil to treat nasal vestibulitis, which affects the...
Army, university study suggests brain structure could influence behavior
Credit: (Image courtesy PLOS Computational Biology) New research focusing on how brain structure may impact brain activity and ultimately human...
Commercial shellfish landings decline likely linked to environmental factors
Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of the four most commercially-important bivalve mollusks -...
How plants cope with stress
The future looks challenging for plants. Climate change is forecast to bring widespread drought to parts of the planet already...
Israel’s Ben-Gurion U. and Louisiana announce water research collaboration
Credit: BGU/Dani Machlis NEW YORK...October 30 - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards visited Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in...
Study uncovers key parts of mechanism for activating T cells to fight cancer and other diseases
BOSTON -- In just a few years, CAR T-cell and other adoptive T-cell therapies have emerged as among the most...
Research on clots could make pancreatic cancer more treatable
Credit: Purdue University image/Bumsoo Han WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- You're experiencing jaundice, abdominal pain or constipation. And by then, you...
Reducing methane emissions can play a key role in reducing ozone worldwide
Methane is a climate pollutant that leads to the production of ozone with serious health and environmental impacts 60% of...