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Heroin vaccine technology advances as researchers are awarded grant for further testing
Researchers at the U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and SUNY...
Amount of weight regain after bariatric surgery helps predict health risks
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16, 2018 - Measuring the percentage of weight regained following the maximum amount of weight lost after bariatric...
Video monitoring of tuberculosis treatment effective in urban and rural areas
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with statewide collaborators, report that...
What’s in the man box? Increased violence & suicidal thoughts
Credit: QUT An Australian first study involving 1000 men aged 18 to 30 has found those who conform to traditional...
Study finds healthy elders consuming walnuts daily show no negative effects on body weight
Researchers at Loma Linda University Health found that walnuts can be incorporated into the daily diet of healthy elders without...
Study reveals best use of wildflowers to benefit crops on farms
Credit: Heather Grab ITHACA, N.Y. - With bee pollinators in decline and pesky crop pests lowering yields, sustainable and organic...
New study answers old questions about why tropical forests are so ecologically diverse
Credit: Jonathan Dandois and Helene Muller-Landau/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Working with high-resolution satellite imaging technology, research..
Discovery of inner ear function may improve diagnosis of hearing impairment
Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Results from a research study published in Nature Communications show how the inner ear processes speech,...
Scientists found common genes in different peoples of the Ural language family
Credit: Kristiina Tambets et al. The genetic diversity of peoples of the Ural language family living in Europe and Siberia...
Molecular atlas of postnatal mouse heart development
Credit: Jaakko Teppo / University of Helsinki Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the most common causes of death in...
Endurance exercise training has beneficial effects on gut microbiota composition
According to recent research, endurance exercise training beneficially modifies gut microbiota composition. After six weeks of training, potentially inflammation causing...
Memristive device as an active synapse
Credit: Lobachevsky University Biological neurons are coupled unidirectionally through a special junction called a synapse. An electrical signal is transmitted...
Alcohol-related liver disease patients need more care, study finds
Two in three ALD patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) survived for less than a year afterwards, the...
Parasites from medieval latrines unlock secrets of human history
A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from...