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Similarity between high-risk atherosclerotic plaque and cancer cells discovered
Atherosclerotic plaque builds up gradually in the walls of the body's arteries. Ruptured plaque can trigger clots that cause life-threatening...
Portable device to sniff out trapped humans
The first step after buildings collapse from an earthquake, bombing or other disaster is to rescue people who could be...
Low-cost anti-hookworm drug boosts female farmers’ physical fitness
Credit: Richard Bugiro, Ph.D. Impoverished female farm workers infected with intestinal parasites known as hookworms saw significant improvements in physical...
Keeping the excitement under control
Credit: Jean-Sebastian Jouhanneau, MDC James Poulet's lab at the MDC uses advanced techniques to monitor the activity of networks of...
T cell antigen receptors act alone: Longstanding immunological mystery solved
Credit: TU Wien They protect us from the onslaught of bacteria and viruses and also from cancer: T cells are...
Recent executive actions continue to concern AGS regarding care we all need as we age
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society In response to regulatory actions that took aim last week at essential health benefits...
First gene therapy treatment to stave off childhood degenerative brain disease wins national clinical excellence award
Washington, D.C. - April 18, 2018 - The Clinical Research (CR) Forum, a non-profit membership association of top clinical research...
Unique protein is a vulnerability in the malaria parasite
Over a thousand people die from malaria every day. The disease is caused by a single-cell parasite (protozoan) that is...
Is risk of suicide attempt among soldiers associated with time before, during or after deployments?
Bottom Line: Early first deployment and a shorter length of time between deployments were associated with a higher risk of...
Key workflow interruptions in emergency departments identified
Credit: Amy Parris, MU College of Engineering Interruptions in workflow, such as a phone call while working on another task,...
Fatty fish and camelina oil are beneficial for your HDL and IDL cholesterol
Credit: UEF/Varpu Heiskanen Eating fatty fish increases the size and lipid composition of HDL particles in people with impaired glucose...
Association of cannabis with cognitive functioning in young people
Bottom Line: Frequent cannabis use by adolescents and young adults was associated with small reductions in cognitive function that appeared...
Tennessee scientist works to increase crops’ water saving potential
Credit: Ginger Rowsey There is one ingredient that every single crop is absolutely dependent on - water. Producers have implemented...
Deep learning predicts drug-drug and drug-food interactions
Credit: KAIST A Korean research team from KAIST developed a computational framework, DeepDDI, that accurately predicts and generates 86 types...
Study: Wide distribution of naloxone can slash overdose deaths during epidemics
A new study in The Lancet Public Health shows the rapid expansion of British Columbia's Take Home Naloxone program significantly...
Green digitization: Botanical collections data answer real-world questions
Credit: Yost, J. M., P. W. Sweeney, E. Gilbert, G. Nelson, R. Guralnick, A. S. Gallinat, E. R. Ellwood, et...
Evolution: Urban life leaves behind traces in the genome of bumblebees
Bumblebees living in the city have genes that differ from those of their relatives in the countryside. Although genetic differences...
Transplanted livers help body defend against organ rejection, Mayo Clinic study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- For decades, transplant experts have observed that liver transplant recipients often need less anti-rejection medication, known as...
Seeing stars
In 2016, when Diane Mackie, the chair of UC Santa Barbara's Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences (PBS), hired Daniel...
Spectacle lens designed by PolyU slows myopic progression by 60 percent
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University A specially designed spectacle lens developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was...
