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How cheetahs outsmart lions and hyenas
Credit: Anne Hilborn Cheetahs in the Serengeti National Park adopt different strategies while eating to deal with threats from top...
Scientists record brain activity of free-flying bats
Credit: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner/Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a way to study the brain...
New biological research framework for Alzheimer’s seeks to spur discovery
Credit: NIA-AA Research Framework The research community now has a new framework toward developing a biologically-based definition of Alzheimer's disease....
A tool based on the use ofcarbon nanoparticles enables detection of antidepressants in urine samples
Credit: University of Cordoba A University of Cordoba research group has designed a tool that enables detection of antidepressants in...
Contrast-enhanced subharmonic imaging detects prostate cancers not identified by MRI
Leesburg, VA, April 9, 2018 - A test of contrast-enhanced subharmonic imaging (SHI) has shown promise in detecting prostate cancers...
Two million euros for isotope zooarchaeologist Cheryl Makarewicz
The emergence of mobile pastoralism on the Eurasian steppe five thousand years ago marked a wholly unique transformation in human...
Two Colorado studies find resistance mechanisms in ALK+ and ROS1+ cancers
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Targeted treatments have revolutionized care for lung cancer patients whose tumors harbor ALK or...
New Glasgow Coma Scale-pupils score and multifactor probability outcome charts
Credit: Copyright 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Charlottesville, VA (April 10, 2018). The University of Glasgow's Sir Graham Teasdale,...
Hepatitis C: A novel point-of-care assay
Credit: ©Institut Pasteur One of the major challenges identified by the WHO in efforts to eradicate the hepatitis C virus...
Research suggests alternative treatment for beta blocker intolerant heart attack patients
Beta blockers have become a prescription drug staple for recovering heart attack patients. However, these blood pressure-reducing medications cannot be...
A tool based on the use of carbon nanoparticles enables detection of antidepressants in urine samples
Credit: University of Cordoba A University of Cordoba research group has designed a tool that enables detection of antidepressants in...
Nanoparticles for lung cancer pass next test
(PHILADELPHIA) -- The most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), continues to be difficult to treat,...
Large-scale replication study challenges key evidence for the pro-active reading brain
When listening to a speaker, we often feel that we know what the speaker will say next. How is this...
28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
We invite you to the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which will take place in Madrid,...
Patients with high-risk clinical features are at high risk for acute aortic dissection
Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.Sc., MBChB, MRes, Ph.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom. DES PLAINES, IL- Patients with one or more...
Newly discovered biomarkers could be key to predicting severity of brain tumor recurrence
Researchers have identified specific predictive biomarkers that could help assess the level of risk for recurrence in patients with malignant...
Study confirms link between traumatic brain injury and dementia
The risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, was significantly higher in people who had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than...
UEA research paints underwater pictures with sound
Credit: University of East Anglia Silent marine robots that record sounds underwater are allowing researchers at the University of East...
University of Akron polymer professor joins medical and biological engineering elite
Credit: The University of Akron Matthew Becker, W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the...
Lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food is widespread
AURORA, Colo. (April 10, 2018) - Eat your vegetables is a well-worn message that weary parents have been giving reluctant...
