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The microenvironment of diabetic retinopathy supports lymphatic neovascularization
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is a major sight-threatening diabetic complication. Nearly all patients with type I diabetes and over 60% of...
Human-centered design is key to forming partnerships for large-scale conservation success
Credit: Mike Sorice. To recruit more fishers to help with marine conservation, cast a wider net. This is the conclusion...
A medical charter: Commitments to limit physician burnout, promote well-being
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- More than half of U.S. physicians say they experience burnout in their work. Today, Mayo Clinic and...
Now you see it: Invisibility material created by UCI engineers
Irvine, Calif., March 29, 2018 - Materials inspired by disappearing Hollywood dinosaurs and real-life shy squid have been invented by...
Estimating the effect of genetic mutations on neurodevelopmental disorders more accurately
About 3% to 7% of the general population have neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, including intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder and...
Industry and academic researchers gather for innovative accelerating cancer cures research symposium
South San Francisco, CA (March 29, 2018) - Yesterday, March 28, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (Damon Runyon) held...
The link between urban design and childhood obesity
Children who live in more walkable neighbourhoods have a smaller waist measurement and a lower BMI (body mass index). Those...
Study on frogs helps scientists understand disease outbreak and progression
Credit: Cori Zawacki RENO, Nev. - The search for answers to protect Central American frogs from extinction is also giving...
Inherent feminizing effect of germ cells: New insights into sex determination
Credit: © Toshiya Nishimura Nagoya University-led study shows for the first time germ cells have an inherent property to feminize...
Dolphins tear up nets as fish numbers fall
Credit: Robin Snape Fishing nets suffer six times more damage when dolphins are around - and overfishing is forcing dolphins...
Scientists develop sugar-coated nanosheets to selectively target pathogens
Credit: Berkeley Lab Researchers have developed a process for creating ultrathin, self-assembling sheets of synthetic materials that can function like...
Patients who travel abroad for plastic surgery can bring home serious complications
With the promise of inexpensive procedures luring patients to travel abroad for plastic surgery, medical tourism has become an expanding,...
Researchers investigate riverbank erosion and resilience in coastal Bangladesh
Credit: Virginia Tech Coastal residents in Bangladesh are losing their homes and farmland at an astonishing rate due to riverbank...
Just one high-fat meal sets the perfect stage for heart disease
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 29, 2018) - A single high-fat milkshake, with a fat...
One species described multiple times: How taxonomists contribute to biodiversity discovery
Credit: Dr. Norman F. Johnson While working on a rare little known group of Oriental wasps that most likely parasitise...
$3.2 million grant funds development of new malaria vaccine
The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund has awarded the University of Florida and partners in the United States and Japan...
Illinois researchers receive $1 million to study bioenergy crops
URBANA, Ill. - The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a grant for $1 million to support...
Herring larvae could benefit from an acidifying ocean
Credit: Photo: KOSMOS/GEOMAR One of the many downsides of too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is what happens when...
NUS scientists develop novel chip for fast and accurate disease detection at low cost
A novel invention by a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) holds promise for a faster...
Scientists use AI to predict biological age based on smartphone and wearables data
Credit: ©Gero LLC Moscow, March 29, 2018 - Researchers from the longevity biotech company GERO and Moscow Institute of Physics...
