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Researchers find link between air pollution and heart disease
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found a link between higher levels of a specific...
In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition
A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to...
Juvie talk
Credit: Richard Ross With his legs outstretched, T. barely fits the diameter of the small animal pen that surrounds him....
Cancer cells use secret tunnels to communicate and smuggle cancer…
A new discovery published in the Nov. 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal shows that cancer cells use previously unknown...
Evidence suggests migratory birds are not a reservoir for highly pathogenic flu viruses
The H5 avian influenza A virus that devastated North American poultry farms in 2014-15 was initially spread by migratory waterfowl,...
A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure…
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Heart attacks provoke an acute immune response. Leukocytes rush to the heart muscle to remove...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist receives grant to study aging
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Aric Rogers, Ph.D., has received...
Future of legalized cannabis focus of expert panel discussion in…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 19, 2017–In the roundtable entitled "Expert Panel on Understanding Cannabis:...
UTSA researcher receives $670,000 grant to fight malaria
IMAGE: This is an immunofluorescence image of a mature Plasmodium berghei liver stage parasite in murine liver. Credit: Kirsten Hanson...
New boarding procedures, smaller cabin size may limit infection on…
Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but...
Study: Symptoms of ‘chronic multisymptom illness’ may be common in Iraq,…
Credit: Department of Defense In a Veterans Affairs study of more than 300 enlisted Army National Guard and Army Reserve...
Researchers map brain tumor cells’ adaptation to oxygen deprivation
Credit: Louise Cornmark The most aggressive variant of brain tumour – glioblastoma – has an average survival rate of 15...
‘Triggers’: A new tool to assess cancer patients’ palliative needs
Dr Jayne Wood from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust LUGANO-MADRID, 9 September, 2017 – A new tool to identify...
The shrinking moose of Isle Royale
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech Researchers from Michigan Technological University know the smartest way to know a moose is by its...
Detecting Alzheimer’s disease earlier using … Greebles?
Credit: Greeble images courtesy of Michael J. Tarr, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and Department of Psychology, Carnegie...
Sitting not linked to incident diabetes: New research
Credit: Pexels Sitting may not be as deadly as previously thought, with new research led by the University of Sydney...
Model shows female beauty isn’t just sex appeal
Credit: Photo courtesy of Stacey Weiss, University of Puget Sound DURHAM, N.C. — Female beauty may have less to do...
How berberine works to slow diabetes-related cognitive decline in…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 31, 2017–Researchers studying the mechanism of action of the natural,...
Canadian cardiologist publishes world first mitral regurgitation…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 19, 2017– A Canadian cardiologist has published a report in the journal...
Study: Most pediatric ICU physicians don’t use current…
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – A study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown that physicians in pediatric...
