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Gene amplification — the fast track to infection
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden are first to discover that bacteria can multiply disease-inducing genes which are needed to...
2.4 percent faster swimming with the dolphin kick
Professor Hideki Takagi, at the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba and his colleagues, through...
Interleukin-1α causes people to choke on air
Credit: Osaka University Scientists at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) at Osaka University, Japan have pinpointed a specific molecular...
Making a case for health literacy
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates half of the adult population...
Prestigious Pew scholarship for amoeba ‘cell nibbling’
A University of California, Davis, microbiologist who studies how a parasitic amoeba kills cells has been named as a 2016...
How bears bulk up ahead of the summer: A study into the Asiatic black bear’s spring diet
Credit: Hiroshi Yokota Much like gym enthusiasts, every year Asiatic black bears seem to be on the lookout for protein-rich...
Study finds consuming nuts strengthens brainwave function
Credit: Loma Linda University Health A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts...
Does traffic-related air pollution increase asthma risk by stimulating…
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November17, 2016–A recent study of 577 children living in Puerto Rico...
Continuous EEG better at identifying oxygen-deprived newborns most at…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – (Oct. 25, 2017) – Continuously recording the brain's electrical signals and examining how...
Trust in e-cigarette safety varies by worldview, source of messaging
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–Public health messaging about the safety of e-cigarettes needs to account for the worldviews of the...
Aug 2017 Jobs Report: Labor Day job numbers remain upbeat for…
Credit: Kessler Foundation & UNHIOD East Hanover, NJ – September 1, 2017 – As we celebrate Labor Day, the job...
Need for targeted interventions for breastfeeding difficulties due to…
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2017) – Typically, within 50 to 72 hours of giving birth, a woman will...
How do young women view the relationship in ‘Fifty Shades of…
New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2015–Examining women's perceptions of the relationship between Christian and Anastasia in the popular movie Fifty...
Antibiotics for dental procedures linked to superbug infection, study shows
SAN DIEGO – Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious...
Aim of UTA assessment study to foster collaboration across region
Credit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington interdisciplinary project will assess fair housing issues across jurisdictional lines for...
Stanford researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robot
Credit: L.A. Cicero/Stanford News Service magine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed building. Instead of digging...
Adaptive radiotherapy reduces pneumonitis while controlling lung…
Credit: Department of medical physics, Aarhus University, Denmark. Vienna, Austria: Lung cancer patients who are treated with radiotherapy can develop...
IU, Regenstrief study finds surrogate decision makers experience psychological distress
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are...
$8.9 million collaborative grant to understand how dangerous virus…
Credit: Jason Ryder The University of Arizona's Felicia Goodrum, PhD, and some of the nation's most prominent human cytomegalovirus researchers...
PupilScreen aims to allow parents, coaches, medics to detect concussion, TBIs with a phone
Credit: University of Washington University of Washington researchers are developing the first smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting...
