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Why do young adults post harmful personal content on social media?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 22, 2017 — A new study looked at self-presentation of...
‘Unique and revolutionary’
Credit: Woerner, Traxler, Richter Architects In its evaluation, the WR praised the unique photonic approach, which could lead to a...
3-D mapping a new drug-delivery tool
Cubosomes are small biological 'capsules' that can deliver molecules of nutrients or drugs with high efficiency. They have a highly...
New treatment for osteoporosis provides better protection against fractures
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A new treatment for osteoporosis provides major improvements in bone density and more effective...
New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2017–Substituting one to two servings of animal proteins with plant proteins...
Spray painting biomaterials onto heart promotes cardiac repair after…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2017–Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a minimally invasive...
New technique could prevent dangerous biofilms on catheters
Biofilms frequently coat the surfaces of catheters, and of various medical implants and prostheses, where they can cause life-threatening infections....
Seeing the world through fresh eyes
Credit: Prof. Ichiro Masai There are many different structures in our eyes that work in conjunction to allow us to...
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis symptoms curbed by bariatric surgery
New York, NY – Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis symptoms were significantly lessened in patients who underwent bariatric, or weight loss,...
Brain imaging of premature babies to find biomarkers for cognitive/behavioral disorders
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Natasha Leporé, PhD, a principal investigator in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at Children's...
Rapid, low cost laser-based technique for biomass analysis described…
IMAGE: Industrial Biotechnology, led by Co-Editors-in-Chief Larry Walker, PhD, and Glenn Nedwin, PhD, MoT, CEO and President, TripleDNA Consulting, LLC,...
ARCH Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures and MD Anderson collaborate to launch Codiak BioSciences
Codiak BioSciences, Inc. announced today the closing of the first portion of a planned $80-plus million Series A and B...
NIDA announces recipients of 2017 Avant-Garde Awards for HIV/AIDS research
Credit: National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health,...
Depressed children respond differently to rewards than other kids
Credit: Robert Boston For many children, December often is linked to presents and excitement, but when a young child doesn't...
Is gender affirmative treatment effective for coexisting gender dysphoria and psychosis?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 3, 2017 — A new study demonstrates that gender dysphoria...
Penn study solves mystery of cell powerhouse’s balance of calcium
IMAGE: The mitochondrial matric calcium ion concentration regulates activity of the major mitochondrial calcium influx pathway, as measured by patch...
$2 million grant to speed the development of new vector control products
Credit: LSTM LSTM's Department of Vector Biology has received a major grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for...
Behind Green Eyes: New Species of deep-water hermit crab finds itself…
Credit: Jannes Landschoff 'Green-eyed hermit crab' is the common name for a new species recently discovered off the West Coast...
Research redefines proteins’ role in the development of spinal sensory cells
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/eLife A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad...
UMass Amherst and research partners aim to improve flu season forecasts
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Research teams, including one led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts...
