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Pest control: Wicked weeds may be agricultural angels
Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want to heed the advice of...
GUMC selects global health champion Roger I. Glass as recipient of highest award
Credit: Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD WASHINGTON (Nov. 11, 2016) -- Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will honor Roger I....
Surgery for back pain reduces problems with sex life-related pain
November 11, 2016 - For patients with degenerative spinal disease, surgery is more effective in reducing pain that interferes with...
Researcher to examine if brain training helps combat memory loss in heart failure patients
INDIANAPOLIS -- The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.5 million grant to an IU School of Nursing researcher...
Scientists develop tissue-engineered model of human lung and trachea
Scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed a tissue-engineered model of lung and trachea which contains the diverse cell...
Pain sensors specialized for specific sensations
Many pain-sensing nerves in the body are thought to respond to all types of 'painful events', but new UCL research...
Pesticide exposures can cause changes in oral microbiome
Washington, DC - November 11, 2016 - Pesticide exposure in farmworkers from agricultural communities is associated with changes in the...
Crowd workers help robot keep conversation fresh
People can find a hundred ways to say the same thing, which poses a challenge to robots that are expected...
CRF to launch new journal focusing on structural heart disease
NEW YORK - November 11, 2016 - The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that it will launch a new international...
Immune cells may facilitate tumor growth by forming primitive vascular channels
LA JOLLA, CA - November 11, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
Before a cure, a crusade to stop lung cancer from spreading
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Matt Cashore The American Cancer Society has reported that lung cancer, which kills more Americans than...
Penn State signs new Master Research contract with Lockheed Martin
Penn State and Lockheed Martin have signed a Master Research contract, establishing an agreement that includes research collaboration, an enhanced...
Exclusive: Biotechnology leaders surveyed about impact of Trump presidency
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. New Rochelle, Nov 11, 2016--The day following the election of Donald J. Trump as President,...
Pneumonia rates linked to hospital ventilators have not dropped
Credit: UConn Health Contrary to data published by the Centers for Disease Control, ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in hospital intensive care...
Keeping our balance — a tale of two systems
The transition from being sea creatures to living on land, even if it happened over 300 million years ago, seems...
Pneumonitis from ingesting fuel: Doctors treating refugees notice severe illness
People fleeing across the Mediterranean by boat face many dangers. In a paper now published in the renowned medical journal...
Traumatic stress changes brains of boys, girls differently, Stanford study finds
Traumatic stress affects the brains of adolescent boys and girls differently, according to a new brain-scanning study from the Stanford...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia rates remain stable, substantial
In a study published online by JAMA, Mark L. Metersky, M.D., of the UConn School of Medicine, Farmington, and colleagues...
New discovery paves way for pancreatic cancer treatment
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Matt Cashore Pancreatic cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, is projected to be the...
Fun, comfort with exercise helps young people with conditions like autism and ADHD remain active
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 11, 2016) - The best way to help young people with neurodevelopmental disorders like...
