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Study to explore detection of learning disabilities through physical movement
(Indiana University) An Indiana University physicist and neuroscientist who studies how physical movement can be used to detect autism in...
What does it take to make a memory? Study says new proteins
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - Nov.10, 2016 - While the romantic poets' idea of memories being akin...
Nova Southeastern University scientists study disease that impacts thousands of Gulf War veterans
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. - As the nation honors our veterans on November 11, we must pause to remember the long-lasting...
Exascale Computing Project announces $48 million to establish Exascale co-design centers
The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced that it has selected four co-design centers as part of...
Skipping breakfast and not enough sleep can make children overweight
Mothers smoking in pregnancy, children skipping breakfast and not having a regular bedtime or sufficient sleep all appear to be...
New findings show promise for treatment of Graves’ disease and other ocular disorders
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2016 - A new class of therapies may be on...
Licorice compound interferes with sex hormones in mouse ovary, study finds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study of mouse reproductive tissues finds that exposure to isoliquiritigenin, a...
Most indoor tanning salons comply with Texas tanning ban for those under 18
When female employees of a mystery shopping firm called posing as 17-year-olds interested in tanning, 81 percent of indoor tanning...
Molecular signature for aggressive brain tumor uncovered
Credit: Sandro Santagata, Brigham and Women's Hospital Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumors, but the term encompasses over...
Sponge on a string test could replace endoscopies
CANCER RESEARCH UK-funded scientists have discovered that a 'sponge on a string' pill test can identify which people with a...
Nature already dramatically impacted by climate change, study reveals
Global climate change has already impacted every aspect of life on Earth, from genes to entire ecosystems, according to a...
Electricity giants extend their might to financial institutions on advanced tech path to Paris goals
Credit: GSEP An association of global electricity giants today extended their members' collective might and expertise to development finance institutions...
Rotting away: Getting at the evolutionary roots of wood decay
Credit: Professor Laszlo Nagy, Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Institute of Biochemistry, BRC-HAS, Szeged 6726, Hungary Decay is a complex...
World-leading HPC centers partner to form accelerated computing institute
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2016--Leaders in hybrid accelerated high-performance computing (HPC) in the United States (U.S.), Japan,...
A study warns of Spanish children’s overexposure to ‘junk food’ ads on TV
Credit: UGRdivulga Spanish children are overexposed to TV ads of unhealthy food (burgers, pizzas, soft drinks, chocolate, bakery, etc.) both...
Noninvasive imaging technique protects healthy tissues during freezing of cancer lesions
BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK -- A solution to a major challenge in using minimally invasive cryotherapy to target...
Stable quantum bits can be made from complex molecules
Credit: Design by Dr. Christopher Muryn Quantum computing is about to get more complex. Researchers have evidence that large molecules...
Evaluating safety, effects of vaginal testosterone cream, estradiol vaginal ring
While aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a preferred therapy for postmenopausal women who have hormone receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer, the vaginal...
Is vitamin D level in blood at breast cancer diagnosis associated with survival?
A new report published online by JAMA Oncology examined whether levels of a blood biomarker of Vitamin D - 25-hydroxyvitamin...
Researchers at CHLA receive grant to study new way of battling resistant
Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded a 3 year...
