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Apps portray mental health issues as commonplace and easy to manage
A new analysis finds that mental health apps convey two dominant messages: that virtually everyone has some type of mental...
Purdue startup developing novel treatment for life-threatening lung condition
Credit: Davis Arick, Spirrow Therapeutics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated startup developing a novel treatment for a life-threatening...
Diagnosis is a collaborative process
According to family physician Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, building an effective relationship with a patient and making a diagnosis are not separate...
Aspirin desensitization improves alcohol-induced allergies in patients with underlying respiratory disease
PHILADELPHIA - Patients who suffer from Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) often experience an additional allergic reaction when drinking alcohol,...
Wider access to HIV prevention drugs still needed
Credit: San Francisco State University Despite highly effective anti-HIV pharmaceuticals having been used worldwide for almost a decade, HIV (human...
UTEP, UNT study sheds light on composition of dust carried by rainwater across Texas
Credit: Photo by Joel Gilbert. A collaboration between professors from The University of Texas at El Paso and the University...
In end-of-life cancer care, geography may be destiny
When it comes to how much end-of-life care a patient with cancer receives, geography may, indeed, be destiny, according to...
Electrochemically-produced ammonia could revolutionize food production
Credit: Lehigh University Steven McIntosh wants to transform the way ammonia is produced. He hopes to create a viable alternative...
Genome’s gyrations fit right into Rice University model
Credit: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics/Rice University The nuclei of cells are never static, even when the chromosomes they contain...
WSU study reveals how shift work disrupts metabolism
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University SPOKANE, Wash. - Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases...
Crystal structure reveals how curcumin impairs cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Through x-ray crystallography and kinase-inhibitor specificity profiling, University of California San Diego School of Medicine...
Researchers discover llama-derived nanobody can be potential therapy for hard-to-treat diseases
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a nanobody that holds promise to advance targeted therapies...
Discovery of a new on/off switch affecting cell-to-cell communications
Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism. A new...
Brazil’s Forest Code can balance the needs of agriculture and the environment
Credit: © Sotteroni et al 2018 If fully implemented, Brazil's Forest Code, an environmental law designed to protect the country's...
Where river meets ocean
They exist all over the world, are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth and are home to a diverse...
Biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism wirelessly, with higher sensitivity
Credit: Lal et al. A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a chip that can...
In responding to predation risk, secondhand experience can be as good as new
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Throughout the living world, parents have many ways of gifting their offspring with information they will...
Stormwater ponds not a major source of greenhouse gas emissions
Credit: Jim Heffernan, Duke Univ. DURHAM, N.C. - Stormwater retention ponds, a ubiquitous feature in developed landscapes worldwide, are not...
New treatment option available for men suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia
Credit: UC San Diego Health Physicians at UC San Diego Health are now offering prostate artery embolization (PAE) as a...
ASHG honors Andrew Adey with early-career award
Credit: Andrew Adey ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Andrew Adey, PhD, as the...