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Study suggests older surgeons produce lower mortality rates in emergency procedures
FINDINGS Researchers from UCLA and several other institutions found surgeries performed by older surgeons -- age 50 and up --...
Who (really) wants gaydar to be accurate anyway?
Researchers from the University of Surrey, Instituto Universitario in Portugal and University of Padua in Italy, studied whether heterosexual, homosexual...
E. coli — are we measuring the wrong thing?
A sepsis awareness and management programme has demonstrated overall success in terms of improved sepsis detection, but has led to...
Study shows a new approach to treating patients with stage IV Wilms tumor
A new study showing significantly improved survival rates for patients with stage IV Wilms tumors with lung metastases was recently...
Noninvasive spinal stimulation method enables paralyzed people to regain use of hands
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA The ability to perform simple daily tasks can make a big difference in people's lives, especially for...
TERRAs, the non-coding RNAs that protect telomeres, are important epigenetic regulators
Credit: Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) In 2008, the Telomeres and Telomerase Group led by Maria A. Blasco at...
BU: Obese patients underrepresented in cancer clinical trials
Obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes. In 2014, cancer...
Hair products for black women contain mix of hazardous ingredients
Newton, Mass. (April 25, 2018) - A new report published today in the journal Environmental Research shows that Black women...
Antibody ‘cocktail’ can prevent Zika infection but is not effective for treatment of fetuses
A "cocktail" of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of...
Study links night exposure to blue light with breast and prostate cancer
Credit: Image courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov A study performed by...
CU Anschutz Medical Campus wins $46.5 million NIH grant to accelerate research discoveries
AURORA, Colo. (April 25, 2018) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $46.5 million to the University of...
NIH study: No chronic wasting disease transmissibility in macaques
WHAT: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) did not cross the species barrier to infect cynomolgus macaque monkeys during a lengthy investigation...
UCLA research may explain some causes of infertility and miscarriage
Credit: Nature Cell Bio/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center A new study in the journal Nature Cell Biology has uncovered...
Drinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune disease
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2018) - A daily dose of baking soda may...
New breath and urine tests detect early breast cancer more accurately
NEW YORK April 25, 2018 - A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by...
JFK was not shot from the grassy knoll, suggests new research
London, April 25, 2018 The long-held conspiracy theory that John F. Kennedy was shot by a second gunman on the...
Engineers get a grip on slippery surfactants
Credit: Xiaoqun Mu/Rice University A Rice University group's innovative surfactant theory removes limitations of a 100-year-old model for interfacial behavior...
Analyzing insect performance
Pollinators and other beneficial insects play an important role in the agricultural world, especially in terms of economic value for...
New uses for existing antiviral drugs
Zika virus. Ebola virus. Influenza. SARS and MERS corona viruses. Existing and emerging viral diseases are an increasing problem, particularly...
Children of youngest and oldest mothers at increased risk of developmental vulnerabilities
Children born to teenage mothers have the highest risk of developmental vulnerabilities at age 5, largely due to social and...