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The connection between diet, obesity, and cancer: Nutrition experts explore the evidence
Credit: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Philadelphia, March 27, 2018 - About one third of cancer cases...
Surgeons transform static ‘Mona Lisa’ smiles to joyous ones
Credit: Kofi Bohene By modifying a muscle transplant operation, Johns Hopkins surgeons report they are able to restore authentic facial...
AI improves touchscreen interfaces for users with impairments
Credit: Kochi University of Technology (KUT) Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, and Kochi University of Technology, Japan, developed a new...
Foul ball! Time to abolish rule protecting MLB from liability when fans are injured
Credit: Indiana University Kelley School of Business BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- In advance of Major League Baseball's opening day on Thursday,...
BIABooster: A more sensitive device for characterizing DNA in blood circulation
Developed and patented(1) in 2012 and 2014 in the Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes (LAAS-CNRS) and implemented industrially by...
The clouds of spaghetti that keep DNA data safe
Credit: Michael Cowburn and David Rout Cells can avoid "data breaches" when letting signaling proteins into their nuclei thanks to...
Mental health issues linked to risky driving in newly licensed teens
March 27, 2018 - Mental health symptoms related to attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder are associated with increased...
Breakthrough in battle against rice blast
Scientists have found a way to stop the spread of rice blast, a fungus that destroys up to 30% of...
Scientists launch global effort to model pancreatic beta cell, solve diabetes
Credit: Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya, Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience USC researchers have launched a massive scientific...
3-D Printed robot prosthetic limb for amputees created by students
Credit: Alex Agboola-Dobson and his team- - lead electrical engineer Sebastian Preston-Jensen, lead software engineer Panagiotis Papathanasiou and mechanical and...
The rhythm of genes: How the circadian clock regulates 3-D chromatin structure
EPFL biologists and geneticists have uncovered how the circadian clock orchestrates the 24-hour cycle of gene expression by regulating the...
Research reveals a new direction for halting the citrus greening epidemic
Credit: Marina Mann ITHACA, NY - New clues to how the bacteria associated with citrus greening infect the only insect...
Hybrid chickadees found deficient at learning and memory
Credit: Michael McQuillan For a long time, hybridization--when distinct species mate and produce offspring--was thought to be a mistake. Yet,...
Top sports leagues heavily promote unhealthy food and beverages, new study finds
Credit: NYU Langone Health The majority of food and beverages marketed through multi-million-dollar television and online sports sponsorships are unhealthy...
Lung transplant drug enters human testing in culmination of decades of work
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System In the culmination of decades of research at the University of Virginia Health...
New laser technique may help detect chemical warfare in atmosphere
Credit: UCF: Karen Norum The Department of Homeland Security could benefit from a reliable, real-time instrument that could scan the...
How infighting turns toxic for chimpanzees
Credit: Photo by Geza Teleki. DURHAM, N.C. -- Power. Ambition. Jealousy. According to a new study, the same things that...
Rooting for answers
Credit: NASA When plants on Earth search for nutrients and water, what drives their direction? Very simply, gravitational force helps...
Cancer patients’ pain eased by simple bedside chart, study shows
Cancer patients' pain eased by simple bedside chart, study shows Patients with cancer could benefit from a simple bedside system...
Media advisory: International Liver Congress 2018
When: April 11-15, 2018 Where: Paris expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris, France...