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Collagen controlling the thickness and juvenile state of skin
Credit: Watanabe M., et al. eLIFE, July 11, 2017. Type XVII collagen (COL17) is found to regulate the proliferation of...
Barrier to autoimmune disease may open door to HIV, study suggests
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered that a process that protects the body from autoimmune...
ASHG honors Arthur Beaudet with Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine BETHESDA, Md. - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Arthur L. Beaudet,...
Systems Medicine, a groundbreaking new open access journal launching in 2018
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 11, 2017--Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the launch of...
Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says
Credit: University of Southern California Here's another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found...
July/August 2017 Annals of Family Medicine
Medical Expenditures Rise in Most Categories Except Primary Care Physicians and Home Health Care In recent years, US medical expenditures...
Study identifies new gene mutation associated with defective DNA repair and Fanconi anemia
Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease characterized by hematologic symptoms that include low platelet count and unusually large red...
Glioblastoma ‘ecosystem’ redefined for more effective immunotherapy trials
A research team has revealed the intrinsic gene expression patterns of glioblastoma (GBM) tumors, insights that could drive more effective...
Why strength depends on more than muscle
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln A recent study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has given new meaning to...
Noninvasive intranasal method shows prevention of neurologic effect from metabolic disease
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 10, 2017--Researchers have successfully used a noninvasive intranasal approach to...
Food scientists find cranberries may aid the gut microbiome
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Many scientists are paying new attention to prebiotics, that is, molecules we eat but...
New way to predict when electric cars and home batteries become cost effective
The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created...
Stem cell-based therapy for targeting skin-to-brain cancer
Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have a potential solution for how to...
Younger primary care physicians have greater turnover
Between 2000 and 2014, the mobility rate of younger primary care physicians was approximately double that of older physicians. According...
Portland State NASA grant furthers satellite ocean research
(Portland, Ore.) July 10, 2017 - NASA has awarded a four-year, $283,000 grant to Portland State University engineering professor Ed...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 - Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually...
Brown U. to receive up to $19M to engineer next-generation brain-computer interface
Credit: Nurmikko lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a grant of up to $19 million from the Defense...
Hospitals that spend more initially yield better outcomes
Hospitals that spend more on initial care following patient emergencies have better outcomes than hospitals that spend less at first...
Houston team one step closer to growing capillaries
Credit: Rice University In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and...
Bringing bacteria’s defense into focus
ITHACA, N.Y. - By taking a series of near-atomic resolution snapshots, Cornell University and Harvard Medical School scientists have observed...
