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Socioeconomic status in childhood linked with cardiac structure and function in adulthood
Credit: Young Finns Study The multicentre trial coordinated by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the...
Does symmetry matter for speed? Study finds Usain Bolt may have asymmetrical running gait
Credit: SMU Locomotor Lab World champion sprinter Usain Bolt may have an asymmetrical running gait, according to data recently presented...
This week from AGU: As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along
GeoSpace As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along A warming climate is not just melting the Arctic's...
Nanostructures taste the rainbow
Credit: Harry Atwater and Kelly Mauser/Caltech Engineers at Caltech have for the first time developed a light detector that combines...
First-of-its-kind Alzheimer’s disease prevention study extended
More than 5 million Americans are currently suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD) and scientists expect this number to nearly triple...
Cheap, energy-efficient and clean reaction to make chemical feedstock
Credit: IBS They are all around you! Most plastics, conductive polymers, and even medicines derive from molecules with a double...
Researchers see exosomes as way to make ‘personalized medicine’ easier and more precise
Credit: Michael Wang | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- Today, doctors can tailor a drug therapy to your unique genetic...
Guinness World Records names graphene aerogel as world’s least dense 3-D printed structure
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The world's lightest 3-D printed structure is so lightweight that it can be...
Combating chronic kidney disease with exercise
Credit: Ashley Barnas/ University of Delaware A University of Delaware research team in the College of Health Sciences is combating...
Genomic copy number variants contribute to cognitive impairment in the UK
Philadelphia, PA, June 28, 2017 - Genetic alterations of rare deletions or duplications of small DNA segments, called copy number...
Mitochondrial disease has a disproportionate healthcare burden in US
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Mitochondrial diseases are a diverse group of disorders caused by mutated genes that impair energy...
Scientists identify key locations for spread of Pin-tailed Whydahs
Credit: Eric Fishel Invasive parasites are a biological oxymoron. And yet, they are in our backyards! A new study analyzes...
Bacteria-coated nanofiber electrodes clean pollutants in wastewater
ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University materials scientists and bioelectrochemical engineers may have created an innovative, cost-competitive electrode material for cleaning...
Injectable plant-based nanoparticles delay tumor progression
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and...
Improving Chinese air pollution leads to business opportunities
China's trouble with smog and air pollution is well known, but air quality is beginning to improve as Chinese authorities...
RIT hosts largest number of NSF undergraduate research programs in New York
Rochester Institute of Technology leads universities in New York with seven federally funded summer research programs for undergraduate students, according...
Study finds long-term sustained effect of biological psoriasis treatment
(Umea University) Biological treatment of psoriasis shows a good efficacy in clinical trials. Since most analyses have focused on short-term...
Researchers document early, permanent human settlement in Andes
Credit: Lauren A. Hayes Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support...
Coral may hold cancer insights
Credit: US Department of Defense More than 70 years after the U.S. tested atomic bombs on a ring of sand...
Real-time vapor analysis could improve training of explosive-detecting dogs
With a sense of smell much greater than humans, dogs are considered the gold standard for explosive detection in many...
