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Eating more vegetable protein may protect against early menopause
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Results of a new study from epidemiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and...
Mount Sinai researcher identifies best practices for cochlear implant hearing preservation
Cochlear implants that have electrodes designed without wire perform better than those with wires for long-term hearing preservation, a Mount...
Study: Exposure to light causes emotional and physical responses in migraine sufferers
Credit: BIDMC BOSTON - People experiencing migraines often avoid light and find relief in darkness. A new study led by...
Imprecise iron supplementation can spur increase in Salmonella
One would think that too much iron is too much iron - whether it is ingested from particular foods or...
Talking science
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2017 -- The art of video has proven to be truly revolutionary for informing the public...
Review: Insomnia medication may wake up some patients from vegetative state
Credit: Michigan Medicine In a new systematic review in JAMA Neurology, Michigan Medicine researchers found reason to further explore the...
Computer model simulates sense of touch from the entire hand
Credit: Bensmaia, et al, UChicago Neuroscientists from the University of Chicago have developed a computer model that can simulate the...
Fatality rates are high within 2 years of drug-induced liver injury
Most patients suffering liver toxicity due to medications or herbal or dietary supplements recover from the acute liver injury without...
Rising seas could result in 2 billion refugees by 2100
ITHACA, N.Y. - In the year 2100, 2 billion people - about one-fifth of the world's population - could become...
UC Riverside molecular biochemist named to German National Academy of Sciences
Credit: IIGB, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Katayoon Dehesh, the director of the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB) and...
Chimpanzee ‘super strength’ and what it might mean in human muscle evolution
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) For years, anecdotes and some studies have suggested that chimpanzees are 'super strong' compared to...
Mitochondria targeting anti-tumor compound
Credit: Professor Hidetoshi Arima Autophagy is a natural cellular mechanism that plays an important role in cellular homeostasis by removing...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Credit: Michael Bergin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air...
Stanford scientists create a cellular guillotine for studying single-cell wound repair
Credit: L.A. Cicero/Stanford News Service While doing research at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts, Sindy Tang learned...
Gays and lesbians who feel supported are more certain about retirement prospects
Gay men and Lesbians who don't feel socially supported feel less secure about their retirement than heterosexual adults, a study...
3-D printing with living tissues may help treat joint diseases
Degeneration of cartilage and other joint tissues is a major cause of disability. A new review highlights the recent developments...
Are activity monitors fit for exercise research? Getting there, but further steps needed
June 26, 2017 - Activity monitors or fitness trackers are fun and informative gadgets to help track daily physical activity....
Scientists use algorithm to peer through opaque brains
Credit: Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University Trying to pinpoint signals from individual neurons within a block...
Sandia creates better ‘fingerprints’ to detect elusive, valuable chemical compounds
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Imagine being able to see the entire Statue of Liberty and a small...
Ten million tons of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
Credit: UBC Public Affairs Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every...
