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Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 21, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified a key protein that...

Stroke history higher in asymptomatic versus symptomatic atrial fibrillation patients

Vienna, Austria - 21 June 2017: Newly diagnosed asymptomatic atrial fibrillation patients have a higher rate of previous stroke than...

Bat biodiversity is in danger on islands worldwide

Credit: Adrià López-Baucells A new study from the University of Helsinki investigates knowledge gaps among the largely unknown, but greatly...

Spanish researchers review the state-of-the-art text mining technologies for chemistry

In a recent Chemical Reviews article, the Biological Text Mining Unit at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) together...

Warming temperatures threaten sea turtles

Credit: Kostas Papafitsoros The study by Dr Jacques-Olivier Laloë of the University's College of Science and published in the Global...

Device helps ICU patients by filtering out noise from medical alarms

A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings...

Family history and location of genetic fault affect risk for carriers of cancer genes

A large scale study of women carrying faults in important cancer genes should enable doctors to provide better advice and...

Age-specific overall risk of breast, ovarian cancer among women with BRCA1/2 genetic mutations

Researchers conducted an analysis that included nearly 10,000 women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations to estimate the age-specific...

NAMS 2017 position statement updates guidelines for hormone therapy use

CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 20, 2017)--A new position statement on the use of hormone therapy (HT) for menopausal and postmenopausal women...

Researchers unravel mechanism behind bowel paralysis after surgery

In the days following abdominal surgery, patients' intestinal contents pass more slowly or not at all. New research at KU...

Simple tactic results in dramatic water conservation, study shows

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Rain or shine has new meaning thanks to an innovative, inexpensive and simple tactic developed by...

Penn immunologist selected as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA-- Jorge Henao-Mejia, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of Pathology and Laboratory...

The chemistry of olive oil (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 20, 2017 -- Whether you sop it up with bread or use it...

Long-term memories made with meaningful information

Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences When trying to memorize information, it is better to relate it to something meaningful rather than...

FACETS endorsed as official journal of the Royal Society of Canada’s Academy of Science

Ottawa, ON (June 20, 2017) - Canadian Science Publishing, an independent, not-for-profit scholarly publisher dedicated to serving the needs of...

New study advances understanding on the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders

A new study suggests the existing drug D-cycloserine may enhance recovery for children during treatment for pediatric feeding disorders, by...

New report looks at integrating frailty research into care as we age

Though it is one of the most frequently used health indicators as more and more of us age, frailty --...

Exhausted immune cells linked to irritable bowel syndrome

Australian researchers have for the first time discovered that a specific type of irritable bowel syndrome is associated with exhaustion...

Loyola psychiatrist Angelos Halaris, M.D., Ph.D., receives Owl of Wisdom award