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International team to evaluate new advances in hemophilia treatment
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (June 20, 2017) - An international team involving dozens of stakeholders from patients and policy...
Lightweight steel production breakthrough: Brittle phases controlled
Credit: University of Warwick High-strength, lightweight steels can finally be processed on an industrial scale, thanks to a breakthrough in...
Post-ICU glucose management may improve outcomes in critical patients
Monitoring and maintaining glucose levels of critically ill patients after admission from ICU through general care and discharge from the...
Pacemakers and other cardiac devices can help solve forensic cases
Vienna, Austria - 20 June 2017: Pacemakers and other cardiac devices can help solve forensic cases, according to a study...
Plant reveals anti-Alzheimer’s compounds
Japanese scientists have developed a method to isolate and identify active compounds in plant medicines, which accurately accounts for drug...
City rats: Why scientists are not hot on their tails
Credit: Michael Cammer, NYU Researchers argue they need greater access to urban properties if they are to win the war...
UAlberta program found to lessen depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts in youth
A University of Alberta pilot program designed to promote mental health skills in youth significantly lessened cases of depression, anxiety...
Shared decision-making is cornerstone of multiple sclerosis treatment
MAYWOOD, IL - One of the cornerstones of multiple sclerosis treatment is shared decision-making between patients and their doctors and...
New disease gene for axon degeneration identified through international gene matching
Research group from the University of Helsinki has identified a new disease gene for early-onset axonal neuropathy and mild intellectual...
New findings reverse hypothesis of GABA neurodevelopment in schizophrenia
Philadelphia, PA, June 20, 2017 - New research by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh provides an unprecedented level of...
Modeling Gulf War illness: Knowing the cause of brain dysfunction is key to finding a cure
When hundreds of thousands of American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991 in what is now...
First randomized controlled trial of DBS for chronic pain shows promise
CLEVELAND - Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral striatum/anterior limb of the internal capsule is safe and feasible in...
Small variations in breeding pools make for big differences in Yosemite toad use
Credit: U.S. Forest Service The Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) is a rare species found exclusively in California's Sierra Nevada. While...
Researchers developed nanoparticle based contrast agent for dual modal imaging of cancer
Credit: NANO Journal Researchers from PSG College of Technology, India have developed nano-contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as...
Corn better used as food than biofuel, study finds
Credit: Photo by: L. Brian Stauffer Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy...
Predicting cognitive deficits in people with Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is commonly thought of as a movement disorder, but after years of living with PD approximately twenty...
USDA invests $6.8 million for research and extension grants on pollinator health
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 20, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Journal of Hepatology cited over 30,000 times in 2016
GENEVA, Switzerland 20 June 2017 - Last week Clarivate Analytics released the 2017 Impact Factor (IF) in the Journal Citation...
Older dads have ‘geekier’ sons
New King's College London research suggests that sons of older fathers are more intelligent, more focused on their interests and...
Penn study: Blocking yeast-bacteria interaction may prevent severe biofilms that cause childhood tooth decay
Though most tooth decay can be blamed on bacteria, such as Streptococcus mutans, the fungus Candida albicans may be a...
