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Press invitation to the 51st Annual Meeting of ESPGHAN
The European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) will be holding their 51st Annual Meeting this year in...
Alzheimer’s research: Christian Haass receives ‘Brain Prize’
Denmark's Lundbeck Foundation honors Munich researcher - together with colleagues in the UK and Belgium - for his groundbreaking work...
Linking virus sensing with gene expression, a plant immune system course-corrects
Plant immune systems, like those of humans and animals, face a difficult balancing act: they must mount responses against ever-evolving...
Strict eating schedule can lower Huntington disease protein in mice
New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that following a strict eating schedule can help clear away the...
Poor mothers face greater scrutiny over their children’s weight
Low-income mothers who use food assistance programs face a high level of surveillance over their children's health and weight, new...
Return to play for soccer athletes and risk for future injury
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-A new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...
University of Guelph researchers reveal new way to potentially fight Ebola
More than 11,000 people died during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2013-16, demonstrating both the deadly nature of...
Overlooked cell key player in preventing age-related vision loss
(Duke University) Researchers have pinpointed a new therapeutic target for macular degeneration, an eye disease that affects over 10 million...
Study reveals how the brain tracks objects in motion
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Catching a bouncing ball or hitting a ball with a racket requires estimating when the ball will...
Determining the cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases
Credit: Associate Professor Wei Fan-Yan A Japanese research group has discovered that taurine is conjugated with mitochondrial transfer RNAs (tRNAs),...
Minimally invasive surgeries underused in older patients, new study finds
A study of more than 200,000 Medicare patients who had common surgical procedures shows that, compared to the general population,...
Potential new approach to the treatment of multiple sclerosis
Credit: photo/©: Catherine Larochelle, Timo Uphaus, Frauke Zipp A prospective new method of treating patients with multiple sclerosis has been...
Rice team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 5, 2018) - Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to...
Fall detection devices for seniors are falling short
The high-tech aids seniors rely on to summon help if they fall might not be as effective as they'd like...
Advanced spatial planning models could promise new era of sustainable ocean development
Credit: Rebecca Gentry TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Earth's vast oceans brim with potential for commercial activities ranging from tourism to shipping...
Capturing brain signals with soft electronics
Credit: Thor Balkhed Klas Tybrandt, principal investigator at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University, has developed new technology...
Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time
Credit: Paul Aston Scientists at Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University have found that the mineral vaterite, a form (polymorph) of calcium...
Novel PET imaging agent targets copper in tumors, detects prostate cancer recurrence early
Credit: A Piccardo et al., Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy RESTON, Va. - An Italian study featured in the March issue...
Polygenic risk score may identify alzheimer’s risk in younger populations
Credit: UC San Diego Health For the first time, an international team of scientists, led by researchers at University of...
Arms races and cooperation among amoebae in the wild
Microbes are fast becoming the darlings of the social behavior set because their interactions can be understood right down to...