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Obesity and health problems: New research on a safeguard mechanism
Obesity and its negative impacts on health - including metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular complications - are a...
New solution to harmful algal blooms raises hope of economic and environmental benefits
Credit: Dr Martin Rejzek - John Innes Centre A cheap, safe and effective method of dealing with harmful algal blooms...
Climate change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses
Spurred on by climate change, international travel and international trade, disease-bearing insects are spreading to ever-wider parts of the world....
3-D tissue model of developing heart could help drug safety testing for pregnant women
The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents....
Startup promises minimally invasive heart repair
Cambridge, Mass. - March 15, 2018 - A minimally invasive surgical device to be commercialized by a newly launched startup...
RE: Thinking the robot/Robotic Futures: Fresh Perspectives/Panel Discussion on March 22, 2018
Credit: 2018 Institute Of Industrial Science, the University Of Tokyo We are on the cusp of the robotics revolution: new...
‘Frequency combs’ ID chemicals within the mid-infrared spectral region
Credit: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Applied Physics Division, Quantum Nanophotonics group WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2018 -- Chemical...
Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that integrates head motion with visual signals
Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome Centre Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have identified a circuit in the primary visual cortex (V1)...
Dr. A.M. Barrett receives NIH funding to study hand function poststroke
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. March 15, 2018. A.M. Barrett, MD, of Kessler Foundation has received a five-year National...
Large racial and ethnic disparity in world’s most common STI
Credit: Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a new Johns Hopkins study, researchers have added to evidence that Trichomonas vaginalis (TV),...
When natural disaster strikes, can insects and other invertebrates recover?
Credit: Jeff Thrasher Annapolis, MD; March 15, 2018 -- After a 100-year flood struck south central Oklahoma in 2015, a...
Higher doses of radiation don’t improve survival in prostate cancer
A new study shows that higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for many patients with prostate cancer, compared...
False beliefs about MMR vaccine found to influence acceptance of Zika vaccine
People's willingness to use a Zika vaccine when it's available will be influenced by how they weigh the risks associated...
The Protein Society’s Best Paper Award
Credit: Brian Matthews, Editor Protein Science Warmest congratulations to Minfei Su and Chang-Ting Lin , the recipients of the Protein...