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Optimizing feeding is necessary to maintain milk production in organic herds
Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2017 - Consumer demand for organic milk recently surpassed the available supply, with sales of organic...
Penn/CHOP team gains insights into cause of infant and treatment-related leukemias
Certain pediatric leukemias share a common underlying cause with treatment-related secondary leukemias. Both diseases involve translocations in the KMT2A gene,...
Cognitive behavior therapy significantly reduced depression and anxiety in chronic pain patients
Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
Cardiac stem cells from heart disease patients may be harmful
Patients with severe and end-stage heart failure have few treatment options available to them apart from transplants and "miraculous" stem...
Dynamic DNA helps ward off gene damage, study reveals
Researchers have identified properties in DNA's protective structure that could transform the way scientists think about the human genome. Molecules...
Drill holes in fossil shells point to bigger predators picking on small prey
The drill holes left in fossil shells by hunters such as snails and slugs show marine predators have grown steadily...
Biological DMARD guidelines associated with a reduced need for knee and hip replacements in RA
Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2017: The results of a Danish study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group names five Allen distinguished investigators
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research...
How does a frog heal wounded skin without scarring?
When a Xenopus frog is deeply wounded, its skin can regenerate without scarring. Researchers have found that cells under the...
Rates of marijuana use, heavy use, and cannabis use disorder depend on where you live
June 15, 2017 -- Adult marijuana use rose significantly in states that passed loosely regulated medical marijuana laws (MMLs) according...
More brain activity is not always better when it comes to memory and attention
Credit: the University of Nottingham Potential new ways of understanding the cause of cognitive impairments, such as problems with memory...
US is still first in science, but China rose fast as funding stalled here & elsewhere
ANN ARBOR, MI - American scientific teams still publish significantly more biomedical research discoveries than teams from any other country,...
University of Utah Biochemist Erhu Cao Named Pew Scholar
Credit: University of Utah Health Erhu Cao, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at University of Utah Health, was named a...
Smart materials used in ultrasound behave similar to water, Penn chemists report
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is gaining new insight into the smart materials used in ultrasound...
Massachusetts General researchers explore why those with autism avoid eye contact
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often find it difficult to look others in the eyes. This avoidance has typically...
An alternative hypothesis on the faunal colonization of the Himalayas?
Credit: Matthias Stöck Until now, the fauna of the Himalayas was considered to be an "immigration fauna", with species that...
Pre-clinical study suggests Parkinson’s could start in gut endocrine cells
Credit: 2017, JCI Insight DURHAM, N.C. - Recent research on Parkinson's disease has focused on the gut-brain connection, examining patients'...
Research on crucial cutting enzyme maps sites of DNA damage in leukemias and other cancers
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers studying a DNA-cutting enzyme with a crucial role in regulating the structure of genes...
VHA initiative significantly reduces MRSA in veterans living centers
Portland, Ore., June 15, 2017 - An initiative led by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduced Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...
When healthy cells stimulate the migration of tumor cells
Credit: © UNIGE Estrogens act as a driving force of both healthy and cancerous mammary cell growth by binding to...
