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Italian law must change to improve survival from cardiac arrest
Milan, Italy - March 5, 2018: An Italian law requiring citizens to hold a certificate to use a defibrillator must...
Plymouth researcher secures funding to further investigate treatment for neuro-tumors
Credit: University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth will be continuing its research into the advancement of neuro-tumour treatments thanks...
Materials ‘sandwich’ breaks barrier for solar cell efficiency
BROOKLYN, New York - Solar cells have great potential as a source of clean electrical energy, but so far they...
Chaperones can hold protein in non-equilibrium states
After translation, proteins must fold to their functional 3D shape and keep it while under attack by various perturbations: external...
How does resolving cannabis problems differ from problems with alcohol or other drugs?
Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those...
Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment may target viral reservoir in monkeys
After receiving a course of antiretroviral therapy for their HIV-like infection, half of a group of monkeys infused with a...
Changing size of neurons could shed light on new treatments for motor neurone disease
New research published in The Journal of Physiology improves our understanding of how motor nerve cells (neurons) respond to motor...
Comparison shows value of DNA barcoding in selecting nanoparticles
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The first direct comparison of in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for identifying nanoparticles...
Kids persistently allergic to cow’s milk are smaller than peers with nut allergies
Credit: Children's National Health System ORLANDO, Fla.-(March 4, 2018)-Children who experience persistent allergies to cow's milk may remain shorter and...
Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have worse one-year survival
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower one-year survival rates, according to research presented...
Weekend heart attacks twice as likely to kill young patients
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Young heart attack patients are twice as likely to die if they are admitted...
How the brain makes predictions
Credit: Uwe Dettmar FRANKFURT. Goethe University Frankfurt can boast another EU-funded research project: With the appointment of Yee Lee Shing...
Previously unknown ‘supercolony’ of Adélie penguins discovered in Antarctica
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) In a paper released on March 2nd in the journal Scientific Reports, the scientists announced the...
Thawing permafrost causing the ‘browning’ of northern lakes
As ice the melts, the organic carbon found in permafrost is being released once again after ages of confinement in...
Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend against rubber
Credit: University of East Anglia Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend against rubber plantations Efforts...
Simplifying samples
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Imagine a physician in a rural or remote area who needs to send a...
Researchers find transferable antibiotic resistance gene in pathogen of developing nations
Washington, DC - March 2, 2018 - A team of investigators has found that the mcr-1 drug resistance gene, which...
Scientists use satellites and drones to discover antarctic penguin ‘super-colonies’
(Louisiana State University) A recent scientific expedition to the Danger Islands, a remote group of tiny islands along eastern side...
Study in six countries identifies groups that are vulnerable to severe mental illness
Young males, ethnic minorities and people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to experience first-episode psychosis, defined as...
Do racial and gender disparities exist in newer glaucoma treatments?
SAN FRANCISCO - The American Glaucoma Society today announced that it has awarded a grant to Mildred MG Olivier, MD,...