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Statins associated with improved heart structure and function
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented...
Why communication is vital — even among plants and fungi
Plant scientists at the University of Cambridge have found a plant protein indispensable for communication early in the formation of...
Knowledge gap on the origin of sex
There are significant gaps in our knowledge on the evolution of sex, according to a research review on sex chromosomes...
Losing sleep over climate change
Credit: Courtesy N. Obradovich Climate change may keep you awake -- and not just metaphorically. Nights that are warmer than...
Total abdominal wall transplantation for complex transplant cases — experts outline technique
May 26, 2017 - For some patients undergoing intestinal or multi-organ transplantation, closing the abdominal wall poses a difficult surgical...
Diesel pollution linked to heart damage
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at...
Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hands
Credit: Leuthardt lab Stroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their...
Researchers develop faster and cheaper cardiac imaging test for developing countries
Prague, Czech Republic - 26 May 2017: Researchers in the UK and Peru have developed a faster and cheaper cardiac...
High levels of PFOA found in mid-Ohio River Valley residents from 1991 to 2013
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) reveals that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley (from Evansville, Indiana, north...
Why communication is vital — even among plants and funghi
Plant scientists at the University of Cambridge have found a plant protein indispensable for communication early in the formation of...
Dog skull study reveals genetic changes linked to face shape
A study of dog DNA has revealed a genetic mutation linked to flat face shapes such as those seen in...
New insights into the ancestors of all complex life
Credit: Tim Bertelink A team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has provided new insights into the origins...
Marine species distribution shifts will continue under ocean warming
Scientists using a high-resolution global climate model and historical observations of species distributions on the Northeast U.S. Shelf have found...
Venetian physician had a key role in shaping early modern chemistry
Credit: Santorio's marginal note to col. 406C-D, in Santorio Santori, Commentaria In Primam Fen Primi Libri Canonis Avicennae (Venice, 1625),...
Darwin was right: Females prefer sex with good listeners
Credit: Peter Marriott Almost 150 years after Charles Darwin first proposed a little-known prediction from his theory of sexual selection,...
Open-access genetic screening for hereditary breast cancer is feasible and effective
Ashkenazi Jewish women are known to have a predisposition to the inherited breast cancers BRCA1 and BRCA2, but currently genetic...
Methicillin resistance among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in Egypt
About 40-70% of the infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains are due to methicillin resistant ones. These isolates are usually...
Dramatic shift in gut microbes and their metabolites seen after weight loss surgery
Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute Obesity, already a global epidemic, is on the rise. Over one...
Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease
A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger...
Scientists identify protein linked to chronic heart failure
Credit: Tsuda et al., 2017 Researchers in Japan have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that...
