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Critical gaps in our knowledge of where infectious diseases occur
Credit: C. Rahbek, L. A. Hansen, J. Fjeldså, One-degree resolution database of the global distribution of birds (The Natural History...
Select memories can be erased, leaving others intact
Credit: Schacher Lab/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY (June 22, 2017) -- Different types of memories stored in the...
Research suggests sexual appeals in ads don’t sell brands, products
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Could it be that sex actually does not sell? An analysis...
NRL issued patent for solar microbial fuel cell
Credit: (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, has...
Diabetes patients still produce insulin
Some insulin is still produced in almost half of the patients that have had type 1 diabetes for more than...
Cleveland Clinic discovers similarities between next-generation prostate cancer drugs
Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time how a class of advanced prostate cancer drugs are processed...
Seafood poisoning bug thwarts a key host defense by attacking the cell’s cytoskeleton
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 22, 2017 - The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis linked to eating raw seafood...
Don’t lose sleep over sharing your bed with your pet or kids
About half of all pet owners share their beds or bedrooms with their pets at night. Although this has been...
Algorithm dramatically improved drug discovery methods, earns 2017 Kaye Innovation Award
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University) Antibiotics for treating particularly resistant diseases, molecules that block immune system overreactions, molecules that inhibit the...
Ecology insights improve plant biomass degradation by microorganisms
Credit: Diego Javier Jiménez Microbes are widely used to break down plant biomass into sugars, which can be used as...
Patient-inspired research uncovers new link to rare disorder
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Meeting a young patient with Zellweger syndrome, a rare, life-threatening genetic disease, started a scientific...
The ‘Star dust’ wasp is a new extinct species named after David Bowie’s alter ego
Credit: Dr. Elijah J. Talamas During her study on fossil insects of the order Hymenoptera at China's Capitol Normal University,...
Clinics cut pregnancy risks for obese women
Specialist antenatal clinics for severely obese mums-to-be can help cut rates of pregnancy complications, research has found. Women who received...
Satellite data to map endangered monkey populations on Earth
Earth Observation technology can map human settlements to predict where monkey populations have declined through hunting 'High-throughput DNA sequencing' can...
Tourette Syndrome risk increases in people with genetic copy variations
An international team that just conducted the largest study of Tourette Syndrome has identified genetic abnormalities that are the first...
An integrated perspective on diabetic, alcoholic, and drug-induced neuropathy
Despite its pervasiveness, many physicians are unfamiliar with how best to treat of NeuP, partly due to few reviews available...
Video games can change your brain
Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date...
Tiny nanoparticles offer significant potential in detecting/treating disease new review of work on exosomes
Credit: Dr Marta I. Oliveira, INL, Portugal Tiny nanoparticles offer significant potential in detecting and treating disease - new review...
Researchers show first evidence of using cortical targets to improve motor function
Monica A. Perez, P.T., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, and colleagues, recently published A...
First-line immunotherapy treatment can improve survival for subset of lung cancer patients
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Findings from a phase III clinical trial for advanced lung cancer patients could help oncologists better predict...
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