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Hackensack Meridian Health becomes charter member of NJII Ideation Program for Healthcare
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) corporation, announces that Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's...
Blocking gene expression to combat deadly fungal infection
Credit: IlluScientia, University of Grenoble Alpes Each year, invasive fungal infections sicken an estimated 2 million people worldwide and kill...
More than a third of heater-cooler devices used in open heart surgery may be contaminated with deadly bacteria
Portland, Ore., June 14, 2017 - Thirty-three of 89 (37 percent) heater-cooler units assessed between July 2015 and December 2016...
Study finds 1 in 5 hospitalized adults suffer side effects from prescribed antibiotics
A study examining the impact of antibiotics prescribed for nearly 1500 adult patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital found...
Early therapeutic intervention for pre-RA patients significantly reduces risk of RA
Madrid, Spain, 14 June 2017: The results of a meta-analysis presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
First CRISPR crop could debut in 2020
The gene-editing technique known as CRISPR/Cas9 made a huge splash in the news when it was initially announced. But the...
Free app helps providers treat patients grieving pregnancy loss, newborn death
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A group of University of Louisville researchers and engineers has developed a free...
Elegant switch controls translation in transition from egg to embryo
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The transition from an egg to a developing embryo is one of life's most remarkable transformations. Yet...
Cleaning and sterilization techniques leave ureteroscopes contaminated
Portland, Ore., June 14, 2017 - The techniques used to clean and sterilize flexible ureteroscopes leave behind contamination including debris,...
New magnet technology creates easy blood access for hemodialysis patients
(Wednesday, June 14, 2017 -- Toronto) A new, minimally invasive system which uses radiofrequency energy instead of open surgery to...
Study finds way to predict treatment effectiveness for adults with autism
Credit: Dr. Daniel Yang DALLAS, TEXAS, - A collaboration between the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at...
Gluten-free beer from Witkop teff grains
For celiac patients and others on gluten-free diets, it seems like gluten is everywhere -- cakes, cookies and breads. It's...
New tool helps pick puppies most suited to guide dog training
Credit: Guide Dogs UK Animal behaviour experts at the University of Nottingham have developed a new tool which can be...
Plant compound more powerful than AZT against HIV
Credit: Lijun Rong. A plant found throughout Southeast Asia traditionally used to treat arthritis and rheumatism contains a potent anti-HIV...
Muscle fibers alone can’t explain sex differences in bird song
Male birds tend to be better singers than females--but does the basis for this difference lie in the brain or...
Beetles spark development of color-changing nanoparticles for commercial use
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Inspired by the varying colors that gleam off of...
Wildfires pollute much more than previously thought
Credit: Kari Greer/USFS Gila National Forest via NASA Summer wildfires boost air pollution considerably more than previously believed. Naturally burning...
Understanding river thermal landscapes
Credit: E. Ashley Steel. The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. River temperatures...
Reckless behavior fuels ongoing stress for some with PTSD
Credit: Mitch Mirkin Researchers with the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System found that engaging in...
Cloudy with a chance of radiation: NASA studies simulated radiation
Credit: NASA In each life a little rain must fall, but in space, one of the biggest risks to astronauts'...
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