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ASH awards $750k to preserve promising biomedical research
(WASHINGTON, April 6, 2017) -- In 2012, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) committed to preserving blood disease research threatened...
Are men with a family history of prostate cancer eligible for active surveillance?
Active surveillance--careful monitoring to determine if or when a cancer warrants treatment--is an increasingly prevalent choice for prostate cancer, but...
Cancer commandeers immature immune cells to aid its successful spread
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 6, 2017) - More typically, these immature immune cells might...
UH receives USDA grant to fight obesity in nearby neighborhoods
The University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance (HHP) has received a $281,475 grant from the U.S. Department...
When old growth beats old school
Credit: courtesy Bill Keeton As the planet warms, carbon markets are getting hot too. Forest landowners have been looking for...
To save honey bees, human behavior must change
Annapolis, MD; April 4, 2017--In the search for answers to the complex health problems and colony losses experienced by honey...
Private insurers in New York state see surge in claims related to opioid addiction
NEW YORK, NY--April 6, 2017--From 2007 to 2014, private insurance claim lines with opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses increased 1,459...
UTA engineer earns grant to develop materials for 3-D printed blood vessels for children
Credit: UTA An engineer at The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded a $211,000 R21 grant from the...
PharmaMar to host research and development event on April 24, 2017
The event will be hosted by members of PharmaMar's senior management team and will feature presentations from expert speakers. Management...
Solving medical ‘cold cases’ through genetics
Montreal, April 6, 2017 - Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient's serious health problems, finally solving...
Honey bees have sharper eyesight than we thought
Credit: Dr Elisa Rigosi, Lund University. Research conducted at the University of Adelaide has discovered that bees have much better...
Hearing and touch mediate sensations via osseointegrated prostheses
Credit: Anna-Lena Lundqvist A new study has found that people with a prosthesis attached directly to their skeleton can hear...
Synthetic biologists engineer inflammation-sensing gut bacteria
Credit: J. Tabor/Rice University Synthetic biologists at Rice University have engineered gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis, an inflammation of...
Prestigious international award for leading QUT biomaterials scientist
Professor Hutmacher's work has been acknowledged with the Society's International Award which is bestowed on scientists who have been internationally...
UN-backed report: Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost
Credit: UN Environment Frankfurt / Nairobi - As the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record...
EU Excellence Award for research on matter-antimatter plasma
Credit: Graphic: IPP The European Research Council (ERC) is awarding 2.4 million euros in support of the research on a...
Buckle up! Climate change to increase severe aircraft turbulence
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences; image credit: Paul Williams Turbulence strong enough to catapult unbuckled passengers and crew around the...
Further reductions in radiotherapy to young children with brain tumors less successful
Credit: CHLA A team of investigators has determined that young children participating in a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness...
For horseshoe bats, wiggling ears and nose makes biosonar more informative
Credit: Logan Wallace/Virginia Tech Humans, and most other mammals, have just four muscles joining their ears to their head. Bats...
Living in an area with high air pollution may impact women’s breast density
A study of nearly 280,000 women in the United States has found that living in areas with a high level...
