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Drug-caused deaths among health care professionals: New insights revealed
An Australian-first study conducted by Monash University has found that from 2003-2013 nearly five deaths per 1000 employed Australian health...
Clemson scientists unveil software that revolutionizes habitat connectivity modeling
Credit: Paul Leonard / Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina - A trio of Clemson University scientists has unveiled a groundbreaking...
Computer modeling could lead to new method for detecting, managing prostate cancer
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. New research coauthored by Brigham Young University researchers may lead to a...
Living color: Rainbow-hued blood stem cells shed new light on cancer, blood disorders
Credit: Nature Cell Biology 2016, Henninger et al A new color-coding tool is enabling scientists to better track live blood...
Study finds cause of pulmonary fibrosis in failure of stem cells that repair lungs
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 22, 2016) - Cedars-Sinai investigators have pinpointed a major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly...
Scientists shrink electron gun to matchbox size
Credit: Credit: W. Ronny Huang, CFEL/DESY/MIT In a multi-national effort, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from DESY and the Massachusetts...
Rapid synthesis towards optically active α-aminocarbonyl therapeutics
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University A team of organic chemists at ITbM, Nagoya University, has developed a new reaction to directly...
New study shows ocean acidification accelerates erosion of coral reefs
Credit: Enochs, Manzello, Kolodziej, Noonan, Valentino & Fabricius MIAMI -- Scientists studying naturally high carbon dioxide coral reefs in Papua...
NTU develops thin foam that keeps vehicles and buildings cooler and quieter
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new material that will make vehicles and buildings...
Mount Sinai researchers use computer algorithms to diagnose HCM from echos
Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological changes in athletes' hearts,...
Social sciences & health innovations: Making health public
The international conference "Social Sciences & Health Innovations: Making Health Public" is the third event organized as a collaborative endeavor...
Fly larvae clean bee-eater’s nest
Credit: Herbert Hoi/Vetmeduni Vienna Birds share their nests with a rich community of other inhabitants like parasites and mainly invertebrates,...
Right timing is crucial in life
Credit: Copyright: Tobias Kaiser The non-biting marine midge Clunio marinus lives along Europe's tide-shapen coasts, where precise timing is of...
Pregnant women at risk of getting the flu are not getting vaccinated
Credit: UBC Health-care professionals are hesitant to administer the flu vaccine to pregnant women, despite the potential life-saving benefits, according...
No association between sex-discordant blood transfusions and risk of death
In a study published in the journal Circulation researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Lund University examined how sex-discordant blood transfusions...
Novel type of cell death in Huntington’s disease may lead to effective new therapies
Credit: Department of Neuropathology,Medical Research Institute Researchers centered at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify novel type of cell...
Road salt can change sex ratios in frog populations, study says
Naturally occurring chemicals found in road salts commonly used to de-ice paved surfaces can alter the sex ratios in nearby...
Research shows preference for non-lethal protection of species
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Americans believe endangered species are best protected when their habitats are protected and not when animal predators...
Diabetes proves deadly for smokers
CHICAGO - While it is well known that smoking causes lung cancer, heavy smokers with diabetes are also at increased...
Spray-printed crystals to move forward organic electronic applications
Has the time come to replace traditionally used silicon with printable organic semiconductor inks? University of Surrey scientists believe so,...
