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A lot of blood, for no reason? Review shows that common, costly clot test has few benefits
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A half billion dollars - at least -- gets spent each year on blood tests to...
The calling card of aggressive thyroid cancer
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton) A new discovery from University of Alberta scientists represents an important milestone in the fight against...
Strathclyde researchers go to the heart of blood vessels in £1.4 million research
(University of Strathclyde) Scientists at the University of Strathclyde are developing tiny devices that capture images of signals as they...
Towards better hip replacements
Credit: Owen Egan Some potentially good news for aging Baby Boomers: researchers believe that they have developed a hip replacement...
UT Austin psychology researchers map neurological process of learning, deciding
Credit: Image by Michael Mack, the University of Toronto. AUSTIN, Texas --Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 2016
To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications staff member identified at the end of each...
WHO Trauma Care Checklist improves care for injured patients
Injury is responsible for more than 10 percent of the global burden of disease, killing more people each year than...
Researchers identify group of brain structural networks linked to loss of cognitive function
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 2, 2016--The decreased expression of some structural covariance networks (SCNs)...
Brain volume predicts successful weight loss in the elderly
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Nov. 2, 2016 - If you're trying to lose weight, what are your chances of success? Your...
Nanosensors on the alert for terrorist threats
Credit: the MIPT press office Scientists from the Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICP...
UCI, other researchers shed light on process of programmed mitochondrial cell death
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016 - Employing a novel sensor made of graphene - a...
Research connects first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic nephrologists have uncovered a connection between first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease. In...
Safety concerns linger for generic oncology drugs in developing countries
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Although generic oncology drugs can reduce patient costs and improve treatment access, the safety of these drugs...
Researchers ID first 2 genes regulating sleep in mice using genetic screening
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - November 2, 2016 - Researchers have identified the first two core genes that regulate the...
When corals met algae: Symbiotic relationship crucial to reef survival dates to the Triassic
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jaroslaw Stolarski, Polish Academy of Sciences The mutually beneficial relationship between algae and modern corals --...
WHOI study reveals previously unknown component of whale songs
Researchers have known for decades that whales create elaborate songs, sometimes projecting their calls for miles underwater. A new study...
The pop-up effect: Why buoyant spheres don’t always leap out of the water
Credit: Utah State University News Release - LOGAN, UTAH, Nov. 2, 2016 - It's a common swimming pool game: Force...
Gene mutations may increase adverse event risk in older adults taking multiple meds
NEW YORK, NY (2 November, 2016)-- Gene mutations that affect drug metabolism may explain higher hospitalization rates for some older...
New research uncovers pattern in global flu outbreaks
Credit: Center for Disease Control As cold winter weather approaches, millions of people look for remedies to avoid the flu....
Questionnaire predicts likelihood of unprotected sex, binge drinking
ITHACA, N.Y. - Researchers in the social sciences have been searching for a holy grail: an accurate way to predict...
