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NTU scientists build new ultrasound device using 3-D printing technology
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new ultrasound device that produces sharper...
New discovery at heart of healthy cereals
Credit: (c) QAAFI-UQ A new discovery at the University of Queensland could help reduce heart disease and boost nutrition security...
Study: Hospital nutrition program shortens patient stays and reduces readmissions
FOUR ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS FOLLOWED MORE THAN 1,200 ADULTS AT-RISK OF MALNUTRITION DURING THEIR STAY1 STUDY CONFIRMS THE NEED...
Researchers discover a new gatekeeper controlling T cell release into the bloodstream
Oakland, CA (December 6, 2016) - A team of scientists led by Julie Saba, MD, PhD at UCSF Benioff Children's...
Expectation versus reality in the acceptance of self-driving cars
As interest in the development of automated cars increases, public and media attention has focused on the speculative benefit of...
New telescope chip offers clear view of alien planets
Scientists have developed a new optical chip for a telescope that enables astronomers to have a clear view of alien...
Study of wild plants contribute to understanding of high risks associated with a warming climate
Credit: Elizabeth Waters New research, published today in Botany, investigates how well native California wild mustard species withstand increasing temperatures...
Longest-living animal gives up ocean climate secrets
A study of the longest-living animal on Earth, the quahog clam, has provided researchers with an unprecedented insight into the...
Growing mosquito populations linked to urbanization and DDT’s slow decay
Credit: Ary Faraji Mosquito populations have increased as much as ten-fold over the past five decades in New York, New...
New application of existing drug offers personalized therapy for lung cancer
Credit: James Hall/Oxford University A subset of lung tumours is exquisitely sensitive to a class of recently approved anti-cancer drugs....
Brain blocks new memory formation on waking to safeguard consolidation of existing memories
Throughout our waking lives we are exposed to a continuous stream of stimuli and experiences. Some of these experiences trigger...
Federal report recommends teaching self-regulation in schools
Credit: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. A new federal report recommends that schools emphasize building children's "self-regulation" skills in...
Missing 1-2 hours of sleep doubles crash risk
Credit: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 6, 2016)- Drivers who miss between one to two hours of...
New link discovered between class of rogue autoantibodies and poor health outcomes
Results of a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers offer new evidence for a strong link between angiotensin receptor...
Social eating leads to overeating, especially among men
Credit: Daniel Miller Gorging at a holiday meal or friend's BBQ might have more to do with your ego than...
Advances in multiple myeloma, lymphoma and other hematologic malignancies presented at ASH
CLEVELAND: Researchers from University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine presented significant new research...
Combination immune therapy shows promise against Hodgkin lymphoma
The combination of two new drugs that harness the body's immune system is safe and effective, destroying most cancer cells...
Immunotherapy agent yields full and partial remissions in aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas
SAN DIEGO, CA ¬- An immunotherapy drug able to induce lasting remissions in classical Hodgkin lymphoma may be equally effective...
Early treatment may prevent progression to multiple myeloma
SAN DIEGO, CA - Early intervention with an immunotherapy-based drug combination may prevent progression of high-risk "smoldering" multiple myeloma to...
Mutations in lymphoma patients undergoing transplants raise risk of second cancers
SAN DIEGO, CA - A significant percentage of lymphoma patients undergoing transplants with their own blood stem cells carry acquired...
