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Skin plays significant role in spread of leishmaniasis
Scientists at the University of York have discovered that parasites responsible for leishmaniasis - a globally occurring neglected tropical disease...
Digital communication improves young patient engagement, according to new study
Credit: University of Warwick Digital communication improves young patient engagement, according to new study valued as an addition to traditional...
Reconciling predictions of climate change
Harvard University researchers have resolved a conflict in estimates of how much the Earth will warm in response to a...
Working together to reduce infection in extreme weather events
Lead researcher Dr Aparna Lal from The Australian National University (ANU) said health researchers were often left out of planning...
Powerful new technique can clone thousands of genes at once
Credit: Jennifer E. Fairman/Johns Hopkins University Scientists at Johns Hopkins, Rutgers, the University of Trento in Italy, and Harvard Medical...
Gaze direction affects sensitivity to sounds
Listening to something while looking in a different direction can slow down reaction times while the brain works harder to...
Kenan Charitable Trust awards $1.5 million to UNC Health Affairs schools
Credit: UNC School of Nursing Chapel Hill, N.C. -- July 5, 2017 -- The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust...
Vegetable colouring agent may suppress inflammation
(Linköping University) Lutein, a nutrient found in several highly coloured vegetables and fruits, can suppress inflammation, according to a new...
Intervention for caregivers of dementia patients can lead to substantial Medicaid savings
A new study published in The Gerontologist finds that states could save tens of millions of dollars -- and help...
Recognition and mechanisms of chemical and environmental sensitivities in ecopsychology
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 5, 2017--A comprehensive look at the under-recognized problem of environmental...
Combo immunotherapy may herald new standard of care for kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 05, 2017 - Combination therapy with two immunotherapy drugs produces an unprecedented doubling of...
Early-life pain may lead to obesity risk, especially in females, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- Inflammatory pain at birth changes how the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated...
Researchers make significant progress in engineering digestive system tissues
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Researchers at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have reached important milestones in their quest to engineer...
CNIC scientists discover an essential mechanism in the immune response
Credit: CNIC Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have discovered that the transcriptional regulator CTCF...
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