Science
Gestational age may impact academic performance
A new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology indicates that being born either too early or too late...
How important is the gut microbiome? It may depend on your genetics
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 24, 2016) - Our gut microbiomes--the bacteria that live in our digestive tract--play major...
Researchers discover way to inhibit major cancer gene
Credit: John P. O'Bryan, et al. Published in Nature Chemical Biology. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have...
Study questions usefulness of ‘rainbow draw’
University of Iowa researchers have shown that most of the extra vials of blood drawn for lab tests never get...
New mouse model of ALS more closely mimics human disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive, fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve...
After Australia cut drug copays for indigenous people, hospital use declined
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study finds that in regions where indigenous Australians most readily accepted a government incentive to...
Getting to the root of it: Predicting root biomass with electrical capacitance
Unless we're weeding the garden or tripping over one sticking out of the ground, for most of us the root...
Using a patient’s own words, machine learning automatically identifies suicidal behavior
CINCINNATI -- Using a person's spoken or written words, new computer tools can identify with great accuracy whether that person...
Gene network controls how many flowers and fruits plants will make in critical growth window
Credit: Lippman lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- There is staggering diversity in the number of flowers produced by...
Across the lifespan: Emerging targets to treat mental illness
Nov. 7, 2016 - Can understanding differences between women's and men's brains lead to sex-specific treatments for mental illness? Can...
Regenstrief scientists receive prestigious award for innovation in biomedical informatics
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Burke Mamlin, MD, and Paul Biondich, MD, of the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School...
Biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis may protect against rapid bone loss
A new review by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Chronic Inflammation and Bone Structure (CIBS) Working Group concludes that early...
Nanocellulose in medicine and green manufacturing
Credit: Martin Chiang, National Institute of Standards and Technology. What if you could take one of the most abundant natural...
Three key practices in hospital HR departments linked to exemplary patient care
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 7, 2016) -- While employee salaries and wages can account for up to 80 percent of the...
Results from PRISON IV presented at TCT & published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
WASHINGTON - Nov. 2, 2016 - Results from a randomized, multicenter trial failed to show non-inferiority of hybrid, ultra-thin strut...
Real-world US post-FDA approval usage of the Watchman device presented at TCT 2016
WASHINGTON - November 2, 2016 - Results from the U.S. real-world, post-FDA approval experience of the Watchman device found high...
TGen discovers potential drug targets to reduce pain in pancreatic cancer patients
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Nov. 7, 2016 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has discovered potential drug targets to reduce...
University of Toronto study reveals secret to a happy sex life
Nov. 7, 2016 TORONTO, ON - The secret to a happy sex life in long-term relationships is the belief that...
Salamander research may lead to new strategies to treat infertility
Some animals, such as the axolotl salamander, have the ability to generate large numbers of eggs--or oocytes--throughout life. Investigators who...
Testing of investigational inactivated Zika vaccine in humans begins
The first of five early stage clinical trials to test the safety and ability of an investigational Zika vaccine candidate...