An inflammatory inference
Credit: © 2017 Jasmeen Merzaban The protein tags that adorn immune cells and engage with receptors to promote inflammation in the body's endothelial tissues are...
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Study implicates 2 genetic variants in bicuspid aortic valve development
Credit: Michigan Medicine Researchers are working to determine why the aortic valve doesn't form correctly in patients with the most common congenital heart defect: bicuspid...
Aggressive care at end of life for advanced lung cancer patients linked to poorer outcomes
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (May 25, 2017) - For patients with advanced cancer, aggressive care -- chemotherapy, mechanical ventilation, acute hospitalizations and intensive care unit...
Dads show gender biases, in both brain responses and behaviors toward toddlers
A toddler's gender influences the brain responses as well as the behavior of fathers -- from how attentive they are to their child, to the...
Modeling invasive activity: Zebra mussels’ infiltration of North American rivers
The invasion of nonnative species has widespread and detrimental effects on both local and global ecosystems. These intruders often spread and multiply prolifically, overtake and...
Nation’s beekeepers lost 33 percent of bees in 2016-17
Credit: University of Maryland/Bee Informed Partnership Beekeepers across the United States lost 33 percent of their honey bee colonies during the year spanning April 2016...
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