Is elevated level of lung protein an early predictor for COPD?
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, discovered MUC5AC is more reliably associated with the manifestation of COPD than another well-known mucus...
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Puppies are wired to communicate with people, study shows
Dogs may have earned the title "man's best friend" because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present...
Biomarker predicts bowel cancer recurrence
A biomarker in the blood of patients with bowel cancer may provide valuable insight into the risk of cancer relapse after surgery and the effectiveness...
Wearable accelerometer and vibrator ‘thimble’ could reduce falls amongst seniors
Researchers have developed a device using accelerometers and vibrators, similar to those found in mobile phones, that can be worn on the fingertips like a...
Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants
West Virginia University research shows faith communities have the potential to promote physical wellbeing along with emotional or spiritual health MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--If someone joins a...
New project aims to digitize astrophysical literature
Jill Naiman, teaching assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a $506,912 grant from the National...
Predictive model identifies patients for genetic testing
Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can be identified en masse based...
Five million years of climate change preserved in one place
An 80-meter-thick sedimentary succession at Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan, recorded interactions between land, atmosphere and ocean Paleo researcher Charlotte Prud'homme, who until recently worked at the...
What guides habitual seeking behavior explained?
A new role of the ventral striatum explains habitual seeking behavior Researchers have been investigating how the brain controls habitual seeking behaviors such as addiction....
The Mathematical Model of the Mind
'A must read for anyone interested in theoretical studies of cortical microcircuits' What is perhaps the most wonderous and fascinating creation of nature, the brain,...
3D printed micro-optics for quantum technology
In a new paper published in Light Science & Application, a team of scientists, led by, Professor Harald Giessen and Professor Peter Michler from the...
Samara Polytech has summarized all data on methods of synthesis of chromanes and chromene
Polytech researchers analyzed more than 200 scientific sources O-quinone methides have been studied at the Samara Polytech for more than ten years. Vitaly Osyanin, Doctor...
High-intensity strength and impact training attenuates skeletal aging
The tibial bone properties of middle-aged and older male sprint athletes were followed over 10 years Regular strength and impact-type training may decrease or even...
Is Earth’s core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet’s interior
Model of how Earth's inner core froze into solid iron implies it may be only 500 million years old For reasons unknown, Earth's solid-iron inner...
AI outperforms humans in creating cancer treatments, but do doctors trust it?
(Toronto, June 3, 2021) -- The impact of deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for radiation cancer therapy in a real-world clinical setting has been tested by...
