Oral health deteriorates before and after bariatric surgery, study shows
Oral health deteriorates in morbidly obese people on a diet in preparation for bariatric surgery and patients who have undergone the procedure, with increasing caries,...
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Pitt researchers to study Alzheimer’s disease in marmosets
PITTSBURGH – To reimagine existing preclinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine neuroscientists created the first non-human primate model of hereditary Alzheimer's...
Mount Sinai announces partnership with the Brazilian Clinical Research Institute to advance cardiovascular disease research and medical education
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian Clinical Research Institute (BCRI)...
New method enables efficient isolation of raccoon-borne food poisoning pathogen
Osaka, Japan – As cute as raccoons may look, their behaviors are troublesome, and so are their droppings. Known to contain Escherichia albertii—a harmful enteropathogen—raccoon...
Psychedelic rock gecko among dozens of species in need of further conservation protection in Vietnam
Further conservation measures are required to protect Vietnamese reptiles, such as the psychedelic rock gecko (Cnemaspis psychedelica), from habitat loss and overharvesting, concludes a new...
MCG Anesthesiology Externship Program helps grow profession
A unique program that sees students at the Medical College of Georgia working as anesthesia technologists throughout their four years of medical school can influence...
Human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes
The rotating shoulders and extending elbows that allow humans to reach for a high shelf or toss a ball with friends may have first evolved...
UMass Amherst researcher shines light on effectiveness of school sunscreen legislation
AMHERST, Mass. – States that enacted laws permitting children to carry and apply sunscreen at school experienced an increased interest in sun protection and a...
Balancing biodiversity, climate change, food for a trifecta
Across the globe, and particularly in Brazil, lies an embarrassment of riches that also stage a showdown as mitigating climate change and protecting biodiversity square...
Fossil spines reveal deep sea’s past
Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a long time ago. Today, the...
Vast bubble of galaxies discovered, given Hawaiian name
A University of Hawaiʻi-led discovery of an immense bubble 820 million light years from Earth is believed to be a fossil-like remnant of the birth...
Water-quality risks linked more to social factors than money
When we determine which communities are more likely to get their water from contaminated supplies, median household income is not the best measure.Credit: David Ratledge....
Aging alters pancreatic circadian rhythm
“Overall, our study identified previously unknown circadian transcriptome reorganization of pancreas by aging ”Credit: 2023 Sharma et al. “Overall, our study identified previously unknown circadian...
Unionized nursing homes 78% more likely to report workplace injury and illness data to OSHA
WASHINGTON (Sept. 5, 2023)--Nursing homes that unionize are more likely to report workplace injury and illness data to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a...
ERC Starting Grant for Dr. Giacomo Valtolina
Dr. Giacomo Valtolina, a physicist from the small town of Cornate d'Adda near Milan, has been granted a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant...
