No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 12, 2021 - There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child's ears to reduce the...
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Research reveals ancient people had more diverse gut microorganisms
Credit: UM photo by Tommy Martino MISSOULA - Only an anthropologist would treasure millennia-old human feces found in dry caves. Just ask Dr. Meradeth Snow,...
C-Path announces accelerated data sharing collaboration with Tufts Medical Center
FDA grant supports use of real-world data to generate real-world evidence in neonatesCredit: C-Path TUCSON, Ariz., May 12, 2021 -- Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and...
Previously unknown letter reveals Einstein’s thinking on bees, birds and physics
A recently discovered letter written by Albert Einstein discusses a link between physics and biology, seven decades before evidence emerges.Credit: Dyer et al. 2021, J...
Measuring brain blood flow and activity with light
Credit: Wenjun Zhou, UC Davis A new, noninvasive method for measuring brain blood flow with light has been developed by biomedical engineers and neurologists at...
A new visual library to achieve successful Plus Energy Building design
Mapping culture and climatic energy drivers in EuropeCredit: Cultural-E project Researchers from RMIT University, Eurac Research and University Ca' Foscari Venezia have launched an innovative...
Grant awarded to develop artificial intelligence to improve stroke screening and treatment
Credit: (Photo by Terry Vine) New artificial intelligence technology that uses a common CT angiography (CTA), as opposed to the more advanced imaging normally required...
Backyard chickens, rabbits, soybeans can meet household protein demand
Credit: Allison Mills/Michigan Tech In 2020, stores sold out of garden seed, coops and rabbit cages. Now, we have an idea how much protein people...
COVID-19 is not influenza, but it offers lessons on beating it, say Concordia researchers
The absence of a 2020-21 flu season shows how effective simple public health measures are at limiting virus transmissionCredit: Concordia University If you did not...
Breakthrough could lead to early detection of pregnancy complications
University of Missouri researchers developed a model for studying uterine fluid in the lab without the need for invasive monitoring or experimentation on active pregnanciesCredit:...
How the body builds a healthy relationship with ‘good’ gut bacteria
Credit: François-Joseph Lapointe, Université de Montréal Our body's relationship with bacteria is complex. While infectious bacteria can cause illness, our gut is also teaming with...
UCLA scientists decode the ‘language’ of immune cells
The advance, researchers say, is like the discovery of the Rosetta stone and could eventually lead to new treatments for diseasesCredit: Brooks Taylor/UCLA Life Sciences...
Scientists use genetic engineering to explore mechanisms involved in psychiatric disorders
The research group created a virus capable of acting on specific adult brain regions, helping to elucidate the role of key neurons in the prefrontal...
Symbiotic bacteria in root cells may be key to producing better crops, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, N.J. (May 12, 2021) - A Rutgers study finds that symbiotic bacteria that colonize root cells may be managed...
Earthquake early warnings launch in Wash., completing West Coast-wide ShakeAlert system
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington When the Big One hits, the first thing Washington residents notice may not be the ground shaking but their phone...
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