Histamine: an unexpected defender against heart and kidney damage
University of Tsukuba study shows that a histamine agonist drug prevents further damage in a mouse model of cardiorenal dysfunctionCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan...
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Effects of contact between minority and majority groups more complex than once believed
UMass Amherst, international team suggest new route to social change, intergroup harmonyCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - For more than 50 years, social scientists and...
A brain link to STI/HIV sexual risk
Young women with low condom use during sex find visual sexual cues less pleasant and less evocativeCredit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (January 27, 2020) - Data...
Stand Up To Cancer announces gastric cancer interception research team
International team, focused on for early detection of world's 3rd leading cause of cancer death, supported by the Cless Family Foundation and Sara & Jeff...
APS tip sheet: Network dynamics of online polarization
Interaction dynamics reveals the mechanisms behind online polarization and social media echo chambersCredit: Baumann et al., Physical Review Letters (2020) In the last decade, social...
New bacteriophage fully characterized and sequenced
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 27, 2020--Researchers have identified a new bacteriophage that can infect and destroy bacteria in the...
Stand up to cancer announces initiative to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials
SU2C health equity initiative is aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities in cancer research and improving outcomes for minority populationsCredit: Stand Up To Cancer...
An egg a day not tied to risk of heart disease
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (January 27, 2020) - The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your heart health may be solved,...
WVU project sets sights on preventing blindness in diabetic patients
Credit: West Virginia University When people think about the management of diabetes, A1C (hemoglobin) tests and foot exams usually come to mind. Often overlooked is...
Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that not only do individual mammalian cells in a...
Micro-scaled method holds promise as improved cancer diagnostic platform
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Using a single-needle biopsy and new technology for tumor diagnosis developed by Baylor College of Medicine and the Broad Institute...
Discovery could lead to new treatment for rare blood disease
University of Alberta cancer researcher proposes treating cutaneous T-cell lymphoma before it reaches the skinCredit: Jordan Carson A cancer researcher at the University of Alberta...
19th-century bee cells in a Panamanian cathedral shed light on human impact on ecosystems
Credit: Paola Galgani-Barraza Despite being "neotropical-forest-loving creatures," some orchid bees are known to tolerate habitats disturbed by human activity. However, little did the research team...
Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change
Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint" article published in the Journal...
A sustainable alternative to crude oil
The synthesis of bio-based high-performance polyamide from biogenic residuesCredit: Cordt Zollfrank / TUM A research team from the Fraunhofer Society and the Technical University of...
