Fish body shape holds key to make fishery management cheaper, easier
Credit: International League of Conservation Photographers/Claudio Contreras-Koob A simple body-shape analysis can reveal what part of the ocean a fish ...
New target is an apparent triple threat to pneumonia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 25, 2018) - Severe pneumonia causes a buildup of fluid ...
First center for female reproductive longevity and equality created at the Buck Institute
The Buck Institute announced today that it is establishing the world's first Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality. A ...
Treatments for cancer and sickle cell disease deplete germ cells in young boys
Credit: Dr. Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Scientists have discovered that some treatments for cancer and ...
Next generation ALS drug silences inherited form of the disease in animal models
Credit: Courtesy of NIH/NINDS. NIH-funded researchers delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in rodents by injecting them with a ...
UCalgary researchers discover why sepsis from a staph infection causes organ failure
Credit: Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine For patients diagnosed with a Staphylococcus aureus infection, often referred ...
All thyroid cancers are not ‘created equal’– avoiding unnecessary or ‘excessive’ treatment
More Americans are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer than ever before--over the past 25 years its incidence has tripled. This ...
New diagnostic blood test helps rule out need for CT scans in patients with possible TBI
DETROIT - Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood ...
UM professor receives award of excellence in fish physiology
Credit: RECOVER Consortium MIAMI-- University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Professor Martin Grosell received the ...
Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIAID officials
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The incidence of tickborne infections in the United States has risen significantly within the past decade. It ...
BASF and UC Davis collaborating to unlock new potential in human milk oligosaccharides
Credit: Lisa Howard, UC Davis FLORHAM PARK, NJ and DAVIS, CA, July 25, 2018 - BASF and the University of ...
Assault during pregnancy can lead to low birth weight and pre-term babies
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs PRINCETON, N.J.--Physical assault during pregnancy, especially in ...
Contact sports associated with Lewy body disease, Parkinson’s disease symptoms, dementia
(Boston)-- There is mounting evidence that repetitive head impacts from contact sports and other exposures are associated with the neurodegenerative ...
Scientists identify biomarkers to detect and prevent stillbirth
New biomarkers found in maternal blood may allow doctors to prevent stillbirth, according to new research at the University of ...
Newly identified target may help with drug discovery for chronic inflammatory diseases
Inflammation is part of the body's natural healing process. But when it becomes chronic, inflammation can lead to cancer, Alzheimer's ...
MossRehab to host clinical trials of new ReStore-assistive walking device
MossRehab, the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient physical and cognitive rehabilitation in the Philadelphia region, is proud to announce ...
Heart disease and cancer kill more people in developing nations than in Western countries
Diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke are deadlier in the developing world than in rich nations. This is ...
A new roadmap for repairing the damage of multiple sclerosis
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Research published today in the journal Nature provides new understanding about how drugs ...
Harvey samples saddled with antibiotic-resistant genes
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 25, 2018) - Rice University scientists have released the first results of extensive ...
A new milestone in laboratory grown human brain tissue
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now ...
