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Heidelberg, New York, and Cold Spring Harbor, 3 April 2018 - Rockefeller University Press, EMBO Press, and Cold Spring Harbor ...

Great magma eruptions had 2 sources

(University of Helsinki) Research at Finnish Museum of Natural History may explain controversies related to great magma eruptions: the magmas ...

What makes us truly happy and healthy?

What does it mean to be well? Not just "not ill," but really thriving? Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School ...

Medical marijuana gets wary welcome from older adults, poll shows

Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Few older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but ...

Non-toxic filamentous virus helps quickly dissipate heat generated by electronic devices

Credit: Scientific Reports The researcher team of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) discovered that the film constructed by assembling ...

Genetic test may improve post-stent treatment, outcome

DALLAS, April 3, 2018 - Using genetic testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open ...

WHO recommends use of first typhoid conjugate vaccine

Geneva, Switzerland - April 3, 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) ...

Study explores safety of rear-facing car seats in rear impact car crashes

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rear-facing car seats have been shown to significantly reduce infant and toddler fatalities and injuries in frontal ...

Study suggests pasta can be part of a healthy diet without packing on the pounds

TORONTO, April 3, 2018 -- Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a ...

New receptor genes turn T-cells into powerful liver cancer foes

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 3, 2018) - Mouse genes that make human T cells ...

Your wood stove affects the climate more than you might think

Credit: SINTEF Energy Norwegians love to heat with wood. That's easy to see when driving around the Norwegian countryside in ...

400-year-old documents reveal evidence of Japanese opium production and winemaking

Credit: Prof. Tsuguharu Inaba Research from the Eisei Bunko Research Center of Kumamoto University reveals that Tadatoshi Hosokawa, a 17th ...

In zebrafish, the cholera bacterium sets off a surprising flush

Credit: Image courtesy of Raghuveer Parthasarathy EUGENE, Ore. -- April 3, 2018 -- Researchers experimenting with live zebrafish witnessed a ...

River’s evolution unfolds with fresh mix of dating techniques

Credit: Melanie Bartz Griffith University has participated in the first international dating study of the fluvial terraces of the Lower ...

Experts define global criteria for hospital programs to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Basel, Switzerland, 03 April 2018 - Infection specialists at hospitals are introducing so-called antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes to use antimicrobial ...

Potential of manipulating gut microbiome to boost efficacy of cancer immunotherapies

PHILADELPHIA -The composition of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract may hold clues to help predict which cancer patients are most ...

Earth’s stable temperature past suggests other planets could also sustain life

Credit: Joshua Krissansen-Totton/University of Washington Theories about the early days of our planet's history vary wildly. Some studies have painted ...

‘Molecular scissors’ could be key to cutting off diseases including HIV infection

COLUMBUS, Ohio - One way to fight diseases including HIV infection and autoimmune disorders could involve changing how a naturally ...

Using water molecules to read electrical activity in lipid membranes

Credit: Jamani Caillet/EPFL Every human cell is encased in a five-nanometer-thick lipid membrane that protects it from the surrounding environment. ...

UMD researcher uncovers protein used to outsmart the human immune system