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SILVER SPRING, Md.--Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic disease due to a common...

Light and nanotechnology prevent bacterial infections on medical implants

Credit: ICFO Invented approximately 50 years ago, surgical medical meshes have become key elements in the recovery procedures of damaged-tissue surgeries, the most common being...

Early antiretroviral treatment may preserve key immune responses to HIV

Ragon Institute study findings could pave the way to vaccine development Instituting combination antiretroviral (ART) treatment at the earliest stages of HIV infection may allow...

Potential solutions for limiting exposure to Candida auris in healthcare facilities

Researchers show that procedures used to contain Candida auris infection in an animal facility can potentially be applied to hospitals and nursing homes to limit...

Keeping it fresh: Food packaging technology receives top honor

Manufacturing process uses cellulose nanocrystals to provide advanced barrier coatings for food packaging WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A large-scale manufacturing process to improve food packaging...

Table scraps can be used to reduce reliance on fossil fuels

Wasted food can be affordably turned into a clean substitute for fossil fuels. New technology developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo engineers natural...

Swedish researchers encourage less flying, with new tool to highlight climate impact

Credit: Travel and Climate As the climate issue heats up, consumers are becoming more conscious of their impact on the environment. 'Flygskam', or 'flight shame'...

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions bestows highest designation ranking to lead

MSCAI recipients recognized at SCAI 2019 Annual Meeting LAS VEGAS (May 22, 2019)- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) presented its Master Interventionalists...

Black men less likely than nonblack men to adopt active surveillance

Findings relate to men with low-risk prostate cancerCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Overall active surveillance rates are up, though the increase is significantly smaller for black...

NIAID announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children

Credit: NIH The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced two awards for the...

Researchers gain key insight into solar material’s soaring efficiency

How the performance of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cells is improved by the addition of seleniumCredit: First Solar The rows of blue solar panels that...

Study shows incidence rates of aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer rising

Credit: National Cancer Institute New findings from a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, show...

Robots activated by water may be the next frontier

Columbia University scientists develop material that can drive mechanical systemsCredit: Ozgur Sahin Laboratory New research from the laboratory of Ozgur Sahin, associate professor of biological...

Skin patch shows promise for children with milk-induced eosinophilic esophagitis

Nearly half of patients saw improvements in their symptomsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) finds that a...

Hypertension found in children exposed to flower pesticides