Social networks and suicide prevention
Call for more face-to-face contact and extended circle of careCredit: courtesy Flinders University Depression and mental health problems are increasing - and suicide and drug...
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Long-lived roundworms helped identify new anti-aging compounds among FDA-approved drugs
Credit: Skoltech Researchers from Gero, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and University of Arkansas for Medical...
New study: protecting against type 1 diabetes
A new study has investigated how exposure to certain triggers can increase the risk of type 1 diabetesCredit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research A...
New Stanford research examines how augmented reality affects people’s behavior
Credit: Mark Miller and Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab As major technology firms race to roll out augmented reality products, Stanford researchers are learning how...
TGen-Ethos underscore need for setting high standards in veterinary cancer diagnostics
Rapid, accurate cancer test is critical for dogs' treatment and survival PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 22, 2019 -- Ethos Veterinary Health, Ethos Discovery, and the...
Proton therapy for cancer lowers risk of side effects
Cure rates just as high for proton therapy as standard radiation therapyCredit: Brian Baumann/Mike Worful Proton therapy results in fewer side effects than traditional X-ray...
Study explains why some parasitic worms persist in people
Credit: Gabor Racz, Katie Black & Scott Schrage | University of Nebraska-Lincoln As hosting gigs go, it's a tough crowd. More than 1 billion people...
Tip sheet: Recent research on how DNA is read and copied
Credit: James Berger Two scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have unraveled aspects of how DNA organizes and preserves genetic information. Newly...
UTSA political scientist analyzes the UN’s Twitter feed to improve diplomatic relations
UTSA political scientist is analyzing the UN's Twitter feed to improve diplomatic relations Through research by a political scientist at The University of Texas at...
Why are those born in the rural South less healthy and prone to die sooner?
New study underway to explore factors that identify disease risk (Boston)--People born in rural communities in the South, especially in southern Appalachia and the Mississippi...
Monkey-infecting virus may provide part of future HIV vaccine
Simian immunodeficiency virus envelope protein elicits desired anti-HIV antibody response in mice A protein from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), which can infect monkeys and apes,...
New approach for determining conservation threat for species with little data
University of British Columbia researchers have found a new way to identify which marine species are threatened and what is threatening them, even if these...
Funding awarded for three new DFG research training groups
A great success for FAU: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved three new research training groups (RTG) at the University. In these groups, young...
Long-lived roundworms helped identify new anti-aging compounds among FDA approved drugs
Researchers from Gero, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)...
Exposing vaccine hesitant to real-life pain of diseases makes them more pro-vaccine
Study subjects interviewed people with vaccine-preventable diseasesCredit: BYU Photo The re-introduction of measles, mumps and other previously eradicated diseases to the United States is nothing...
