Millions of Europeans at risk of chronic digestive diseases, new report reveals
Poor nutritional choices, including a high intake of ultra-processed foods and trans-fats, are putting millions of Europeans at an increased risk of a range of...
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Air pollution affects tree growth in São Paulo
Researchers in Brazil find that high levels of heavy metals and particulate matter suspended in the atmosphere restrict the growth of tipuana trees, which are...
Staying in shape: How rod-shaped bacteria grow long, not wide
Credit: R. Oldenbourg and E. Garner WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- The slender, rod-shaped Bacillus subtilis is one of the best-studied bacteria in the world, a...
AJTMH tipsheet for May 2019
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH California Study Warns Obscure Q Fever a Bigger Threat Than Once Believed...
Clinical trial examines use of targeted proton radiation in early stage breast cancer
Credit: Colleen Kelley CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are looking to enroll participants in a clinical trial, only being offered locally, to determine how...
Rocky mountain spotted fever risks examined
First comprehensive study in Mexicali, MX looks at disease spreadCredit: Janet Foley/UC Davis In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one...
Potential new therapy takes aim at a lethal esophageal cancer’s glutamine addiction
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have identified and exploited a metabolic Achilles heel in cancer--glutamine addiction. They are hopeful that their combo...
Free-standing emergency departments in Texas’ big cities are not reducing congestion at hospitals
HOUSTON -- (May 20, 2019) - Free-standing emergency departments (EDs) in Texas' largest cities have not alleviated emergency room congestion or improved patient wait times...
Why are gels elastic?
New research shows how clustered particles determine elasticity of some gelsCredit: Photo courtesy of Eric Furst | Illustration by Joy Smoker From the toothpaste you...
Giving rural Indians what they want increases demand for cookstoves
Common business practices, including enticing rebates, improves adoption of new cookstoves in rural IndiaCredit: Duke Global Health DURHAM, N.C. - Global health efforts to design...
Resilience of Yellowstone’s forests tested by unprecedented fire
MADISON, Wis. -- In August 2016, areas of Yellowstone National Park that burned in 1988 burned again. Shortly after, in October 2016, ecologist Monica Turner...
Overweight adolescents are as likely to develop heart disorders as obese adolescents
Brazilian researchers arrived at this conclusion after conducting cardiovascular fitness tests with boys and girls aged 10-17; the results were published in Cardiology in the...
June’s SLAS technology special collection now available
Sample management collection features 'next generation compound delivery to support miniaturized biology'Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - The June issue of SLAS Technology...
Feds fund creation of headset for high-speed brain link
Rice-led project aims to transfer visual perceptions from the sighted to the blindCredit: J. Robinson/Rice University A Rice University-led team of neuroengineers is embarking on...
‘Spidey senses’ could help autonomous machines see better
Researchers are building animal-inspired sensors into the shells of aircraft, carsCredit: Illustration by Taylor Callery WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- What if drones and self-driving cars...
