Respiratory societies warn about electronic cigarette use in youth
Credit: The Forum of International Respiratory Societies Tobacco is the leading underlying single cause of death worldwide. In 2016, tobacco use caused over 7.1 million...
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Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s
People who take drugs that suppress the immune system are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according to a study from Washington University School of...
Heavier astronauts have higher risk of post-flight eye changes
Bethesda, Md. (May 31, 2018)--New research suggests that changes in the eye that occur during spaceflight may be related to how much an astronaut weighs....
Social ties could preserve memory, slow brain aging
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A strong social network could be the key to preserving memory. New research from The Ohio State University found that mice housed...
More important for heart patients to be active than thin
Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life, according to a new study conducted at the...
TGen and Huntsman Cancer Institute receive $6.7 million grant to battle a hidden enemy
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 30, 2018 -- Often what kills cancer patients is not the cancer at its original or primary site, but its spread...
Researchers find leukemia and lymphoma drug may benefit glioblastoma patients
May 30, 2018, Cleveland: New Cleveland Clinic research shows for the first time that ibrutinib, an FDA-approved drug for lymphoma and leukemia, may also help...
Seed grant to establish Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology
Credit: Elena Dimitrova CLEMSON - In a collaboration with faculty from six other universities, Clemson University mathematician Elena Dimitrova has been awarded a $578,235 seed...
ESA tipsheet for June 2018
Credit: ©M Curnock Biologists use eDNA to find insect invaders Biologists can use environmental DNA ("eDNA") found in water samples - from the feces, shed...
The smallest biggest theropod dinosaur
Credit: G. Bindellini Spinosaurus is the longest, and among the largest predatory dinosaurs, and possesses many adaptations for a semiaquatic lifestyle. A tiny claw phalanx...
Details that look sharp to people may be blurry to their pets
Credit: Eleanor Caves DURHAM, N.C. -- Compared with many animals, human eyes aren't particularly adept at distinguishing colors or seeing in dim light. But by...
Lone water molecules turn out to be directors of supramolecular chemistry
Credit: Bart van Overbeeke Scientists in supramolecular chemistry often run into surprising outcomes. A broken seal of a lab cuvette led an American researcher at...
Iron-sulfur cluster research offers new avenues of investigating disease
Many important proteins in the human body need iron-sulfur clusters, tiny structures made of iron and sulfur atoms, in order to function correctly. Researchers at...
CLL patient treated at Penn goes into remission thanks to single CAR T cell
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The doctors who have spent years studying the case call it "a series of fortunate events." What began as a...
Two-pronged antibodies draw immune killers directly to cancer cells
Credit: Rader lab, The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL--May 30, 2018--Our immune system's arsenal of defenses usually protects us from cancer. But sometimes, cancer cells...
