VA researchers develop biomarkers, blood test that shows MS patients in relapse
Patented technology is available to companies for development of new health care products or servicesCredit: Tori Schultz/Air Force Dr. Horea Rus is an expert in...
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New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty
Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, new research has shown. In...
Researchers create ‘impossible’ nano-sized protein cages with the help of gold
Researchers from an international collaboration have succeeded in creating a "protein cage"--a nanoscale structure that could be used to deliver drugs to specific places of...
Intelligence can link to health and aging
Discovery could inform future work to identify various influences and therapies for age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: University of Missouri For over 100 years,...
Identifying therapeutic targets in sepsis’ cellular videogame
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 8, 2019) -- Sepsis is a medical condition that few patients have heard of and most doctors dread. The body's response to...
2019 Andrew Sabin Family Fellows share passion for making cancer history
Eight awardees receive $100,000 fellowships to fund high-impact cancer research over two years The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has named eight researchers...
Explosions of universe’s first stars spewed powerful jets
Instead of ballooning into spheres, as once thought, early supernovae ejected jets that may have seeded new starsCredit: Melanie Gonick Several hundred million years after...
Road test shows some adaptive cruise control systems can amplify phantom jams
Vanderbilt research wants to take driver-assist technology past comfort and into traffic reliefCredit: Vanderbilt University A new, open-road test of adaptive cruise control demonstrated that...
VisiBlends, a new approach to disrupt visual messaging
Computer scientists invent quick and easy tool that combines human and machine intelligence to create striking graphic messages.Credit: Lydia Chilton/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 8,...
‘Good enough’ parenting is good enough, new research says
New 'secure base provision' framework is 8 times more effective than traditional framework at predicting infant attachment, which is tied to a number of positive...
Research could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Newly found biomarkers 99% accurate at differentiating between two types of ovarian cancer, according to University of Alberta researcherCredit: University of Alberta Oncologists may soon...
Caution: Grapefruit juice may impose risk on patients with long QT syndrome and should be avoided when taking QT-prolonging drugs
Research confirms that grapefruit juice prolongs the QT interval; this finding has implications for patients taking medications that prolong the QT interval and may have...
Avocados, as a substitution for carbohydrates, can suppress hunger without adding calories
New study at Illinois Tech finds meals that include fresh avocado can significantly suppress hunger and increase meal satisfaction Chicago-May 7, 2019 - A new...
Star formation burst in the Milky Way 2-3 million years ago
The impact of our Galaxy with a satellite galaxy could be the cause of the creation of more than 50% of the stars in the...
Creating a global map of the protein shape universe
Novel mapping technique opens the door to new insights about functions in the bodyCredit: Purdue University/Daisuke Kihara WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Proteins can provide a...
