ERC Advanced Grant for Professor Manolis Pasparakis
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the ERC Advanced Grant to the genetics researcher Manolis Pasparakis. The award is endowed with 2.5 million euro...
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Telemedicine helps to overcome gender-based barriers to healthcare
An Atlas-award winning study reported in the journal Telematics and Informatics has found that healthcare services delivered via video conferencing or mobile phones are helping...
Study predicts 2018 flu vaccine will have 20 percent efficacy
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A Rice University study predicts that this fall's flu vaccine -- a new H3N2 formulation for the first time since 2015...
Age affects how we predict and respond to stress at home
A recent study finds that older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home - but older adults are not as...
Medical doctors remain trapped in their substance-use disorders
Fear of dismissal or of losing their authorisation keeps medical doctors trapped in their substance use disorders, and instead of seeking help they attempt self-treatment....
Feather replacement or parental care? Migratory birds desert their offspring to molt
Credit: Ron Mumme, Department of Biology, Allegheny College Meadville, PA - April 18, 2018 - A new study shows that when feather replacement and parental...
Scientific guidelines for using cannabis to treat stress, anxiety and depression
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash.--In a first-of-a-kind study, Washington State University scientists examined how peoples' self-reported levels of stress, anxiety and depression were affected by smok..
WSU researchers focusing on range of cannabis health issues
Washington State University researchers are studying a variety of potential cannabis-related health impacts, including its effects on pregnant women, young people, and those with chronic...
New research: Eyes of adolescents could reveal risk of cardiovascular disease
Credit: Centre for Vision Research, the Westmead Institute for Medical Research New research has found that poorer well-being or 'health-related quality of life' (HRQoL) in...
Cancer: Tumor transition states
Credit: ULB Cédric Blanpain Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the first time the tumor transition states occurring during cancer progression...
Swapping cars for shared bicycles would avoid up to 73 deaths per year
The 12 largest bicycle sharing systems in Europe offer health and economic benefits. Currently, the use of shared bicycles by people who previously used their...
Research on sex in malaria parasites granted prestigious EU grant
(Umea University) ERC Advanced Grants -- the European Union's most prestigious research funding program -- is granting Professor Oliver Billker €2.5 million for a period...
Researchers at LSTM take a novel approach to snakebite treatment
Researchers at LSTM's Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit are looking at treatment for snakebite in a completely different way and have shown that it is...
Enduring cold temperatures alters fat cell epigenetics
Credit: The University of Tokyo A new study in fat cells has revealed a molecular mechanism that controls how lifestyle choices and the external environment...
Exercise after a heart attack — it could save your life
Ljubljana, Slovenia - 19 April 2018: Becoming more physically active after a heart attack reduces the risk of death, according to research presented today at...