PET tracer could help predict treatment effectiveness for depression
Credit: MR Ananth et al., Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y. RESTON, Va - A positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent could show, ahead of...
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nTIDE March 2018 Jobs Report: Americans with disabilities reach 2-year milestone
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - April 6, 2018. Americans with disabilities reached a milestone this month, as the major economic indicators showed increases...
Telemedicine provides accurate diagnosis of rare cause of blindness in preemies
PORTLAND, Oregon - Accurately detecting a rare, but devastating cause of blindness in premature babies can be done as effectively with telemedicine as with traditional,...
Optimism remains in chickens in enriched environments despite exposure to stress
(Linköping University) Chickens that grow up in an environment that they perceive as more diverse and manageable, retain an optimistic view of life and cope...
How birds can detect the Earth’s magnetic field
The receptors that sense the Earth's magnetic field are probably located in the birds' eyes. Now, researchers at Lund University have studied different proteins in...
Cell biology: Dynamics of microtubules
Cells possess an internal skeleton, which enables them to alter their form and actively migrate. This 'cytoskeleton' is composed of a number of filament systems,...
New cellular insights in bone development
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Most of us don't think about our teeth and bones until one aches or breaks. A team of engineers...
New study highlights benefits of weekly nutrition classes to improve type 2 diabetes
Credit: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine WASHINGTON - Prescriptions are not enough--diet changes and nutrition education make the difference in people with diabetes, according to...
A new class of antibiotics to combat drug resistance
Credit: UIC/Yury Polikanov, et al Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Nosopharm, a biotechnology company based in Lyon, France, are part of...
Insilico to present the latest developments in AI for aging biomarkers and age management research
Friday, April 6th, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep learning for drug discovery,...
University of Minnesota receives $42.6 million to expand its impact on scientific health research
The University of Minnesota's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) received more than $42 million in renewed National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding through the...
Unexpected finding may deter disabling diabetic eye disease
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Diabetic retinopathy is considered one of the most disabling complications of diabetes and the leading cause of...
Massive single-cell survey of kidney cell types reveals new paths to disease
Credit: Katalin Susztak, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - The kidney is a highly complex organ - far beyond a simple filter....
Save the date: Leading acoustics meeting in Minneapolis May 7-11, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 2018 -- Science promises to sound more exciting than ever at this year's Acoustical Society of America meeting. Presenters will reveal...
New recommendations for endoscopic eradication therapy in Barrett’s esophagus
Downers Grove, Ill - April 6, 2018-- The latest issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the official journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE),...