A spoonful of peppermint helps the meal go down
A pilot study at the Medical University of South has found that peppermint oil improved symptoms, including difficulty swallowing and non-cardiac chest pain, in patients...
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Biological machinery of cell’s ‘executioner’ yields secrets of its control
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital structural biologists have discovered how the cell switches on an executioner...
Carnegie Mellon chemists manipulate the quantum states of gold nanoclusters
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have found a way to control the lifetime of the quantum states of...
Children’s NICU slashes unintended extubation rates by 60% over 10 years
Accidentally dislodged breathing tube is fourth-most common adverse event in the nation's NICUsCredit: Children's National WASHINGTON-(April 26, 2019)-A quality-improvement project at the neonatal intensive care...
How does chronic edema impact health-related quality of life?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 26, 2019--Final results of the large, international LIMPRINT study have provided new data on the...
A four-way collaboration combatting fire ants
It was the summer of 2017 when fire ants made their landfall in mainland Japan. Two years later, reported detections of fire ants are only...
UA College partners with Space Tango to test diagnostic tool in space
PHOENIX - Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are partnering with Space Tango, a private aerospace company that designs, builds...
Mount Sinai researchers find significant delays in West Nile virus reporting
Delays impact accurate infectious disease forecasting (New York, NY - April 26, 2019) --Mount Sinai researchers found significant delays in reporting human cases of West...
Association between high blood PCB levels and premature death
High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the blood are associated with premature death. This is shown by a cross-disciplinary study, based on 1,000 randomly...
National Institutes of Health awards $2.7 million to Leadership Alliance
The funds will support expanded mentorship of biomedical science students and junior researchers from historically underrepresented groups through the Brown-based Leadership AllianceCredit: Steven Laschever/Leadership Alliance...
Latitudinal gradient of plant phylogenetic diversity explained
Credit: Jhonny Capichoni Massante Why are there so many species in the tropics? For centuries, scientists have been seeking for the causes of the latitudinal...
Common oral infections in childhood may increase the risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood
The association between childhood oral infections and adulthood carotid atherosclerosis was observed in The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, an ongoing prospective cohort. "The...
Lionfish genes studied for clues to invasive prowess
Credit: Photo by Michael Gäbler published under a Creative Commons license. What makes the red lionfish (Pterois volitans) such a successful and powerful invader in...
City trees can offset neighborhood heat islands, Concordia researcher says
A new study shows that enough canopy cover can dramatically reduce urban temperaturesCredit: Courtesy Carly Ziter The idea of the heat island -- that densely...
Lost graves identified by new archaeology methods
Archaeologists are using subsurface imaging technology to help community groups map unmarked gravesCredit: Flinders University Flinders University archaeologists are using cutting edge subsurface imaging technology...
