Rare disease gives new insight into regulatory T cell function
An international study led from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides new insights into the regulatory T cells' role in protecting against autoimmune disease. By mapping...
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When is sexting associated with psychological distress among young adults?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 23, 2019--While sending or receiving nude electronic images may not always be associated with poorer...
New approach for range prediction improves accuracy of proton therapy
Tumor therapy: Today, a new method for more accurate prediction of proton range is introduced into clinical routine for the first time worldwideCredit: OncoRay /...
Study: Why unique finches keep their heads of many colors
An underlying selection mechanism prevents one color from dominatingCredit: Copyright Marc Gardner, 2019 Ithaca, NY--There appears to be an underlying selection mechanism at work among...
Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at risk of giving birth prematurely
Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of delivering their baby prematurely. The risk increases as blood sugar levels rise, however women...
Premier human-computer interaction conference opens May 4 in Glasgow
ACM CHI showcases tomorrow's technologies New York, NY, April 23, 2019 - The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI)...
To test the munchies, researchers offer a choice: chips or an orange?
As cannabis legalization efforts grow, need arises for tailored health education, study authors sayCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Picture this: Researchers attending a...
WSU researchers see health effects across generations from popular weed killer
'Dramatic increases' in several diseasesCredit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have found a variety of diseases and other health problems...
New study compiles gulf of maine seasonal wildlife timing shifts
UMass Amherst, co-authors urge more research attention to fish, mammal, bird seasonal eventsCredit: UMass Amherst/Matt Devine AMHERST, Mass. - Many researchers and amateur naturalists keep...
Study: Drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Treating breast tumors with two cancer drugs simultaneously may prevent endocrine resistance by attacking the disease along...
Three-antibiotic cocktail clears ‘persister’ Lyme bacteria in mouse study
Scientists isolate slow-growing variant Lyme bacteria forms that caused severe symptoms, resisted standard single-antibiotic Lyme treatment in the mouse model A new study from researchers...
People with happy spouses may live longer
Research suggests that having a happy spouse leads to a longer marriage, and now study results show that it's associated with a longer life, too....
NASA catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth near Aldabra
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Visible satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the formation of Tropical Storm Kenneth in the Southern Indian Ocean. Kenneth formed north...
The buzz about bumble bees isn’t good
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - While many scientists are focused on the decline of honey bees, relatively few study bumble bees. The...
OCR: Modern tool for old texts
Credit: Dresden State and University Library, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de... Historians and other Humanities' scholars often have to deal with difficult research objects: centuries-old printed...
