Study provides insights on marijuana and opioid use in people with cancer
A new study reveals that many people with cancer use marijuana, and rates of use in the U.S. have increased over time. Published early online...
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New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition
Credit: Dr. Alexis Stranahan lab AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 22, 2019) - Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier resulting in problems with learning...
Group decisions: When more information isn’t necessarily better
In nature, group decisions are often a matter of life or death. At first glance, the way certain groups of animals like minnows branch off...
Thermodynamic magic enables cooling without energy consumption
Credit: Andreas Schilling, UZH Physicists at the University of Zurich have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to flow temporarily from a cold...
From 2D to 1D: Atomically quasi ‘1D’ wires using a carbon nanotube template
New bulk synthesis method for nanowires of molybdenum telluride for nanoelectronicsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used carbon...
NTU scientists discover sustainable way to increase seed oil yield in crops
NTU Singapore scientists have developed a sustainable way to demonstrate a new genetic modification that can increase the yield of natural oil in seeds by...
Vanderbilt University to develop and test ‘safe harbor’ standards of care
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University's schools of Law, Medicine and Management has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research...
Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Findings reveal that restoration of marsh vegetation is key to overall recoveryCredit: © D. Johnson/VIMS. Nine years ago tomorrow--April 20, 2010--crude oil began leaking from...
A universal framework combining genome annotation and undergraduate education
New workflow for annotating genomes will help both researchers and undergraduate studentsCredit: Prashant Hosmani As genome sequencing becomes cheaper and faster, resulting in an exponential...
Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana wins 23rd Annual Student Design/Build/Fly Competition
77 teams from 21 nations competedCredit: AIAA The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation congratulates the winning teams in the 2018-2019 Textron Aviation/Raytheon...
Decoding cellular signals linked to hypospadias
Daniel Casella, M.D., a urologist at Children's National, was honored with an AUA Mid-Atlantic Section William D. Steers, M.D. Award, which provides two years of...
Commentary: Modifications to Medicare rules could support care innovation for dialysis
Considering QOL for end-stage kidney disease patients ATLANTA --In a commentary published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, public health researchers suggest adjustments to...
Triplet superconductivity demonstrated under high pressure
Researchers unlock 30-year-old mystery of how a uranium-based material acts as a superconductorCredit: Yusei Shimizu Researchers in France and Japan have demonstrated a theoretical type...
New method to detect off-target effects of CRISPR
Scientists discover how to identify off-target damage caused by CRISPR genome editing SAN FRANCISCO, CA--April 19, 2019--Since the CRISPR genome editing technology was invented in...
People with heart disease at risk when pharmacies close
Study shows link between closures, medication use New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that when pharmacies close, people stop taking widely...
