Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease
Study is first meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to look at health effects of red meat in diet by swapping it for other types of...
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JUUL electronic cigarette products linked to cellular damage
Study by UC Riverside and Portland State University scientists finds nicotine concentrations in JUULs is dangerously high Little is known about the potential health effects...
3D Ultrasound gives clinicians clearer picture to treat gynaecological cancer
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University New technology developed at Western University is providing an improved way for radiation oncologists to deliver treatment to...
Physics tip sheet: APS April Meeting
Press tips for the upcoming 2019 American Physical Society April Meeting in Denver -- a major international meeting featuring advances in astrophysics, particle physics and...
Specialist enzymes make E. coli antibiotic resistant at low pH
Scientists long puzzled over why bacteria contain so many "redundant" enzymes. Why make several molecules that do the same job, interchangeably, when it would be...
Near-simultaneous admissions may affect mortality and length of stay in the ICU
A strain in ICU capacity has been linked to adverse patient outcomes. New research to be presented at CHEST Congress 2019 Thailand suggests that near-simultaneous...
Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms
The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The grass captures carbon, reduces gas...
Too hungry to learn — new research provides food for thought
Food insecurity -- that is, limited access to sufficient safe and nutritious food at home -- negatively impacts on the learning ability of adolescents in...
How artificial intelligence can help in the fight against human trafficking
Code 8.7, a two-day conference, brought together computer science researchers and technologists with policy experts, law enforcement officials, activists and survivors involved in the fight...
Empathy and cooperation go hand in hand
Taking a game theory approach to study cooperation, a University of Pennsylvania-led team found that empathy can help cooperative behavior 'win out' over selfishness It's...
Forcing a smile for customers linked with more drinking after work
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Employees who force themselves to smile and be happy in front of customers -- or who try to hide feelings of...
Genome assembly of pasta wheat leads to new insights for modern wheat breeding
Credit: Simona Corneti Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Gatersleben) participated to perform the assembly of the genome...
New to college? Spend some time alone
Credit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster Transitioning from high school to college can be stressful. Trying to fit in, making new friends,...
Researchers explain signals of CpG ‘traffic lights’ in DNA
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A research team featuring bioinformaticians from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has identified reliable markers of gene activity....
Study gives new insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia’s barrier islands
Credit: VCU A new study of Virginia's barrier islands off the coast of the Eastern Shore provides a fundamental understanding of how barrier islands will...
