Researchers identify early indicators of pregnancy complications in lupus patients
Credit: Hong et al., 2019 A study of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus has identified early changes in the RNA molecules present in the...
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Current methods may inadequately measure health impacts from oil, natural gas extraction
FINDINGS An examination of peer-reviewed studies published over six years on hazardous air pollutants associated with the extraction of oil and natural gas finds that...
Antioxidants protect cells from harmful water contaminant
Findings could lead to treatment that reduces health risks from exposure to hexavalent chromium Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019) - Antioxidants such as vitamin C...
Performance-enhancing drugs may increase risk of teen cocaine abuse, impair fertility
Exposure to anabolic steroids increased psychoactive effects of cocaine in rat study Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019)--Performance-enhancing steroid use could increase the risk of cocaine...
Slug glue reveals clues for making better medical adhesives
Findings could lead to suture alternatives that are flexible and strongCredit: Rebecca Falconer, Ithaca College Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019) - The Dusky Arion slug...
Are you with me? New model explains origins of empathy
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute and the Santa Fe Institute have developed a new model to explain the evolutionary origins of empathy and other...
When the extreme becomes the norm for Arctic animals
Svalbard reindeer adapt to dramatic climate change in a way that may foreshadow the future for other arctic speciesCredit: Erik Ropstad Think of reindeer on...
Researchers 3D print metamaterials with novel optical properties
Engineers create novel optical devices, including a moth eye-inspired omnidirectional microwave antennaCredit: Hojat Rezaei Nejad, Tufts University, Nano Lab MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (April 8, 2019)--A team...
Immune cells key to predicting cancer outcomes, research suggests
Scientists have identified key changes in immune cells within cancerous tumours that could help improve the development of treatments. The study also found a set...
People under 40 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes face excess risk of cardiovascular disease, death
Circulation Journal Report DALLAS, April 8, 2019 -- People under age 40 who are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to have or...
Novel tool gauges rural, older adults’ knowledge of Alzheimer’s
Study conducted in Florida 'Glades' and Appalachian Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama and North CarolinaCredit: Florida Atlantic University Many older adults live in ethnically diverse rural...
You’re probably not allergic to vaccines
Hamilton, ON (April 8, 2019) - There is little chance you are actually allergic to vaccines and, if you are, your allergist can give it...
Five Australian patients to trial new brain reading device to help speech and movement
Credit: Synchron The Stentrode™ is a device that is placed inside a blood vessel of the brain located in an area that controls movement (motor...
New computer-aided model may help predict sepsis
Can a computer-aided model predict life-threatening sepsis? A model developed in the UK that uses routinely collected data to identify early symptoms of sepsis, published...
Increasing numbers of adults with lower education are dying from liver cancer
A new study reveals that rising rates of liver cancer deaths in the United States have largely been confined to individuals who have received less...
