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...
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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...
Air temperatures in the Arctic are driving system change
Credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris A new paper shows that air temperature is the "smoking gun" behind climate change in the Arctic, according to...
Too much of a good thing? High doses of vitamin D can lead to kidney failure
A case study in CMAJ highlights the dangers of taking too much vitamin D. A 54-year-old man, after returning from a trip to Southeast Asia...
IOF awards prestigious IOF CNS Medal to Varta Babalyan, Armenian bone health advocate
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has recognized Dr Babalyan for her longstanding support of IOF initiatives and outstanding work on behalf of national and regional...
First IOF Calcium Academy Awards recognize outstanding new research
At the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, five investigators have received awards in recognition of their new research on calcium and its...
