Remnants of antibiotics persist in treated farm waste, research finds
Credit: Credit: Diana Aga BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Each year, farmers in the U.S. purchase tens of millions of pounds of antibiotics that are approved for...
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Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Credit: University of Washington Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and...
UW’s Kristina Olson wins NSF Waterman Award for studies of children’s social development
Credit: Dennis Wise, University of Washington The National Science Foundation today named Kristina Olson, University of Washington associate professor of psychology, winner of this year's...
A simple tool for doubling down on disease control
Credit: Georgetown University Medical Center WASHINGTON -- It's a simple idea: Pair the control of a neglected tropical disease with a more prominent disease that...
Inhibiting metabolism found to be effective in treating aggressive form of lung cancer
FINDINGS Researchers from UCLA and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center have found that two targeted therapies could be more effective if used in combination to...
UMass Amherst geoscientist on NASA mission to improve astronaut experience
Credit: Will Daniels AMHERST, Mass. - Geoscientist Will Daniels, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Climate System Research Center, is set to...
Researchers optimize lung stem cell engineering process
Boston - The Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) at Boston University and Boston Medical Center has engineered two new categories of lung epithelial cells in...
LJI researchers are one step closer to an effective anti-atherosclerosis vaccine
Credit: Dr. Klaus Ley, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--In the disease atherosclerosis, cholesterol-containing plaques form in vessel walls, causing arteries...
CU Anschutz scientists awarded $3.8 million Department of Defense grant
AURORA, Colo. (April 12, 2018) - Scientists from the Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine are part of...
Signs of early aging more likely among adolescent & young adult cancer survivors
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 12, 2018 -- Researchers have reported a higher prevalence of frailty, pre-frailty, and comorbidities such...
Lung stem cells repair airways after injury
Credit: Cell Stem Cell The human airway is a system of branching tubes that connects the nose and mouth with the lungs and allows us...
Dietary lipids play diverse roles in disease
This month's issue of the Journal of Lipid Research features studies examining how fats in the diet affect health, including whether the ketogenic diet is...
Look! Down in the petri dish! It’s a superplatelet!
Credit: Michael Smith Laboratories Blood platelets have one main job: Stop bleeding by forming clots. Sometimes, however, these tiny cell fragments fail when they are...
Emergency physician honored at #AGS18 for research to combat abuse of older people
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society Advancing care for older people across health specialties, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging...
AGS honors expert & emerging geriatrics leaders at 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS18)
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding co..
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