Silicosis is on the rise, but is there a therapeutic target?
Credit: David Gosset / P@CYFIC facility / CBM / CNRS Researchers from the CNRS, the University of Orléans, and the company Artimmune, in collaboration with...
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Link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia confirmed
Credit: The University of Queensland Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish...
Protecting cell powerhouse paves way to better treatment of acute kidney injury
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2018) - For the first time, scientists have described the body's natural mechanism for...
Food system organizations must strengthen their operations to safeguard against potential threats
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Researchers highlight factors that influence how effectively food suppliers and distributors can prepare for and respond to...
OU study explores sexuality & gender gaps in political perspectives among college students
Credit: University of Oklahoma NORMAN--A University of Oklahoma sociologist, Meredith Worthen, has published a new study in the journal, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, on...
Classifying brain microglia: Which are good and which are bad?
New study is perhaps the most comprehensive survey of brain microglia ever conductedCredit: Michael Goderre / Boston Children's Hospital Microglia are known to be important...
Postdoc in UC Riverside School of Medicine receives prestigious NIH fellowship
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Rebekah Charney, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, has been awarded...
Older women who suffer from tooth loss more likely to develop high blood pressure
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Postmenopausal women who have experienced loss of all teeth are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure,...
UTeach Arlington receives grant from city nonprofit to benefit students, local youth
Arlington Tomorrow FoundationCredit: UT Arlington The UTeach Arlington secondary math and science teacher preparation program at The University of Texas at Arlington has been selected...
Distinguishing resistance from resilience to prolong antibiotic potency
Defining pathogen responses to first-line antibiotics could prolong their usefulnessCredit: Duke Photography DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown experimentally that there...
World's smallest wearable device warns of UV exposure, enables precision phototherapy
Smaller than an M&M and thinner than a credit card, device can optimize treatment of neonatal jaundice, skin diseases, seasonal affective disorder and reduce risk...
Report reveals link between air pollution and increased risk for miscarriage
Credit: University of Utah Health Air quality has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes from asthma to pre-term birth. Researchers at University of Utah...
Nicola Allen receives $2.5 million Chan Zuckerberg Initiative early career award
Salk scientist joins network of global scientists to tackle Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and ALSCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 5, 2018) Nicola Allen, an assistant professor...
Fine-tuning renewables could help Texas balance energy resources
Rice University study shows increasing importance of wind, solar to state's power productionCredit: U.S. Air Force/Wikipedia Timing and placement of wind and solar power facilities...
Memory B cells in the lung may be important for more effective influenza vaccinations
Up to now, it has not been clear if these cells might be useful to combat influenza infections or even if they exist at allCredit:...
