Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma
Study finds for ethnic minorities, the more severe the asthma, the worse the quality of work ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (MARCH 11, 2019) - Living...
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Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, Rutgers study says
Exposure to ultrafine particulates, the smallest particles in air pollution, restricts blood flow and nutrients to the uterus Microscopic particles in air pollution inhaled by...
New genetic data on 50,000 UK Biobank participants available to global health research
Collaboration between UK Biobank, Regeneron and GSK delivers significant new data and genetic insights A vast tranche of new UK Biobank genetic data becomes available...
New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
Credit: Mark-Oliver Roedel Following a series of recent surveys in north-western Liberia and south-eastern Guinea, an international team of researchers found three stiletto snakes which...
Study of young athletes suggests snoring and sleep apnea are linked to sudden cardiac death
A study of university rugby players has shown that they are more likely to suffer sleep disordered breathing than an average middle-aged man. The study...
Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains
Credit: Dr. Simon Cox, University of Edinburgh Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity...
Care home dehydration tests don’t work
Standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes - according to new research from the University of...
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to immune system and boost effects of immunotherapy
NHS-approved PARP inhibitor therapy found to boost the body's immune response Drugs could be used to increase number of patients who respond to immunotherapies Treatment...
Biologists have studied enzymes that help wheat to fight fungi
Scientists studied reaction of wheat to damage caused by pathogenic fungi Scientists from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University together with their Russian colleagues...
North Texas Regional Center of Expertise gets approval from UN
New centerCredit: UT Arlington What began as a brainstorming session last year about how to unify sustainability efforts across North Texas is now the North...
Australian universities pool resources to accelerate quantum research
NSW government backs Sydney Quantum Academy with $A15.4 million investmentCredit: University of Sydney The NSW Government has announced support for the establishment of a new...
Caterpillar-Argonne team to pursue improved diesel engine combustion systems
Credit: Convergent Science and Argonne National Laboratory Caterpillar Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are joining forces to research heavy-duty...
THOR wrangles complex microbiomes into a model for improving them
Credit: Gabriel Lozano and Jo Handelsman MADISON, Wis. -- "Microbial communities run the world," says Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at...
Two conferences to focus on citrus research and diseases that threaten citrus industry
More than 500 citrus researchers, regulators, and growers will gather at the convention center in downtown Riverside, Calif., March 10-15 RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Two conferences...
Study confirms horseshoe crabs are really relatives of spiders, scorpions
Credit: Courtesy of Jesús Ballesteros MADISON, Wis. -- Blue-blooded and armored with 10 spindly legs, horseshoe crabs have perhaps always seemed a bit out of...
