New buzz around insect DNA analysis and biodiversity estimates
Researchers on a remote New Zealand island combine traditional field methods with DNA sequencing to estimate invertebrate biodiversityCredit: Photo courtesy of Andrew Dopheide. In the...
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New research gives insight into warding off insect pests by way of nematode odors
Credit: Anjel Helms et al 2019. COLLEGE STATION -- A recent study revealed insect-killing nematodes also produce distinctive chemical cues that enhance plant defenses and...
How fungi influence global plant colonisation
International research team with Göttingen participation analyses impact on biodiversityCredit: Holger Kreft The symbiosis of plants and fungi has a great influence on the worldwide...
Cancer sufferers to benefit from world’s first scalp cooling research centre
The £1 million project will be a collaboration between pioneering technology company PAXMAN and the University of Huddersfield and will see the creation of the...
Family opioid use and risk of opioid use among teens, young adults following surgical, dental procedures
Bottom Line: This study looked at whether long-term opioid use by one or more family members was associated with long-term opioid use by adolescents and...
Plant-based meals improve insulin and incretin secretion in those with type 2 diabetes
WASHINGTON - A plant-based diet improves the secretion of insulin and incretin hormones in those with type 2 diabetes, according to new research published in...
Researchers develop model to predict suicide risk in at-risk young adults
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2019 - Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among those aged 15 to 34 years and yet,...
Health insurance is not assurance of healthcare
For subsidized Ohio health-exchange users, high out-of-pocket costs often mean bypassed care compared to Medicaid recipientsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Because of...
Is prenatal vitamin use by moms associated with risk for autism spectrum disorder recurrence in young siblings?
Bottom Line: This study examined whether prenatal vitamin use by mothers was associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) recurrence in high-risk families. The study included...
Research suggests that medications for kidney transplants increase risk of skin cancer
Wednesday, 27 February 2019: A study led by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) has analysed the pattern of skin cancer rates...
Flipping the view: New microscope offers options for drug discovery, safety
Purdue University researchers created a new type of microscopeCredit: Garth Simpson, Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new type of microscope may give doctors...
CVIA special issue on women’s heart health to coincide with ‘The Heart Truth’
CVIA Volume 3 Issue 4 now publishedCredit: Compuscript Limited. The first Friday of February is an annual celebration by millions of Americans who wear red...
Technology assessment: Artificial intelligence in the medical sector
Precise medicine with side effects: Project analyzes opportunities and challenges of combining artificial intelligence with modern human genomics and genome editingCredit: Photo: Pixabay Decoding of...
Muscle gene mutations implicated in human nasal/sinus cancer
By sequencing the entire genomes of tumor cells from six people with a rare cancer of the nose and sinus cavity, Johns Hopkins researchers report...
Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
Credit: Benjamin Lambert, EPFL The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever changed protein engineering: directed evolution....
