Opioid prescribing rates higher in US compared with other countries
AURORA, Colo. (July 24, 2019) - Physicians in the United States may prescribe opioids more frequently to patients during hospitalization and at discharge when compared...
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Mouse, not just tick: New genome heralds change in Lyme disease fight
UCI-led study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission Irvine, Calif., July 24, 2019 -- As Lyme disease increases, researchers have taken a significant...
Following breeding green sea turtles in remote islands of Brazil
UMass Amherst ecologist, team will study reproductive and migration patternsCredit: NOAA Fisheries USFWS Permit #: TE-72088A-2 AMHERST, Mass. - The National Science Foundation this month announced...
Dr. Chiaravalloti receives grant to improve new learning and memory in multiple sclerosis
The National Institutes of Health awarded a $1,825,742 grant to Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, of Kessler Foundation to conduct a randomized controlled trial of strategy-based cognitive...
PSU biology prof gets $1.25M grant to study effect of Western diet on immune system
A Portland State University biology professor will continue her research into the effect of the Western diet on the immune system and disease outcomes, thanks...
Seeing clearly: Revised computer code accurately models an instability in fusion plasmas
Credit: Elle Starkman Subatomic particles zip around ring-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks and sometimes merge, releasing large amounts of energy. But these particles --...
To understand a childhood brain tumor, researchers turn to single-cell analysis
Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital digs into the cells of origin for key medulloblastoma subtypesCredit: St. Jude Children's Research...
Outcompeting cancer
A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors One of the reasons cancer cells are so robust against the body's natural...
Disrupting immune cell behavior may contribute to heart disease and failure, study shows
Credit: X. Hou and D. Cihakova, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine On an ice hockey team, the players all start off...
Time heals all wounds, but this adhesive can help
Bioinspired wound dressing contracts in response to body heat to speed healing Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - there are a number of...
Cellular soldiers designed to kill cancer cells that get loose during surgery
Credit: Vanderbilt University Cellular soldiers created using the body's own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during surgeries, preventing metastasis and saving...
University of Toronto researchers show kids widely exposed to smoking in movies
More than half of the top-grossing movies in Ontario in the past 16 years featured smoking, according to University of Toronto researchers with the Ontario...
BU researchers say special mapping brain cells could inspire smarter self-driving vehicles
Could rat brains hold the secret to giving cars, robots better navigational skills? In a study published in Nature Communications, BU researchers Jake Hinman, William...
Unlocking therapies for hard-to-treat lung cancers
Salk scientists find that diabetes drug candidates may work against types of non-small-cell lung cancersCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 24, 2019) Now, a new Salk...
Exploring genetic ‘dark matter,’ researchers gain new insights into autism and stroke
With its elegant double helix and voluminous genetic script, DNA has become the of darling of nucleic acids. Yet, it is not all powerful. In...
