Smartphone use risks eye examination misdiagnosis
Research finds that calibration of phone cameras is vital to capture accurate data Clinicians who use smartphones to capture photographs of patients' eyes risk misdiagnosis...
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Biologists answer fundamental question about cell size
The need to produce just the right amount of protein is behind the striking uniformity of sizes CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT biologists have discovered the...
Anti-microRNAs are possible new therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 7, 2019--Researchers have shown that targeted silencing of microRNA-132, which is over-expressed in type 2...
'Refillable' technology could energize an electric car for up to 3,000 miles
Technology using a membrane-free, flow battery is showing success in powering golf carts and other applicationsCredit: Lyna Landis, Purdue Research Foundation WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -...
Parenting in the age of legal pot: Household rules, conversations help guide teen use
When Washington voters legalized marijuana in 2012, many parents found themselves with a new teachable moment. Though illegal for anyone under 21, the drug presented...
Circular RNA holds promise as cancer biomarker
Unique structure of circRNA makes it an ideal candidate for biomarkers -- and it can be detected in blood or urineCredit: University of Michigan Rogel...
HPV infection may be behind rise in vocal-cord cancers among young nonsmokers
Mass. General study identifies cancer-associated strains in tumors from patients age 30 and under A remarkable recent increase in the diagnosis of vocal-cord cancer in...
Evolution: Larger datasets unravel deep roots
Credit: Professor Wörheide Comparative genome content analyses provide insight into the early evolution of animals. A novel method that permits the use of larger datasets...
NIH study provides answer to long-held debate on blood sugar control after stroke
Findings may have immediate impact on clinical practice WHAT: Hyperglycemia, or increased glucose, is common in patients with acute ischemic stroke and is associated with...
Study finds HIV+ cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy
WASHINGTON -- The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living with HIV, say researchers at...
This is a neuron on nicotine
Nicotine works inside cells to reinforce addictionCredit: Caltech/Lester laboratory When a person takes a puff on a cigarette, nicotine floods into the brain, latching onto...
Putting female mosquitoes on human diet drugs could reduce spread of disease
Credit: Duvall et al./Cell Unlike humans, who usually get hungry again only a few hours after eating, a female mosquito that has fed on human...
Blood leukocytes mirror insufficient sleep
An insufficient amount of sleep and qualitatively poor sleep are common among the general population. Prior studies have indicated that prolonged insufficient sleep and poor...
Working it out: Researchers find exercise may help fight depression in seniors
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University The benefits of exercise are widely known but kinesiologists at McMaster University have for the first time found that physical...
Immunotherapy drug used as 1st-line therapy for Merkel cell carcinoma improved survival
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A multi-center phase II clinical trial investigating pembrolizumab as a first-line and programmed cell death-1 therapy...
