NIH funds creation of new lab model for TB/HIV research
First-of-its-kind model could prove cheaper and more effective San Antonio, Texas (June 26, 2019) - When people suffer from both HIV and TB, it creates...
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Multiple sclerosis: Endogenous retrovirus HERV-W key to nerve tissue damage
Neurology: Publication in PNASCredit: HHU / Joel Gruchot / Patrick Küry Early disease stages of MS are primarily characterised by immune cell infiltration of the...
The chemistry behind black powder (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 27, 2019 -- Old-school gunpowder is really called "black powder," and it was so crucial to the Revolutionary...
Pathway discovered that prevents buildup of Alzheimer’s protein
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists studying the immune response to brain tumors have identified a pathway that clears a toxic protein that is a...
Sixth Nano Research Award presented to Xinhe Bao and Omar M. Yaghi
Tsinghua University Press and Springer Nature honor two scientists for their outstanding contribution to nanoscience research This year's Nano Research Award, which is sponsored by...
Evaluation of USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines for African-American smokers
Bottom Line: An observational study suggests the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening guidelines may be too conservative for African American smokers and...
All ARPHA-hosted journals indexed in Transpose to support transparency in journal policies
Credit: ARPHA and Transpose All open-access, peer-reviewed academic titles of Pensoft's, as well as those using the white-label publishing solution provided by the scholarly publishing...
Growing embryonic tissues on a chip
Credit: Andrea Manfrin, EPFL It's no surprise that using human embryos for biological and medical research comes with many ethical concerns. Correct though it is...
Found: A sweet way to make everyday things almost indestructible
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA The secret to making clothing practically indestructible could be the same thing that makes us grow out of it: sugar....
UT study shows how to produce natural gas while storing carbon dioxide
Credit: NOAA New research at The University of Texas at Austin shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the...
Health disparity for blacks exists within lung screening guidelines
Guidelines that determine which smokers qualify for CT scans are excluding a significant number of African Americans who develop lung cancer, according to a study...
Is use of social media, photo editing apps associated with acceptance of cosmetic surgery?
Bottom Line: An online survey study suggests how people feel about cosmetic surgery may be associated with what social media and photo editing apps they...
Some extinct crocs were vegetarians
Comparisons of the teeth of extinct crocodyliforms to modern day animals allow new insights into dietCredit: Keegan Melstrom/NHMU Based on careful study of fossilized teeth,...
Reducing overtesting in the emergency department could save millions
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - An emergency department is sometimes the first place a person thinks to go for health care. "The emergency department is an...
Researchers grow active mini-brain-networks
Credit: Takahashi et. al / Stem Cell Reports Cerebral organoids are artificially grown, 3D tissue cultures that resemble the human brain. Now, researchers from Japan...
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