Study looking to prevent type 1 diabetes follows children into adolescence
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2019) - Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of both errant genes and the...
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Extraordinary treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador
Credit: BIOWEB A new treefrog species was discovered during a two-week expedition to a remote tabletop mountain at Cordillera del Cóndor, a largely unexplored range...
Clinical trial launches to develop breath test for multiple cancers
Credit: Owlstone Medical Ltd Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate the presence of cancer at...
Ground breaking new saliva diagnostic test to help eliminate malaria
02 January 2019: ERADA Technology Alliance Ltd (ERADA), pioneers of innovative, rapid diagnostic solutions for early detection of infectious diseases, have announced the imminent launch...
Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption...
Study sheds light on the function of a long-mysterious PCSK9 mutation
Results build on developing model of new druggable PCSK9 interactor High levels of low-density lipoproteins, parcels of lipids and protein that carry cholesterol, are a...
Study details poverty, lack of health insurance among female health care workers
Mass. General/Penn Medicine study suggests that 1.7 million female health care workers and their children live in poverty A study carried out by researchers at...
Court decision protects patient care 340B hospitals
The Dec. 27 federal court injunction stopping further cuts in 340B reimbursements for Medicare Part B drugs to some participating hospitals is a critical step...
University of Nevada, Reno uses 15-years of satellite imagery to study snow's comings and goings
New publications discuss snowpack changes and their implications in the Great BasinCredit: Photo by Adrian Harpold, University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, Nev. - Winter snows...
Controlling neurons with light — but without wires or batteries
University of Arizona research reveals a more sophisticated method for delivering light to control neurons in the brain -- which could ultimately mean turning off...
China's war on particulate air pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution
PM 2.5 pollution is falling but ground-level ozone pollution is on the rise In early 2013, the Chinese government declared a war on air pollution...
Meta-analysis highlights important challenges in cognitive processing for adults with ASD
The first comprehensive, systematic review and meta-analysis of adults with autism shows that despite having an intact IQ, these adults have medium to large impairments...
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors
Tailoring treatment to men, women may improve survival For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die of the disease than females....
Living a stronger and longer life: What U-M scientists are learning from worms
ANN ARBOR--Research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has uncovered a cause of declining motor function and increased frailty in tiny aging worms--and...
A catalytic flying carpet
Chemical engineering researchers at Pitt develop self-powered microfluidic sheet that wraps, flaps and creepsCredit: Abhrajit Laskar PITTSBURGH (January 2, 2019) ... The "magic carpet" featured...
