How Capsella followed its lonely heart
Credit: Andrew Davis The Brassicaceae plant family boasts a stunning diversity of fruit shapes. But even in this cosmopolitan company the heart-shaped seed pods of...
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Large-scale initiative linked to reductions in maternal and newborn deaths in Indonesia
USAID-funded program aimed at reducing deaths from complications due to childbirth appears to have prompted more efficient care A U.S.-funded initiative to improve quality of...
Sleeping in on the weekend won’t repay your sleep debt
On some measures, a yo-yo sleep schedule can be worseCredit: Dirk Martin/CU Boulder Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a...
Open-source software tracks neural activity in real time
The tool, called CaImAn, replaces the process of manually tracking the location and activity of neuronsCredit: Giovannucci et al./eLife 2019 Tracking the firings of individual...
New findings shed light on origin of upright walking in human ancestors
4.5 million-year old fossil shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously suggestedCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The oldest distinguishing feature...
Nanotechnology makes it possible for mice to see in infrared
Credit: Ma et al./Cell Mice with vision enhanced by nanotechnology were able to see infrared light as well as visible light, reports a study published...
Ability to control stress reduces negative impact
Credit: UAB Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc), led by Roser Nadal and Antonio Armario, conducted a study...
Understanding complex systems among engineering students, professionals
Credit: Virginia Tech According to a report by the National Academy of Engineering, engineers often lack the understanding of systems that have many interacting parts,...
Award for ‘bridge builder’ professor Ferdinand Gerlach
The general practitioner receives €10,000 Public Fellowship Award for his work mediating between medicine, politics, and society as a wholeCredit: Benjamin André Every two years,...
Protein content as a marker for response to therapy in brain cancer
Brain tumors vary widely in how they respond to treatment. However, early assessment of therapy response is essential in order to choose the best possible...
Gonorrhoea: Drug resistance compromises recommended treatment in Europe
Very limited alternatives left to successfully treat gonorrhoeaCredit: ECDC Gonorrhoea is the second most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection across the EU/EEA countries with almost...
Professor Ugur Sahin receives German Cancer Award 2019
Prestigious award for Mainz cancer scientist Professor Ugur Sahin has been awarded the 2019 German Cancer Award, one of the most prestigious distinctions in cancer...
Psychosocial stress, the unpredictability schema, and cardiovascular disease in women
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde)...
Recent advances in spina bifida care extend life and improve quality of life
Recent research on spina bifida provides new insights into how to manage the disorder and help patients transition to adulthood, reports the Journal of Pediatric...
Heart disease in pregnancy: A special look at peripartum cardiomyopathy
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde)...
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