ASU team throws new light on photosynthetic supercomplex structure
Credit: Mary Zhu A team of scientists from Arizona State University has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis, by determining...
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Being overweight as a teen may be associated with higher risk of heart muscle disease in adulthood
Circulation Journal Report DALLAS, May 27, 2019 -- A large study of Swedish men found that those who were even mildly overweight around age 18...
NMR structure of a key anticoagulant protein may help prevent thrombosis
A study to be published in Blood describes for the first time the structure of Ixolaris, a protein found in tick saliva, and its action...
Coat of proteins makes viruses more infectious and links them to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: E. Wikander/Azote/Stockholm University New research from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet shows that viruses interact with proteins in the biological fluids of their host...
Reinvent Motherisk to protect mothers and babies
Canada should reinvent the Motherisk program to support pregnant women to have healthy babies, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "The loss...
Licorice tea causes hypertensive emergency in patient
Licorice tea, a popular herbal tea, is not without health risks, as a case study of a man admitted to hospital for a high-blood pressure...
Many patients with pancreatic cancer miss out on treatment that may extend survival
Despite potential for prolonging survival with treatment, one-third of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer do not see a medical oncologist, and even more do not...
Colliding lasers double the energy of proton beams
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg present a new method which can double...
Exploring the origins of the apple
Apples originally evolved in the wild to entice ancient megafauna to disperse their seeds; more recently, humans began spreading the trees along the Silk Road...
Antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels, global study finds
Credit: University of York Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world's rivers exceed 'safe' levels by up to 300 times, the first ever...
Support needed for multiple-birth families to improve outcomes
The first-ever international collaborative report has compared the experiences of multiple-birth babies and their families to single-birth familiesCredit: Donnie Ray Jones, Flickr Having multiple-birth babies...
Diuretic withdrawal is safe for stable heart failure patients
Athens, Greece - 26 May 2019: Drug therapy for patients with stable heart failure can be simplified by stopping diuretics, according to late breaking results...
Growing up high: Neurobiological consequences of adolescent cannabis use
Canadian neuroscientists offer insights into the long-term effects of adolescent cannabis use About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis (19% of Canadians aged 15-19),...
Weekly pharmacy visits boost drug adherence and quality of life in heart failure patients
Athens, Greece - 26 May 2019: Elderly patients with heart failure who see a pharmacist once a week are more likely to take their tablets...
Biomarkers help tailor diuretic use in acute heart failure patients
Athens, Greece - 25 May 2019: Adrenomedullin activity predicts which acute heart failure patients are at the greatest risk of death without diuretic treatment post-discharge,...
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