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NEW ORLEANS--Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a new study to be...

New evidence on the role of the gut microbiome in improving human health

23 new abstracts to be presented at the 2019 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit Miami, Florida (March 23, 2019) - The gut microbiome is...

Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption

Credit: Matthew Yandell A new lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton could be widely used among elderly people, those with impaired lower-leg muscle strength and...

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Veronica eyes Australia’s Pilbara Coast

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III Tropical Cyclone Veronica continued to move toward Australia's Pilbara Coast in Western Australia. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided visible...

Key evidence associating hydrophobicity with effective acid catalysis

Quantitative analysis of dense siloxane gels shows water can hinder catalytic activityCredit: Hiroki Miura Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that...

Breakthrough in air purification with a catalyst that works at room temperature

Turning ammonia into harmless substances using gold nanoparticles on a metal oxide frameworkCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have...

Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide

Credit: Image courtesy Bose laboratory, Washington University New research from Washington University in St. Louis explains the cellular processes that allow a sun-loving microbe to...

Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants

Knockout of Ptpn21 alters deformabilityCredit: From Ni et al Cell Stem Cell (2019) Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta...

UAlberta paleontologists report world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

Nicknamed 'Scotty,' the record-breaking rex is also the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada.Credit: Amanda Kelley University of Alberta paleontologists have just reported the...

Like mountaineers, nerves need expert guidance to find their way

Salk scientists discover that motor neurons receive a multitude of cues to successfully navigate to their destinations in the bodyCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 22,...

Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen

Sensor can monitor wiring in a building or ship, and signal when repairs are needed A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor...

Anti-TB drugs can increase risk of TB re-infection

Treatment leads to changes in gut bacteria, compromising immunity Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis...

Understanding how people respond to symptoms of a brain tumor

A recent study from King's College London and Cambridge University highlighted that people may experience multiple subtle changes before being diagnosed with a brain tumour....

PLOS Special Collection launch: Shaping novel TB treatments

Credit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- Medical Illustrator, Public Health Image Library (PHIL) / https://phil.cdc.gov/details_linked.aspx?pid=16881 To commemorate World TB Day, a Special Collection...

Danish biotech company announce the completion of a 5.5 million seed investment