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Washington, DC - March 12, 2019 - Influenza type B, though generally less widespread than type A, poses a formidable threat for vulnerable populations like...

Air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

Press conference in Mainz on Tuesday at 11.00 hrs CETCredit: European Heart Journal Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest third leading cause of disease-related health loss

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes journal report DALLAS, March 12, 2019 - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the third leading cause of "health loss due to...

Two papers describe how a membrane protein can move both lipids and ions

Credit: C. Paulino, University of Groningen The TMEM16 family of membrane proteins was hailed as representing the elusive calcium-activated chloride channels. However, the majority of...

Some children can ‘recover’ from autism, but problems often remain

Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY--(March 12, 2019)--Research in the past several years has shown that children can outgrow a diagnosis of autism...

Tokyo Tech professor Fujie selected as ‘Emerging Investigators 2019’ by Biomaterials Science

Credit: Toshinori Fujie Associate Professor (Lecturer), Toshinori Fujie of the School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology has been named to Emerging...

Coal power stations disrupt rainfall: global study

Ultrafine particles from exhaust gas filters 'worse than road traffic'Credit: Professor Wolfgang Junkermann Modern coal-fired power stations produce more ultrafine dust particles than road traffic...

Gene behind long-recognized mitochondrial disease has highly varied effects

CHOP researchers find more than 30 variations in the MT-ATP6 gene with broadly variable clinical symptoms and biochemical features Philadelphia, March 12, 2019--For more than...

Movie technology inspires wearable liquid unit that aims to harvest energy

Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovationsCredit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A fascination with movie technology...

Revamping science: Making room for more voices

How diversity in science is not just about representation but about enriching knowledge Science is known for being objective and apolitical, but is it? Historically...

AJTMH tipsheet for March 2019

Credit: Photo from Thomas Unnasch, University of South Florida Your advance look at three new studies in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene....

Faster robots demoralize co-workers

ITHACA, N.Y. - It's not whether you win or lose; it's how hard the robot is working. A Cornell University-led team has found that when...

When coyote parents get used to humans, their offspring become bolder, too

Credit: Steve Guymon/National Wildlife Research Center Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments, and regardless of how they feel about it, urban residents...

Rutgers-led team awarded $29 million NIH grant

The grant will advance moving research discoveries into clinical practice and improve healthcare in New Jersey A team led by the Rutgers Institute for Translational...

Driving innovation at 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium, April 1-2