BIOENGINEER.ORG

March 17, 2019

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Any time a pregnant woman presents in heart failure there are risks to both mother and baby. What does it take to...

DNA of sperm taken from testicles of infertile men ‘as good as sperm from fertile men’

March 17, 2019

Possibly opens way for new treatment Scientists have found that sperm DNA from the testicles of many infertile men is as good as that of...

Strength training may reduce the risk of diabetes in obesity

Credit: Dr. Pereira de Moura Strength training over a short time period can reduce fat stores in the liver and improve blood glucose control in...

Study reveals how motivation affects nutrition and diet

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that people with a positive attitude are more likely to eat healthily. The study...

Children’s noses hold clues to serious lung infections, study shows

Tiny organisms in a child's nose could offer clues to improving the diagnosis and treatment of severe lung infections, research shows. Experts found that the...

Calcium in arteries is shown to increase patients’ imminent risk of a heart attack

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute About six million people come into an emergency department every year with chest pain, but not all of them are...

Blood flow restriction therapy may protect against bone loss following ACL reconstruction

LAS VEGAS, NV - Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients often face bone and muscle loss immediately following the procedure. Researchers presenting their work today...

Patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears may have another surgical option

LAS VEGAS, NV - The arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) surgical technique offers patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears restored shoulder function and the opportunity...

Early sports specialization tied to increased injury rates in college athletes

LAS VEGAS, NV -Sixty million kids participate in organized athletics each year with ever increasing amounts of children specializing in one sport before the age...

Diabetics more likely to experience high blood sugar after joint surgery

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery People with diabetes who undergo joint replacement surgery are at sharply higher risk of experiencing elevated blood sugar after the...

Dormant viruses activate during spaceflight — NASA investigates

The stress of spaceflight gives viruses a holiday from immune surveillance, putting future deep-space missions in jeopardy Herpes viruses reactivate in more than half of...

NASA sees development of Tropical Depression 03W near Yap

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible imagery from NASA's Terra satellite revealed 03W that formed near the island of...

Uncovering uncultivated microbes in the human gut

Human gut microbiome serves as model to demonstrate efficacy of computational toolsCredit: Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab A tree's growth is dependent on nutrients from the soil...

Nitrogen pollution’s path to streams weaves through more forests (and faster) than suspected

Collaboration compiled data from 13 states and 1 province over 21 yearsCredit: Stephen Sebestyen, USDA Forest Service NEWTOWN SQUARE, Penn. (March 15, 2018) - Nitrogen...

Honey bee gut microbiome research — NSF grant