One size doesn’t fit all, when using hormone therapy to treat endometriosis
Endometriosis -- a condition caused by uterine tissue growing outside of the organ -- affects 10% of reproductive-aged women, whom it causes chronic pain that...
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Older adults with strong grip, good memory may avoid or delay disability
As we age, we may develop certain disabilities that make it difficult to walk, climb, balance, or maintain our fine motor skills. In turn, these...
New tools for creating mirrored forms of molecules
Credit: Caltech One of the biggest challenges facing synthetic chemists is how to make molecules of only a particular "handedness." Molecules can come in two...
Not enough fruits, vegetables grown to feed the planet, U of G study reveals
If everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn't be enough fruit and vegetables to go around, according to a new...
What makes a good working dog? Canine ‘aptitude test’ might offer clues
The canine labor market is diverse and expansive. Assistance dogs may be trained to work with the visually or hearing impaired, or with people in...
FNIH and C-Path achieve first ever qualification of a clinical safety biomarker by FDA
October 25, 2018 -- The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium (BC) and the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) Predictive Safety Testing...
Systematic review of clinical studies suggests newer shingles vaccine far more effective
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital A systematic review of clinical studies involving more than two million patients aged 50 years and older suggests a recently released...
IASLC issues statement on lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography
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Unique patterns of neural communications found in brains of children with autism
Credit: San Diego State University Center for Autism Think of the brain as a complex transportation hub, a place where neural traffic heads off in...
Enable injections’ first closing of series b round to include a new investor
Credit: Enable Injections CINCINNATI, OH--Oct. 25, 2018--Enable Injections, Inc., a combination products company developing advanced wearable devices for subcutaneous delivery of biologics and othe..
The world’s largest campodeid dipluran named after the mythological giant Daidarabotchi
Credit: Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira Amongst the fauna thriving in the subterranean spaces below the surface of the earth's crust, the insect-like diplurans and, precisely, those...
The world’s largest campodeid dipluran named after the mythological giant Daidarabotchi
Credit: Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira Amongst the fauna thriving in the subterranean spaces below the surface of the earth's crust, the insect-like diplurans and, precisely, those...
Invention by NUS chemists opens the door to safer and less expensive X-ray imaging
Credit: National University of Singapore Medical imaging, such as X-ray or computerised tomography (CT), may soon be cheaper and safer, thanks to a recent discovery...
Invention by NUS chemists opens the door to safer and less expensive X-ray imaging
Credit: National University of Singapore Medical imaging, such as X-ray or computerised tomography (CT), may soon be cheaper and safer, thanks to a recent discovery...
The incidence of gastrointestinal disease increases with heat and cold
Heat increases the number of gastroenteritis-related hospital admissions by 21%, while cold increases them by 7%. A new study performed by the Barcelona Institute for...
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