Split liver transplants could safely help sickest children
Analysis of donors, recipients and surgical approaches reveals optimal combinations In a review of registry data for more than 5,300 liver transplants performed in children...
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Using endangered barbary macaques as photo props could negatively impact Moroccan tourism
Contact with captive macaques perceived as unacceptable and potential health; safety riskCredit: Kristina Stazaker Wild animals are increasingly exploited for entertainment and photo opportunities. A...
How much are we learning? Natural selection is science's best critic
Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- In 2003, the Human Genome Project revealed to the world the three billion chemical units within human DNA. Since that...
New study finds that surgeons under stress make more mistakes in the operating room
Columbia student Peter Dupont Grantcharov is lead author of the data-driven study A new study reveals that during stressful moments in the operating room, surgeons...
Study: Children of problem drinkers more likely to marry someone with a drinking problem
The study also reveals that children of parents with alcohol use disorder are more likely to marry at younger ages and less likely to marry...
EKHA program on transplantation will be hosted on EU Commission's Health Policy Platform
Every year, the European Commission's Health Policy Platform hosts three thematic networks, led by stakeholders. The underlying idea of the platform is to ease communication...
Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs, aids weight loss
MADISON, Wis. -- More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called the growing number and weight-related...
UC San Diego awarded $2 million to advance algae-based renewable polymers
Department of Energy funds 'bio-economy' project for novel manufacturing of algae-based biopolymersCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications A team of University of California San Diego...
Study suggests CBD may worsen glaucoma, raise eye pressure
Research in mice suggests over-the-counter substance could possess unknown side effectsCredit: Straiker Lab, Indiana University One of the most commonly proposed uses of medical marijuana...
Plant biologists identify mechanism behind transition from insect to wind pollination
Credit: David Timerman TORONTO, ON (Canada) - New research by scientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) offers novel insights into why and...
$5.66 million CIRM grant strengthens researchers' spina bifida work
UC Davis researchers have received a $5.66 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) supporting their research on stem-cell therapies for spina...
Nature's sweets
Borrowing a natural recipe for sugar synthesisCredit: Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Today, sugar has a villainous reputation. And while too much of the sweet...
5TONIC Lab becomes key European 5G project test site
Takes big slice of €8m EU-backed 5G-Transformer projectCredit: IMDEA Networks The 5TONIC co-creation laboratory in Madrid has been confirmed as one of only four European...
Injection improves vision in a form of childhood blindness
PHILADELPHIA -- A new treatment for patients with a form of congenital retinal blindness has shown success in improving vision, according to results published today...
Switch-in-a-cell electrifies life
Rice University scientists create electrical protein switches triggered by chemicalsCredit: Illustration by Josh Atkinson/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 17, 2018) - Scientists at Rice University...
