Response to daily stressors could affect brain health in older adults
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Taking typical daily annoyances such as a long wait at the doctor's office or a traffic jam on the freeway in stride...
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Mount Sinai researchers study second-hand marijuana smoke in children
(NEW YORK -November 19, 2018) - In a study designed to evaluate second-hand marijuana smoke exposure among children--a topic that scientists have not yet widely...
Researchers find multisystem disorder caused by CCDC47 variants
STRASBURG, PA & TOPEKA, IN- Researchers and clinicians through a multicenter collaboration have identified a novel multisystem disorder caused by bi-allelic variants in the CCDC47...
To resolve inflammation, location matters
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Health conditions that involve inflammation run the gamut, from multiple sclerosis and lupus to arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. While inflammation can...
Ohio University research into obesity-stopping protein receives NIH funding
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 19, 2018) - A research project headed by a faculty member from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, which will...
Study links shoulder ultrasound brightness with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Henry Ford Hospital DETROIT - Henry Ford Hospital researchers may have unknowingly happened on a new predictor of type 2 diabetes as part of...
Using Skype to beat the blues
Imagine your family has moved across the state or across country. You're retired, and your spouse has passed away. Lacking the social connections previous generations...
Establishment of the immortalized cell line derived from Okinawa rail (endangered species)
Credit: NIES The number of critically endangered animals has been increasing in recent years. According to data from the International Union for the Conservation of...
Patients with rare, incurable digestive tract cancers respond to new drug combination
Dublin, Ireland: Patients with rare, but incurable cancers of the digestive tract have responded well to a combination of two drugs that block the MEK...
Standard chemotherapy treatment for HPV-positive throat cancer remains the most effective, study finds
A new study funded by Cancer Research UK and led by the University of Birmingham has found that the standard chemotherapy used to treat a...
Two teams honored for using supercomputers to combat opioid addiction, understand climate change
Credit: SC18 Dallas, TX, November 15, 2018 - ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has announced that two teams will share the 2018 ACM Gordon...
UTA researcher to use grant to employ better ways to bolster embankments, soil
Credit: UT Arlington A UTA civil engineering soil researcher is using multiple-year, $600,000 grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation regional center and the...
The unique biodiversity: 6,900 hydrobionts species were found in Russian Far Eastern basin
Credit: Captured by A. Mayorova, Ph.D., FEFU. Being supported by mega-grant from Russian Science Foundation (RSF), researchers of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and Far...
DNA-encoded PCSK9 inhibitors may provide alternative for treating high cholesterol
PHILADELPHIA -- (Nov. 15, 2018) -- Researchers at The Wistar Institute have developed novel synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) directed against PCSK9, a protein key...
Nanofiber carpet could lead to new sticky or insulating surfaces
ANN ARBOR--Inspired by the extraordinary characteristics of polar bear fur, lotus leaves and gecko feet, engineering researchers have developed a new way to make arrays...
