Glow-in-the-dark dye could fuel liquid-based batteries
Credit: Credit: Douglas Levere BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Could a glow-in-the-dark dye be the next advancement in energy storage technology? Scientists ...
Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas
Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow ...
How a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce heart failure in the aged
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In mouse experiments, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have shown how aging and excess ...
Study finds arthritis drug significantly effective in treating Crohn’s disease
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shown that ustekinumab, a human antibody used to treat ...
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative ...
Researchers identify pathway important for kidney function
(Boston)--Boston University researchers, in collaboration with Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) at Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), have discovered a novel molecular ...
One state’s temporary gun removal law shows promise in preventing suicides
DURHAM, N.C. -- A Connecticut law enacted in 1999 to allow police to temporarily remove guns from potentially violent or ...
How does the brain of people who do not like music work?
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Cognition and Cerebral Plasticity group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the University of ...
Epilepsy — why do seizures sometimes continue after surgery?
New research from the University of Liverpool, published in the journal Brain, has highlighted the potential reasons why many patients ...
HC-based NGS impacts treatment decisions in lung cancer patients with adenocarcinoma
DENVER - The use of hybrid capture-based (HC-based) next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify targetable oncogenic drivers in patients with lung ...
GW dermatologist publishes survey finding fungal skin infections commonly misdiagnosed
WASHINGTON (Nov. 17, 2016) -- Fungal skin infections may be commonly misdiagnosed, according to a survey published in the Journal ...
Urgent need for innovation driving surge in funding, globalization of research
Recognizing the urgent, growing need for innovation to meet international health, environmental and economic challenges, investments in research are surging, ...
Bridging approach to regulation needed to keep to e-cigarette innovations coming
A regulatory mechanism that allows for a bridging approach between different variants of e-cigarettes and other next generation products is ...
20 percent of US households think landline phones are an important telecom choice
The predicted death of the household landline telephone in the United States may be premature, according to a new RAND ...
Good news for kids recovering from complex pneumonia
CINCINNATI - In some good news for families of children recovering from complex pneumonia, doctors recommend in a study published ...
Serious, highly drug-resistant infections increasing among US children
Highly drug-resistant infections are on the rise among U.S. children, reports a new study published in the Journal of the ...
Sleep apnea immediately compromises blood pressure
Credit: UBC A single bout of sleep apnea impacts the human body's ability to regulate blood pressure. In a recent ...
Study to examine use, understanding of advance care preferences in nursing homes
INDIANAPOLIS -- Do nursing homes routinely record the treatment preferences of long-term residents when it comes to questions such as ...
National study led by NYU Langone seeks innovative treatment for shingles of the eye
NYU Langone Medical Center will lead a five-year, 60-center clinical trial to evaluate new treatment protocols for herpes zoster ophthalmicus ...
Disentangling the myth of the singing bushmaster viper with the help of tree frogs
Credit: Pablo Venegas Reaching over 3.5 m in length, the bushmaster (belonging in the Lachesis genus) is the largest viper ...
