Are microplastics in the environment truly harmful?
Investigators who analyzed the published literature have found significant gaps in our understanding of the effects of microplastics--plastic particles less than 5mm in size--in the...
NEWS INDEX
Inducing labor at 39 weeks may benefit pregnant women and their babies
As the prevalence of maternal and fetal complications increases with advancing pregnancy beyond 39 weeks, induction of labor at 39 weeks has been proposed as...
Nutrition has a greater impact on bone strength than exercise
ANN ARBOR--One question that scientists and fitness experts alike would love to answer is whether exercise or nutrition has a bigger positive impact on bone...
Cancer blood test trialed to prevent unnecessary chemotherapy
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Cancer patients could be spared unnecessary chemotherapy - and its side effects - by a new blood test...
UNH researchers say winter ticks killing moose at alarming rate
DURHAM, N.H. - As winter in New England seems to get warmer, fall lingers longer and spring comes into bloom earlier, areas like northern New...
Genomic analysis offers insight into 2018 Nigeria Lassa fever outbreak
Credit: NIAID WHAT: A surge in Lassa fever cases in Nigeria in 2018 does not appear to be linked to a single virus strain or...
SVIN announces Mission Thrombectomy 2020 Pilot results at the World Stroke Congress
Montreal, Canada (October 17, 2018) - Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) would like to announce the...
Researcher: Independence tests should ask more of seniors
RIVERSIDE, CAL. (http://www.ucr.edu) - A UCR psychology researcher says the bar is too low for "functional independence" in older adults, and should be aligned with...
Did eating starchy foods give humans an evolutionary advantage?
Found in saliva, the protein enzyme encoded by the AMY1 gene begins the digestive process by breaking down starch when you chew your food. In...
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 67th Annual Meeting
Fighting the Latest Ebola Scare, Tackling Disease Outbreaks, Pandemic Flu Concerns, Probing Tick Spit for Cures, Diseases in the Aftermath of Hurricanes, Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Thanks to $1.72 million federal grant: UA researchers using green light for HIV-related pain
Credit: Photo: Bob Demers/UANews After proving surprisingly beneficial in human clinical trials at the University of Arizona for the treatment of pain resulting from fibromyalgia...
Eliminating emissions in India and China could add years to people’s lives
The 2.7 billion people who live in China and India -- more than a third of the world's population -- regularly breath some of the...
A 150-year-old drug might improve radiation therapy for cancer
Columbus, Ohio - A drug first identified 150 years ago and used as a smooth-muscle relaxant might make tumors more sensitive to radiation therapy, according...
First GWAS analysis of ‘type 1.5 diabetes’ reveals links between immune and metabolic disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists who performed the largest-ever genetic study of a puzzling type of adult-onset diabetes have uncovered new connections to the...
Researchers identify new approach for controlling dengue fever and Zika virus
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals, killing thousands of people and causing millions of illnesses each year....
