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SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Meet world-renown neuroscience experts and dive into the latest research on topics including the complex effects of cannabis on the brain,...
Chromosomal instability may predict patients that will benefit from colorectal cancer drug
Credit: Ray Lohan/RCSI Researchers at RCSI, along with international collaborators within the ANGIOPREDICT research consortium, have discovered that chromosomal instability (where whole human chrom..
Wired for life: Study links infants’ brain circuitry to future health
Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES -- Growth rates of brain circuits in infancy may help experts predict what a child's intelligence and emotional health could...
Klebsiella pneumoniae drug resistance in infants studied in Kazan
The research was conducted by Kazan Federal University, Kazan State Medical University, City Clinical Children's Hospital N 1, and Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital. K....
Worse outcomes for Hispanic infants with critical congenital heart disease
DALLAS, Oct. 2018 -- Hispanic infants with critical types of congenital heart disease have worse outcomes in their first year than do their non-Hispanic white...
Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene types driving racial disparities in myeloma
ROCHESTER Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase in myeloma diagnoses among African-Americans....
New appropriate use criteria for lumbar puncture in Alzheimer’s diagnosis
In preparation for more tools that detect and measure the biology associated with Alzheimer's and other dementias earlier and with more accuracy, an Alzheimer's Association-led...
Air pollution may be linked to heightened mouth cancer risk
High levels of air pollutants, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and to a lesser extent, ozone, may be linked to a heightened risk of developing...
Crowd-sourced data wins protection for endangered tricolored blackbird
ITHACA, N.Y. -When scientists first proposed adding the Tricolored Blackbird to the California endangered species list in 2004, they had a problem. Tricolored Blackbirds nest...
Wind holds key to climate change turnaround
Credit: Photos courtesy of Liang Xue/ University of Delaware Antarctica has a current that circles the landmass as part of the Southern Ocean. This current...
Leveraging restaurant menus to combat obesity
Credit: Duke University Customers at chain restaurants throughout the United States will start to see more menus that list calorie counts for different food options...
Scientists go ‘back to the future,’ create flies with ancient genes to study evolution
Credit: Image courtesy of Rhea Datta. Scientists at New York University and the University of Chicago have created fruit flies carrying reconstructed ancient genes to...
Scientists aim to use crowdsourced data to improve flood predictions
Credit: CrowdHydrology BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In spring of 2011, University at Buffalo hydrogeologist Chris Lowry hammered a giant measuring staff into the bottom of a...
IIASA contributes to IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees C
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, a new assessment on minimizing global warming, and...
