Siberian paleontologists discovered the oldest macro-skeleton remains
Credit: Anton Kolesnikov The oldest skeleton remains known to fossil chronicle of the Earth belonged to the microorganisms that lived 700-650 million years ago. International...
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Diagnostic advance: gas-sensing capsule set to hit market by 2022
Credit: Atmo Biosciences An electronic capsule that measures gases in the gut to revolutionise the diagnosis of gut disorders could be available within four years,...
Where did broadleaved evergreen trees survive during the last glacial period in Japan?
Credit: ©2018 Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Osaka University, and Gifu Academy of Forest Science and Culture Japanese researchers investigated whether a dominant tree...
Invasive plants can boost blue carbon storage
Credit: Gary Peresta/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new paper has revealed that some...
Dog intelligence ‘not exceptional’
People who think dogs are exceptionally intelligent are barking up the wrong tree, new research shows. Scientists reviewed evidence that compared the brain power of...
Mayo researchers develop new genetics-based prognostic tool for myelodysplastic syndrome
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a new genetics-based prognostic tool for myelodysplastic syndrome. Their findings are published in the October print...
Immune system’s balancing act keeps bowel disease in check
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Australian researchers have uncovered clues in the immune system that reveal how the balance of 'good' gut bacteria is...
Hypertension expected to rise globally, with significant impact in South Asia
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 1 October 2018 - Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular and kidney diseases and over 1.5 billion are expected to be...
$1.3 million grant to LSUHealthNO to increase certified sexual assault nurse examiners
New Orleans, LA - A team led by Jessica Landry, DNP, FNP-BC, Program Coordinator, BSN-DNP Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner at LSU Health New Orleans...
BMC to lead education program for maternity providers in Massachusetts on contraception counseling
BOSTON--Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have received a $3.2M grant to educate hospital providers statewide on how best to counsel women about contraception use,...
Don’t treat e-cigarettes like cigarettes
CHICAGO --- "Cigarette" might appear in the term "e-cigarette" but that is as far as their similarities extend, reports a new Northwestern Medicine report published...
TRIPODS+X meets Machine Learning+X
(Lehigh University) Lehigh University has racked up another win with the innovative TRIPODS+X program of the National Science Foundation (NSF.) Its Institute for Data, Intelligent...
Facebook ‘viable method’ for implementing critical care ultrasound curriculum
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 1, 2018)ÂÂ-Critical care ultrasound (CCUS) is an important skill for all critical care physicians to understand. However, currently there is no...
New integrated, outpatient program created to combat mental illness, homelessness
To help break the cycle of mental illness, addiction and homelessness, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has launched a new...
Study: Improvement in glycemic parameters by adding dapagliflozin to metformin in T2D
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 1, 2018--Researchers used continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to assess the effects of adding dapagliflozin to...
