Canada’s first ‘state of the nation’ report on children’s physical literacy
OTTAWA, October 2, 2018 - The results from a large national research project led by the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) at...
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Study finds albiglutide reduces cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease
New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and published in The Lancet shows that...
A web-based program is as effective as group counseling for patients with NAFLD
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, October 2, 2018 - Lifestyle changes are the cornerstone of preventing and treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Scientists report...
Text messages quickly track health care use during Ebola outbreak
Credit: GeoPoll Text messages aren't just a way to chat with family and friends--they are a viable method for rapidly gathering information during a public...
First experiments at new X-ray laser reveal unknown structure of antibiotics killer
Credit: Illustration: DESY/Lucid Berlin An international collaboration led by DESY and consisting of over 120 researchers has announced the results of the first scientific experiments...
Computer model may help scientists split up, reassemble proteins on command
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Splitting up and getting back together is always hard to do, but for proteins, it's almost impossible. However, a computer-guided algorithm...
Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 2, 2018) - A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also...
UM researchers publish discoveries on antibiotic resistance
Credit: Courtesy of Patrick Secor MISSOULA - University of Montana researchers recently published their new insights into how pathogenic bacteria resist antibiotic treatment in Proceedings...
Shorter physician encounters associated with antibiotic prescribing
1. Shorter physician encounters associated with antibiotic prescribing Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2042 URLs go live when the embargo lifts Patients who received antibio..
‘Spacesuits’ protect microbes destined to live in space
Credit: Peidong Yang lab, UC Berkeley Just as spacesuits help astronauts survive in inhospitable environments, newly developed "spacesuits" for bacteria allow them to survive in...
CRISPR tames the wild groundcherry
ITHACA, NY - You might not have heard of the groundcherry, or at least, never tasted one. But that could soon change thanks to research...
New tool developed at Brown will aid in understanding brain signals
Credit: Nick Dentamaro/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The human brain contains about 90 billion neurons, but Stephanie Jones, an associate professor of neuroscience at Brow..
Animal study suggests deep space travel may significantly damage GI function in astronauts
WASHINGTON -- Simulations with animal models meant to mirror galactic cosmic radiation exposure to astronauts are raising red flags for investigators at Georgetown University Medical...
Finding middle ground on the range
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Cattle ranching and conservation may seem an unusual pair in the American West, but new research reveals a clear link between...
‘Turbocharging’ photosynthesis in corn hikes yield
ITHACA, N.Y.- Scientists from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University have boosted a carbon-craving enzyme called RuBisCO to turbocharge photosynthesis in corn. The...
