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Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a study published Sept. 25 in...

New wood-based materials to prevent the spread of microorganisms in hospitals

A recently launched development project called Sami&Samu is looking to introduce innovative renewable materials, surface finishes and textiles to Hospital Nova, a new hospital due...

A role for Scn5a missplicing in cardiac arrhythmias in myotonic dystrophy

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals new insights into what can be causing life-threatening cardiac-related events...

Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to powerful ovarian cancer drugs called...

Improved In vivo imaging of atherosclerotic plaque development

Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Atherosclerosis, involving the buildup of plaque in the arteries and an associated reduction in the flow of blood,...

Diagnostic protocol effective in identifying ED patients with acute chest pain

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sept. 28, 2018 - A relatively new accelerated diagnostic protocol is effective in identifying emergency department patients with acute chest pain who...

Kidney disease biomarker may also be a marker for COPD

Credit: ATS Sept. 25, 2018--A commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to...

UM research to focus on muscles of bird flight

Credit: Bret Tobalske MISSOULA - There are two primary types of muscles. Skeletal muscles allow one to raise a limb or walk. Smooth muscles, such...

New invasive bryozoan arrives in Alaskan waters

Credit: Melissa Frey, Royal BC Museum, Canada Alaska has a near-pristine marine ecosystem--it has fewer invasive species in its waters than almost any other state...

UCI awarded $3.4 million ‘Cancer Moonshot’ grant to study potential breakthrough in cancer

Credit: University of California, Irvine Irvine, Calif. - September 27, 2018 - UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $3.4 million grant by...

Amazon mangrove forest stores twice as much carbon per acre as region’s famous rainforest

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists have determined for the first time that Amazon's waterlogged coastal mangrove forests, which are being clear cut for cattle pastures and...

Large stretches of coral reefs can be rehabilitated

Credit: Christine Sur/UC Davis Even after being severely damaged by blast fishing and coral mining, coral reefs can be rehabilitated over large scales using a...

Decades in the making — A breakthrough in the hunt for a vaccine against foal pneumonia

A vaccine against deadly foal pneumonia might finally be within reach, thanks to Morris Animal Foundation-funded research conducted at two major universities. The breakthrough could...

Following the path of chemicals through the soil

Credit: Janne Hansen Maybe the genetic test report your doctor ordered says your DNA contains many "variants of unknown significance." Currently, up to 70 percent...

How a sleeping cancer awakens and metastasizes