Transplanted kidney survives longer
The lifespan of a transplant kidney has significantly improved over the last thirty years. Between 1986 and 1995, 75% of the transplanted kidneys still functioned...
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Common painkillers triple harmful side effects in dementia
Commonly-prescribed opioid-based painkillers led to harmful side effects tripling in people with dementia. Researchers from the University of Exeter, King's College London and the University...
New research focuses on treating non-cognitive symptoms of people with dementia
Chicago, July 24, 2018 - New research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago focuses on the recent successes and ongoing...
First randomised trial of ‘kick and kill’ approach to HIV cure leaves puzzles to be solved
Researchers have reported the results of the first randomised clinical trial to test a novel strategy involving waking up and then killing the 'sleeping' HIV...
Center for Infectious Disease Research to join Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Credit: Seattle Children's SEATTLE - July 24, 2018 - After 42 years as the oldest and largest, independent non-profit organization in the United States solely...
Diverse salmon populations enable ‘resource surfing’ bears to eat tons of fish
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research shows that Kodiak brown bears that sync their stream-to-stream movements to salmon spawning patterns eat longer and more than bears that...
‘Stable marriages’ between microbes, nutrients may explain diverse yet stable communities
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer A mathematical model created by University of Illinois researchers could help scientists better understand an intriguing characteristic of microbial communities: their...
Public support for Endangered Species Act is widespread
Credit: Rolf Peterson, Michigan Tech In the past two years, nearly 150 amendments, bills and riders aimed to weaken the U.S. Endangered Species Act. However,...
Elastic slingshot powers snipefish feeding
Credit: Sarah Longo, UC Davis The snipefish, an ocean-dwelling relative of the seahorse, has a very long, skinny snout ending in a tiny mouth. A...
Environmental changes in the Mekong Delta spell trouble for farmers
Credit: Map courtesy of Mic Greenberg URBANA, Ill. - The Mekong Delta is home to 15 million people, many of whom rely on the delta's...
Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, store data, and even carry...
TGen-led study shows mutated gene is likely cause of 3-year-old girl’s severe disorder
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 23, 2018 -- A young girl with severe neurological symptoms finally has a diagnosis, following the discovery by the Translational Genomics...
Giant neurons in the brain may play similarly giant role in awareness and cognition
Credit: Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University There is no shortage of wonders that our central nervous system produces--from thought and language...
A year in words
Language sets the stage for how children grow, develop, and learn. University of Miami Assistant Professor of Psychology Lynn Perry, whose research focuses on language...
States boost renewable energy and development when utilities adopt renewable standards
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- States that require utilities to increase renewable energy see expansion of renewable energy facilities and generation -- including wind and other renewable...
