New way to fight sepsis: Rev up patients’ immune systems
Credit: Huy Mach While many people have never heard of sepsis, it causes about 250,000 deaths annually in the United States. The condition develops when...
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Algorithm shows differences between nurse, doctor care
Credit: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has published the first quantitative study on the divergent scopes...
Scientists show how the brain may be wired for drinking fluids
Credit: Courtesy of Oka lab; CalTech, Pasadena Scientists uncovered a high-resolution map of the wiring inside the mouse brain's thirst center. With these blueprints, they...
Supply bottleneck impairs nerve function
Credit: Hanaa Ghanawi Two partners have to find their way to each other in order to transport substances to the remote ends of special nerve...
Researchers rescue embryos from brain defects by re-engineering cellular voltage patterns
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (March 8, 2018) Tufts University biologists have demonstrated for the first time that electrical patterns in the developing embryo can be predicted, mapped,...
Report: Big tobacco is targeting the world’s most vulnerable to increase profits
The sixth edition of The Tobacco Atlas and its companion website TobaccoAtlas.org* finds the tobacco industry is increasingly targeting vulnerable populations in emerging markets, such...
Got the message? Your brainwaves will tell
The new technique was developed by Professor Tom Francart and his colleagues from the Department of Neurosciences at KU Leuven, Belgium, in collaboration with the...
Marine charities net more than iconic fishery: Massachusetts
Massachusetts boasts one of the most iconic fisheries in the U.S., but new research suggests that protecting marine coastlines has surpassed commercial fishing as an...
Studies examine trends in pain medication use
A new study reveals that acetaminophen use and over-dosing rise in cold/flu season in the United States, primarily due to increased use of over-the-counter combination...
Saliva plays a role in the body’s defense against traveler’s diarrhea
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a protein in saliva (histatin-5) that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea. The findings, available online in the Journal of Infectious Diseases,...
Unique inflammation patterns emerging in patients with type 1 diabetes
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta university AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 8, 2018) - Analysis of the inflammation-promoting proteins in the blood of patients with type...
Manure could heat your home
Farm manure could be a viable source of renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Researchers at the University of...
New butterfly species named for Field Museum’s Emily Graslie
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As the Field Museum's chief curiosity correspondent, Emily Graslie has plunged elbow-deep into wolf guts,...
Guidelines needed for use of therapy animals in mental health treatment
Credit: Orygen The increasing use of therapy animals in Australia has prompted researchers from Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, to...
UC Davis researchers find new way to defeat HIV latency
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has a secret life. Though anti-retroviral therapy can reduce its numbers, the virus can hide and avoid both treatments...
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