Studies provide new insights into the role of sleep in chronic pain
The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) provide insight into the role of sleep in chronic...
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Obesity in childhood and adulthood shown to increase risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis
The results of a study to be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest childhood and adult obesity increase the risk...
Rates of depression and anxiety may correlate with disease activity in early RA
The results of a study to be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest that rates of anxiety and depression in...
Gum disease may be a key initiator of rheumatoid arthritis related autoimmunity
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrates increased levels of gum disease, and disease-causing bacteria, in...
Researchers can count on improved proteomics method
(Princeton University) Princeton's Martin Wühr has improved upon his method to accurately count the proteins present in a cell under different circumstances. 'The TMTc+ method...
Mammals going nocturnal to avoid humans
Human activity is causing the planet's mammals to flee daylight for the protection of night, according to a new study from the University of California,...
Plazi and BLR receive €1.1 million from Arcadia Fund to open up new biodiversity data
Credit: Plazi Plazi has received a grant of EUR 1.1 million from Arcadia - the charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin - to...
A novel research partnership in AI to advance drug discovery, longevity and aging research
Credit: Biogerontology Research Foundation Thursday, June 14, London, UK: Biogerontology Research Foundation CSO to collaborate with Insilico Medicine and WuXi AppTec on a research study...
Synodos for NF2 Consortium publishes key results of its work
The Synodos for NF2 consortium of the Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) today published its first set of results and released its second set of data...
Five new species of snail-sucking snakes discovered
Credit: © Matthijs Hollanders New research led by the American Museum of Natural History has uncovered five new species of snakes in Ecuador and Peru...
New type of photosynthesis discovered
Credit: Dennis Nuernberg The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks. It will also tailor the way...
Elevated androgens don’t hinder dads’ parenting — at least not in lemurs
Credit: Velontsara Jeanne Baptiste Studies have shown that when men marry and have children, they often see a decline in their androgen levels - or...
Synthetic biologists get $1.7 million to engineer world’s strongest biomaterial
It's the most durable biological material you've never heard of: sporopollenin. This naturally occurring polymer coats and protects individual grains of plant pollen, and it's...
Parents ranked cancer prevention as number one provider reason for HPV vaccination
CHAPEL HILL - Parents ranked cancer prevention as the most compelling reason health care providers can give for recommending the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according...
Pew selects 22 scientists to investigate fundamental biomedical questions
PHILADELPHIA-- The Pew Charitable Trusts named 22 early-career researchers today as the 2018 class of Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences. The scholars will receive...
