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(The Francis Crick Institute) A gene signature in the bloodstream can reveal whether someone is going to develop active tuberculosis (TB) disease months before symptoms...

Opioid dependence in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis: More likely to occur before than after surgery

(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Researchers investigated risk factors for the development of opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS). They f..

Children’s immune system could hold the key to preventing sepsis

(University of Sheffield) Scientists have identified the key response that children use to control infections.

Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91 percent

(Imperial College London) Using two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria infections in animal studies.

Study suggests that diabetes can be accurately diagnosed from a single blood sample

(American College of Physicians) A combination of elevated fasting glucose and HbA1c levels from a single blood sample was found to be accurate for diagnosing...

‘Artificial blubber’ protects divers in frigid water

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A treatment that infuses a conventional neoprene wetsuit with a heavy inert gas can improve a diver's survival time in frigid...

Why being left-handed matters for mental health treatment

(Cornell University) Treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent of the population, according to...

Study finds reduction in sulfur emissions from power plants in China

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Air pollution has smothered China's cities in recent decades. In response, the Chinese government has implemented measures to clean up its...

Compilation of research discussed at the Global Forum On Nicotine: Warsaw, June 16, 2018

(Abzed) Below is a summary of the new and recent research discussed at this conference.

How to track and trace a protein: Nanosensors monitor intracellular deliveries

(University of Basel) Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have developed a method for tracing the movement of proteins within the cell. They tagged...

Life, death and carbon in the open ocean

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Oceanographic campaign plunges into 'twilight zone' to investigate how the ocean's food web sequesters carbon

360 degrees, 180 seconds: Technique speeds analysis of crop traits

(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have devised a new LiDAR-based approach for automatically and efficiently gathering data about a plant's pheno..

Scientists isolate protein data from the tiniest of caches — single human cells

(DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Scientists have captured the most information yet about proteins within a single human cell, giving scientists one of their clearest looks...

Local interventions boost coral’s resilience to bleaching

(Duke University) Local conservation actions can significantly boost coral's resilience to, and recovery from, climate-induced thermal bleaching by reducing other energy-sapping stresses the cora..

The force is strong within us: New study explores cell mechanics at work