Chaining up diarrhea pathogens
Credit: Thierry Sollberger Vaccinations are known to protect against pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. They direct the body to form protective antibodies (IgA), and...
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Discovery of molecular nets inside heart muscles hold promise for new treatment
Credit: NUHS Researchers discover molecular nets inside heart muscles which hold promise for new heart failure treatment Singapore – Local researchers have discovered that a...
Under Affordable Care Act, Americans have had more preventive care for heart health
Credit: UCLA Health By reducing out-of-pocket costs for preventive treatment, the Affordable Care Act appears to have encouraged more people to have health screenings related...
Penn team reverses signs of naturally occurring chronic periodontitis
Periodontitis, a gum disease present in nearly half of all adults in the United States, involves inflammation, bleeding and bone loss. In its severe form,...
Residents of major Pakistan city are exposed to harmful pesticides
Credit: F Quaid-i-Azam University Residents and workers in a major Pakistan city are exposed to harmful levels of pesticides, new research reveals. Scientists from Pakistan's...
Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia: 5 years of lessons learned by LEGATO
Credit: Pavel Stoev Five years of irrigated rice cultivation research reached its pinnacle at the Final LEGATO Conference, which took place from 6 to 11...
Researchers crack the smile, describing 3 types by muscle movement
Credit: Courtesy of Paula Niedenthal MADISON, Wis. — The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to reveal some emotions, cover others...
Freiburg biologists explain function of Pentagone
How do the cells in a human embryo know where they are located in the body and how they should develop? Why do certain cells...
SickKids-led project investigates malnutrition in children, liver…
Credit: © 2016 Sargent et al. Malnourished children living in the same household who are given the same food to eat sometimes have stark differences...
OU Professor Recipient of National Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
University of Oklahoma Professor Joseph M. Suflita will receive a national award, the 2016 DuPont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, at the...
Dogs’ social skills linked to oxytocin sensitivity
Credit: Mia Persson The tendency of dogs to seek contact with their owners is associated with genetic variations in sensitivity for the hormone oxytocin, according...
Ninety-six scientists co-author paper on rainforest mammals
Credit: (c) Noé de la Sancha, The Field Museum. Imagine your hometown or city's entire population had to live on just one tenth of the...
Study points a way to better implantable medical devices
Credit: Photo-illustration by Felice Frankel CAMBRIDGE, MA — Medical devices implanted in the body for drug delivery, sensing, or tissue regeneration usually come under fire...
Gene-editing technique successfully stops progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
IMAGE: Members of the UT Southwestern team whose research successfully halted progression of a form of muscular dystrophy in mice included (l-r) Dr. Chengzu Long,...
OU law student recipient of Udall Congressionall Internship
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma College of Law student, Aaron L. Fournier, is the recipient of a 2017 Udall Foundation Native American...
