Study examines first birth cohort to receive HPV vaccine: The vaccine works
Credit: The video may be distributed with creditation to University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Girls in the first birth cohort to...
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Devastating plant virus is revealed in atomic detail
Credit: University of Leeds The complex 3D structure of one of the world's most lethal families of plant viruses has been revealed in unprecedented detail...
Large outdoor study shows biodiversity improves stability of algal biofuel systems
Credit: Daryl Marshke/Michigan Photograp ANN ARBOR--A diverse mix of species improves the stability and fuel-oil yield of algal biofuel systems, as well as their resistance...
Sensitive new assay finds abnormalities in tumor cells that other techniques may miss
Philadelphia, June 18, 2018 - RNA-Seq is a new next-generation assay that can detect gene fusions in solid tumor cells with high accuracy and excellent...
Valuing gluten-free foods relates to health behaviors in young adults
Philadelphia, June 18, 2018 - In a new study featured in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, researchers found that among young...
Chesapeake Bay: Larger-than-average summer ‘dead zone’ forecast for 2018 after wet spring
ANN ARBOR--Ecologists from the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are forecasting a larger-than-average Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" in...
Silence is golden when it comes to how our brains work
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 18, 2018) - It's the comparative silence between the firing spikes of neurons that tells...
Life in the fast lane: USU ecologist says dispersal ability linked to plants’ life cycles
Credit: Mary-Ann Muffoletto/USU LOGAN, UTAH, USA - Though mostly rooted in the ground, plants have a number of innovative ways to disperse their seeds and...
Gut microbes may contribute to depression and anxiety in obesity
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (June 18, 2018) - Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and anxiety, but even...
Everything big data claims to know about you could be wrong
When it comes to understanding what makes people tick -- and get sick -- medical science has long assumed that the bigger the sample of...
Embracing respect and dignity as the next frontier in preventing patient harm
BOSTON - Even when health care experiences go well, patients and their families can still suffer harm. To date, organizational efforts to reduce harm have...
QUT project aims to reduce dental anxiety and pain
(Queensland University of Technology) A trip to the dentist is not an experience many people look forward to, especially when major work is involved, but...
BPA can induce multigenerational effects on ability to communicate
(University of Missouri-Columbia) Past studies have shown that biparental care of offspring can be affected negatively when females and males are exposed to bisphenol A...
First delivery episiotomies may require repeat procedures — Ben-Gurion U. researchers
(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) After studying more than 43,000 deliveries at Soroka over 24 years (1991-2015), researchers found that 17.5 percent of...
Often overlooked glial cell is key to learning and memory
(University of California - Riverside) Glial cells surround neurons and provide support -- not unlike hospital staff and nurses supporting doctors to keep operations running...
