Plants open their pores and scientists strike gold
Plants containing the element gold are already widely known. The flowering perennial plant alfafa, for example, has been cultivated by scientists to contain pure gold...
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The molecules that energize babies’ hearts
Credit: Fukushima A. et al., The Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, May 17, 2018 A metabolic process that provides heart muscle with energy fails to...
PolyU to apply smart sensing technology in urban tree management
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (14 June) kicked off the Jockey Club Smart City Tree Management Project,...
Study finds music therapy brings effective pain relief for sickle cell patients
CLEVELAND -- A new study published in the Journal of Music Therapy reveals promising findings for the application of improvisational music therapy in assuaging the...
ESMO 2020 Annual Congress back in Madrid
Lugano, Switzerland, 14 June 2018 - ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, has announced that the ESMO 2020 Annual Congress will take...
A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors
Credit: Visual Science Communication Glioblastoma is the most severe form of brain cancer in adults. The aggressiveness of this cancer is largely due to its...
Pre-delivery risk factors associated with C-section infections
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - Having a prior cesarean section (C-section), smoking, illicit drug use, and obesity increase the likelihood of developing an infection during...
Parent cleansing paramount prior to skin-to-skin care
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - Neonatal intensive care units increasingly encourage meaningful touch and skin-to-skin care - aka "kangaroo care" - between parents and premature...
Markers, erasers, and germs, oh my!
Minneapolis, June 14, 2018 - A thorough, terminal cleaning of hospital rooms between patients is essential for eliminating environmental contamination, and a checklist is a...
UNC study: Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows the effectiveness of the...
Pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutation may benefit from targeted drug
Credit: University of Arizona Cancer Center A physician-scientist at the University of Arizona Cancer Center investigated a novel treatment for pancreatic cancer patients whose tumors...
UM study confirms that bromeliads contribute to mosquito breeding in Miami
With vector-borne diseases posing an increasing public health threat to communities in South Florida and elsewhere, a new study led by public health researchers at...
When emotional memories intrude, focusing on context could help, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When negative memories intrude, focusing on the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional...
International research team finds brain changes linked to sleep need
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 13, 2018 - We've all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed, yet how that happens at...
Early birds less prone to depression
Middle-to-older aged women who are naturally early to bed and early to rise are significantly less likely to develop depression, according to a new study...
