Widespread uranium contamination found in India’s groundwater
DURHAM, N.C. - A new Duke University-led study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states. The main source of...
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Mom’s voice may help babies sleep better in the NICU
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Babies who spend their first days or weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit may not sleep as soundly...
Teen pregnancy and birth rates at an all time low in Minn., UMN Medical School report shows
Minneapolis/St. Paul (June 7, 2018) - Pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline for 15-19-year-olds in Minnesota, with rates decreasing the most among youth from...
Research team to study opioid prescription use post c-section and hysterectomy
Each year, approximately 1.8 million women will have a cesarean delivery or hysterectomy. While opioids are the mainstay treatment for acute pain after these surgeries,...
UNC Lineberger among national leaders endorsing goal of eliminating HPV-related cancers
Credit: University of North Carolina Calling human papillomavirus-related cancers a significant public health problem, the directors of the 70 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, i..
Sleep problems in Parkinson’s disease: Can we fix them?
A team of researchers at VIB and KU Leuven has uncovered why people with a hereditary form of Parkinson's disease suffer from sleep disturbances. The...
Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with respiratory, allergic and infectious disease
Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with long-term risks of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood increases the long-term risk of...
Structural protein found essential to X chromosome inactivation
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified the essential role of a structural protein in the silencing of the inactive X chromosome, a...
Individual ‘names’ reveal complex relationships in male bottlenose dolphins
Credit: Stephanie King, Dolphin Alliance Project Male bottlenose dolphins retain their individual "names" well into adulthood. Similar to humans, this plays a central role in...
In a hole in a tunicate there lived a hobbit: New shrimp species named after Bilbo Baggins
Credit: Franz Anthony Two new species of tiny symbiotic shrimps are described, illustrated and named by biology student at Leiden University Werner de Gier as...
Normal eye dominance is not necessary for restoring visual acuity in amblyopia
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye," is a visual disorder common in children. The symptoms often are low...
In building the brain, cell pedigree matters
The cerebral cortex--the brain's epicenter of high-level cognitive functions, such as memory formation, attention, thought, language and consciousness--has fascinated neuroscientists for centurie..
Scientists ID source of damaging inflammation after heart attack
Credit: Lora Staloch Scientists have zeroed in on a culprit that spurs damaging inflammation in the heart following a heart attack. The guilty party is...
Biomedical optics engineer Jesse Wilson named a Boettcher Investigator
Credit: Colorado State University Mitochondrial diseases are rare, but they are cruel. Affecting about 1 in 5,000 children, these devastating illnesses are caused by defects...
Sharing spaces: Your brain considers other people’s personal space as your own
Credit: Dr. Wataru Teramoto Peripersonal space (PPS) is an area created by the brain immediately around one's own body parts that is used when interacting...
