Targeting cardiovascular disease risk factors may be important across…
Credit: NIH/NINDS New findings suggest that all adults, including those over 65, should be mindful of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The results, published in...
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Einstein researchers awarded 3 NIH grants totaling $12 million to fight virulent viruses
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine August 11, 2017–BRONX, NY–The NIH has awarded Einstein researchers three grants totaling more than $12 million to protect against...
Simple rules can help fishery managers cope with ecological complexity
Credit: Cathy Schwartz/University of Washington To successfully manage fisheries, factors in the environment that affect fish — like food sources, predators and habitat — should...
NIH funding to improve devices and safeguard cardiovascular health
Credit: Children's National Health System Nearly 15 million blood transfusions are performed each year in the U.S., and pediatric patients alone receive roughly 425,000 transfused...
Picking teams and picking music in P.E.
Credit: BYU Photo Maybe you remember the laps you were forced to run or when a dodgeball hit you in the face. Maybe you remember...
Life in the city: Living near a forest keeps your amygdala healthier
Credit: MPG A study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development has investigated the relationship between the availability of nature near city dwellers'...
TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis
Credit: Elena Deryugina and James P. Quigley LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 7, 2018 – New research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may give...
‘Persistent photoconductivity’ offers new tool for…
Credit: Albena Ivanisevic Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new approach for manipulating the behavior of cells on semiconductor materials, using light...
Sex in the city: Peregrine falcons in Chicago don’t cheat
Credit: Photo by Stephanie Ware, The Field Museum Peregrine Falcons, in their normal habitat on isolated cliffs, mate for life. But some 25 pairs now...
Inbred Neanderthals left humans a genetic burden
The Neanderthal genome included harmful mutations that made the hominids around 40% less reproductively fit than modern humans, according to estimates published in the latest...
How fast you move can predict how healthy you’ll be
As humans have begun to live longer it has become clear that the quality of our lives is equally as important as the duration. In...
TSRI scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis
Credit: Elena Deryugina and James P. Quigley LA JOLLA, CA – Feb. 7, 2018 – New research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may give...
Newly found genomic causes of severe compulsiveness in dogs could aid…
Research led by investigators in veterinary and human medicine has identified genetic pathways that exacerbate severity of canine compulsive disorder in Doberman pinschers, a discovery...
Contact tracing, with indoor spraying, can curb dengue outbreak
Credit: James Cook University Contact tracing, combined with targeted, indoor residual spraying of insecticide, can greatly reduce the spread of the mosquito-borne dengue virus, finds...
Steering towards grazing fields
Credit: Mary Drewnoski It makes sense that a 1,200 pound Angus cow would place quite a lot of pressure on the ground on which it...
