Dr. Fatima Sheikh named AGS Clinician of the Year
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has named Fatima Sheikh, MD, CMD, MPH, Medical Director at FutureCare in Maryland and...
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How the index finger can be fooled
Fingers are a human's most important tactile sensors, but they do not always sense accurately and can even be deceived. Researchers at the Cluster of...
Chemo-boosting drug discovered for leukemia
Credit: Diana Passaro Drugs developed to treat heart and blood vessel problems could be used in combination with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive form of...
Why do guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly?
Credit: Photo: Lars Maltha Rasmussen It looks like a spooky suicide when small, fluffy guillemot chicks leap from the cliffs and fall several hundred metres...
New mechanisms of self-organization in living cells
Chromosome is a structure inside the cell nucleus that carries a large part of the genetic information and is responsible for its storage, transfer and...
Discharge strategies to prevent asthma readmissions
Credit: Children's National Health System Readmission rates at three months for kids hospitalized for acute asthma dropped when families received comprehensive education prior to discharge,...
Using MRI to understand why some women go into early labor
Credit: University of Leeds Scientists are using the latest imaging techniques usually used to map the brain to try and understand why some pregnant women...
Scientists track down origin of bats killed by wind turbines using chemical fingerprints
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Ed Gates FROSTBURG, MD (March 17, 2016) — Wind energy is a growing alternative to reduce greenhouse gas...
Cells in standby mode
Normally, cells are highly active and dynamic: in their liquid interior, called the cytoplasm, countless metabolic processes occur in parallel, proteins and particles jiggle around...
Rare form of diabetes may require alternate treatment
Credit: Mills laboratory Patients with a rare, genetic form of diabetes often are misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes because the two share symptoms. But...
Vanderbilt engineers open source medical capsule robot technology
The likelihood that you will be swallowing a capsule robot in the near future has just jumped up dramatically. A team of engineers at Vanderbilt...
Science is core to saving wildlife
Credit: WCS Washington, DC, April 19, 2017 – The following statement was issued today by Wildlife Conservation Society President and CEO Cristian Samper on the...
Chemical profile of ants adapts rapidly
Credit: photo/©: Florian Menzel, JGU The bodies of ants and other insects are covered with a thin, wax-like layer that protects them from desiccation and...
Abdominal fat a key cancer driver for postmenopausal women
LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 – Body fat distribution in the trunk is more important than body weight when it comes to cancer risk in postmenopausal...
Study: Access to long-lasting contraception after childbirth lags behind demand
Credit: University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Before leaving the hospital after childbirth, more women are opting to...
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