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The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 15 new Research Training Groups (RTGs) to further support early career researchers. This was decided by...

What is the economic impact of malaria for a pregnant woman living in an endemic area of Colombia?

Credit: author: Redesyplataformas Although malaria treatment is free of charge in Colombia, the economic costs incurred by pregnant women seeking care are considerable (mainly due...

Stroke prevention drug combo shows promise, study says

If you've had a minor stroke or a transient ischemic stroke (TIA), taking the clot-preventing drug clopidogrel along with aspirin may lower your risk of...

Drug to treat bleeding may benefit some stroke patients, study finds

Patients with stroke caused by bleeding on the brain (intracerebral haemorrhage) may benefit from receiving a drug currently used to treat blood loss from major...

Study shows increase in youth suicide attempts

The number of school-age children and adolescents hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or attempts has more than doubled since 2008, according to a new Vanderbilt-led study...

Nearly a quarter of Ontarians newly prescribed opioids received dose exceeding guidelines

Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 16, 2018 -- Nearly a quarter (23.9 per cent) of initial opioid prescriptions in Ontario had a daily dose...

Researcher warns China’s program ‘riskiest environmental project in history’

A global expert on infrastructure says that China's plan to crisscross half of the Earth with massive transportation and energy projects is environmentally the riskiest...

The first wireless flying robotic insect takes off

Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Insect-sized flying robots could help with time-consuming tasks like surveying crop growth on large farms or sniffing out gas leaks....

New ‘Silk Road’ brings challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation

London. In an article published this week by the renowned journal Nature Sustainability, an international team of scientists argues that environmental protection should be a...

VA health care successfully reduces ‘rush to treatment’ rates for low-risk prostate cancer

Credit: NYU Langone Health Record numbers of American veterans diagnosed with non-aggressive prostate cancer are heeding the advice of international medical experts and opting out...

Bringing MomTech to life: Pitt Engineering professor designs a gadget to help moms breastfeed

Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (March 27, 2018) ... Breast milk has many known health benefits, but breastfeeding is not always an option for...

PNNL part of a new national center for near-atomic resolution of biological molecules

A collaboration between Oregon Health & Science University and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been chosen as a national center for...

Some calories more harmful than others

While calories from any food have the potential to increase the risk of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases, 22 nutrition researchers agree that sugar-sweetened beverages...

Study shines light on gut microbiome in colon cancer

Washington, DC - May 15, 2018 - Researchers have identified a correlation between gut microbial composition and microRNA expression in human colorectal cancer, according to...

Biologists find mechanisms that control where transcription factors bind