Genetic opposites attract when chimpanzees choose a mate
Credit: Photo courtesy of Kara Walker, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. — When it comes to hookups in the animal world, casual sex is common among...
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Cell phone-based microscope leads to possible strategy for treating…
Credit: NIAID WHAT: River blindness, or onchocerciasis, is a disease caused by a parasitic worm found primarily in Africa. The worm (Onchocerca volvulus) is transmitted...
Labeling a bacterial cell ‘jacket’
Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware You have three to five pounds of bacteria living in and on your body right now. That's some 38...
Low screening rates for adolescents diagnosed with PID in the nation’s emergency departments
Credit: Children's National Health System CHICAGO–The nation's emergency departments had low rates of complying with recommended HIV and syphilis screening for at-risk adolescents, though l..
A video database for cellular tracking created, useful in the fight…
Credit: Cell Tracking Challenge The results of this research have been recently presented in the scientific journal Nature Methods, in an article that gathers data...
Cardiac ICU patient composition is changing over time
Credit: University of Michigan A new study uncovers changes in the makeup of the cardiac intensive care unit as more patients are primarily diagnosed with...
Extra sperm analysis could help involuntarily childless couples
IMAGE: A simple sperm analysis — DFI — could help guide couples as they select the best fertility treatment for them. The picture illustrates the...
In new study, Illinois scientists trace activity of cancer-fighting tomato component
Plant biofactories can incorporate heavier carbon atoms into cancer-fighting phytochemicals, which can be used to trace their movement in the human body. Process allows Illinois...
Mosquito-borne viruses like Zika may be spread at lower temperatures, potentially…
Credit: Image courtesy of study authors TAMPA, Fla. (May 9, 2017) — Transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, such as Zika, occur at lower temperatures than previously...
SU2C awards $5.5 million to VARI for cancer clinical trials to enhance…
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute Oct. 12, 2017 (Grand Rapids, Mich.)–Van Andel Research Institute-Stand Up To Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team scientists have been...
Study identifies modifiable risk factors for elbow injuries in…
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Elbow injuries are on the rise in baseball players, especially pitchers, yet little is known about the variables that influence...
Age not a factor in success of shoulder replacement surgery
Credit: Henry Ford Hospital DETROIT – Whether you're younger than 65 or older than 75, age may not be a discernible factor in the success...
Early career scientist receives recognition from Microscopy Society of…
Credit: David Hungate/Virginia Tech Rengasayee "Sai" Veeraraghavan, a research assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, became the sixth person in the world...
Multicenter study finds no benefit to treating mild thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center and 14 other universities and medical centers in the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network, found...
UMass Amherst tick testing lab joins national ecology tracking project
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – The Laboratory of Medical Zoology (LMZ) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a national tick testing lab, recently was...
