Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards $1.9 Million in grants to three Penn researchers
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has named Penn Medicine dermatology expert Elizabeth A. Grice, PhD, as a recipient of the 2017...
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Pre-clinical study suggests Parkinson’s could start in gut endocrine cells
Credit: 2017, JCI Insight DURHAM, N.C. - Recent research on Parkinson's disease has focused on the gut-brain connection, examining patients' gut bacteria, and even how...
US is still first in science, but China rose fast as funding stalled here & elsewhere
ANN ARBOR, MI - American scientific teams still publish significantly more biomedical research discoveries than teams from any other country, a new study shows, and...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group names five Allen distinguished investigators
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research in epigenetics, aging and evolution....
Cardiac stem cells from heart disease patients may be harmful
Patients with severe and end-stage heart failure have few treatment options available to them apart from transplants and "miraculous" stem cell therapy. But a new...
Knowing HIV levels are ‘undetectable’ may affect sexual behavior
June 15, 2017 - Understanding and responding to behavioral trends in groups that are at high risk for HIV infection is critical to the development...
Casualty care guidelines developed by the military are directly transferable to improve the practice of wilderness medicine
Credit: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2017 - After nearly 14 years of continuous combat operations, there have been many major advances...
BfR Research: Proof of the transfer of aluminium from menu trays to food
The Cook&Chill process is a standard method used in institutional catering facilities, such as children's day care centres, schools, canteens and out-of-house catering. "In view...
New screening tool helps ID heart surgery patients at risk of malnutrition
Chicago, June 15, 2017 - Patients who are at risk for malnutrition when undergoing heart surgery now can be more quickly and easily identified, leading...
5 promising cancer researchers selected as Pew-Stewart Scholars
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust announced today the 2017 class of Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research. The five early-career...
Induced cell turnover: A proposed modality for in situ tissue regeneration & repair
Credit: Biogerontology Research Foundation, Feinberg School of Medicine & Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences Thursday, July 15, 2017, London, UK: Scientists at the Biogerontology Research...
Diets rich in polyunsaturated fats may alter appetite hormones among millennials
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., June 15, 2017 - New published research shows millennials (ages 18-35) who regularly consume foods that contain polyunsaturated fats...
Pew awards 22 promising biomedical researchers funding to advance human health
PHILADELPHIA--Today, The Pew Charitable Trusts announced 22 exceptional early-career researchers as Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences. Each scholar will receive four years of flexible...
Pew supports 10 Latin American scientists conducting innovative research
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the 2017 class of Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. Ten pioneering postdoctoral scientists from Latin America...
First few millimeters of the leaf margin identify palm species in a new key to Syagrus
Credit: Larry R. Noblick An incredible amount of information is contained in the very first few millimeters of the leaflet margin of species in the...
