Scientists generate an atlas of the human genome using stem cells
Credit: Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have generated an atlas of...
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How do you get teens to stop cellphone use while driving? Survey says, show them the money
PHILADELPHIA - Teens who admit to texting while driving may be convinced to reduce risky cellphone use behind the wheel when presented with financial incentives...
New mobile app addresses depression in pregnant and postpartum women
Credit: Bengisu Tulu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has launched a mobile app that will give obstetric...
Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy makes a window into the nanoscale
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory In a new paper published last week in Science Advances, a team of scientists and engineers dug into the mechanisms...
City College-bred fruit flies, parasites, in space odyssey
Credit: NASA Hurtling around Earth, at 17,500 mph some 248 miles in space, is a small swarm of City College of New York-bred fruit flies...
Harvard’s Wyss Institute launches NuProbe to facilitate global precision medicine
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (BOSTON) -- NuProbe Global will commercialize the Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-based variant-detecting method as a fast, low-cost and multipl..
The role of ‘extra’ DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Response to standard-of-care treatment is poor, with a two-year survival rate of only...
Special series examines the use of pasteurized donor human milk for vulnerable infants
While the health effects of breastfeeding are well-recognized and apply to both mothers and children, some mothers may not be able to produce a milk...
Cigarillo packaging can influence product perception, study finds
CHAPEL HILL - Text and pictorial warnings about the health effects of little cigars and cigarillos didn't fully curtail the appeal of bright colors and...
Study highlights need for strength training in older women to ward off effects of aging
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Regular physical activity may help older women increase their mobility, but muscle strength and endurance are likely to...
New cell therapy aids heart recovery — without implanting cells
Credit: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic/Columbia Engineering New York, NY -- April 23, 2018 -- Heart disease is a major global health problem--myocardial infarction annually affects more than...
BU medical student receives student fellowship from Alpha Omega Alpha
(Boston)--Melissa Chua, a fourth-year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research...
Johns Hopkins performs first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world
Credit: Devon Stuart for Johns Hopkins Medicine Many soldiers returning from combat bear visible scars, or even lost limbs, caused by blasts from improvised explosive...
Dementia trend shows later onset with fewer years of the disease
Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear: Your father has Alzheimer's disease....
New study shows prenatal cannabis use associated with low birth weights
AURORA, Colo. (April 23, 2018) - With marijuana use during pregnancy on the rise, a new study led by the Colorado School of Public Health...
