Scale-eating fish adopt clever parasitic methods to survive
Credit: University of Washington Think of them as extra-large parasites. A small group of fishes — possibly the world's cleverest carnivorous grazers — feeds on...
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Scientist models Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome in adult stem cells
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Studies performed by a Sanford Research scientist using an innovative stem-cell model for a fatal developmental disorder is the focus of...
Cancer survivors less likely to receive callbacks from potential…
Job applicants who are cancer survivors are less likely to receive callbacks from potential retail employers than those who did not disclose their health history,...
Diagnostic biomarkers in saliva show promise in recognizing early…
Credit: Beaumont Your spit may hold a clue to future brain health. Investigators at the Beaumont Research Institute, part of Beaumont Health in Michigan, are...
Penn researcher calls on the scientific community to defend individuals with disabilities
Credit: Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA — The potential repeal...
Diabetes drug may prevent recurring strokes
Pioglitazone, a drug used for type 2 diabetes, may prevent recurrent stroke and heart attacks in people with insulin resistance but without diabetes. The results...
What will it take to protect hospital patients from UTIs? National effort shows promise
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Right now, about one in five hospital patients has a catheter collecting their urine – and putting them at risk of...
Key barriers to quality end-of-life care for ethnic minorities
New Rochelle, NY, Nov. 18, 2015 — A new study identifies six main patient-reported barriers to receiving quality end-of-life (EOL) care among ethnic minority populations....
University of Missouri researchers receive $1.3 million NIH grant to…
Credit: Photo courtesy of Jianlin Cheng. Jianlin Cheng has been in the business of protein structure prediction since before coming to the University of Missouri...
Toxoplasma’s balancing act explained
Credit: Matthew Bowler/EMBL The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a silent success. It infects up to 95% of people in many regions of the world, and...
Critical link between obesity and diabetes has been identified
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Nov. 28, 2017 – UT Southwestern researchers have identified a major mechanism by which obesity causes type 2 diabetes, which...
Walnuts may support sperm health, according to new animal research
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., Feb. 28, 2017 – New animal research suggests eating a walnut-enriched diet may improve sperm quality by reducing lipid...
Fossilized bees were finicky pollen collectors
The ancestors of honeybees, living 50 million years ago, were fairly choosy when it came to feeding their offspring. This is shown in a study...
Satellites, airport visibility readings shed light on troops’…
Credit: NASA Using data from NASA satellites and airport visibility sensors, Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers and colleagues are extending an approach used to study air...
Scientists win UN data prize for monitoring threats to South African biodiversity hotspot
Credit: Adam Wilson BUFFALO, N.Y. — South Africa's Cape Floristic Region is one of the richest repositories of plant life in the world. Here, about...
