Insomnia prevalent in patients with asthma
A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh has found that insomnia is highly prevalent in adults with asthma and is also associated with...
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New study shows contact lens therapy effective in slowing myopia progression in children
Myopia (nearsightedness) prevalence continues to grow and affect children worldwide CooperVision reports interim two-year data from its Clinical Evaluation of a Dual-Focus Myopia Control 1-Day...
Amateur astronomer helps uncover secrets of unique pulsar binary system
Credit: NASA TORONTO A professional astrophysicist and an amateur astronomer have teamed up to reveal surprising details about an unusual millisecond pulsar (MSP) binary system...
New study finds mammals during age of dinosaurs packed a powerful bite
Credit: Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture Seattle - Move over, hyenas and saber-toothed cats; there's a mammal with an even stronger bite. A...
Scientists track chemical and structural evolution of catalytic nanoparticles in 3-D
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY- Catalysts are at the heart of fuel cells-devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and enough electricity to...
Scientists examine bacterium found 1,000 feet underground
Hamilton, ON Dec. 8, 2016 -- Pioneering work being carried out in a cave in New Mexico by researchers at McMaster University and The University...
Oxygen can wake up dormant bacteria for antibiotic attacks
Credit: Miquel Pons, University of Barcelona Bacterial resistance does not come just through adaptation to antibiotics, sometimes the bacteria simply go to sleep. An international...
Will Earth still exist 5 billion years from now?
Credit: © ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) What will happen to Earth when, in a few billion years' time, the Sun is a hundred times bigger than it...
Contraception influences sexual desire in committed relationships
Sex is quite wonderful when the goal is to have children. But sex can also serve as a "glue" in a committed relationship. Most animals...
WSU study finds people willing to pay more for new biofuels
PULLMAN, Wash. - When it comes to second generation biofuels, Washington State University research shows that consumers are willing to pay a premium of approximately...
DNA methylation biomarker for prostate cancer shows promise for accurately determining patient risk
Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 8, 2016 - Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other biomarkers are essential tools for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer. However, biomarkers to selectively...
Dipole orientation: New dimension in super-resolution microscopy
Recently, a new polarization-dipole azimuth-based super-resolution technique has been proposed by a group of researchers in Peking University (China), Tsinghua University (China), and University of...
Copeptin levels associated with renal and cardiac disease in type 1 diabetes patients
AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 8, 2016) - Type 1 diabetes patients with elevated albumin in their urine had three times the risk of life-threatening kidney and...
One specific gene explains many diseases
Genetic differences in the FADS1 gene determine the risk for many different diseases. The ability to produce polyunsaturated fats like omega-3 and omega-6 differs between...
Scientists develop exciting new option for targeted cancer therapy
Credit: Eoin Scanlan, Trinity College Dublin Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered a new class of compounds - glyconaphthalimides - that can be used...
