Einstein scientist receives $7.5 million grant for congenital heart disease research
Nov. 22, 2016 -- (BRONX, NY) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Bernice Morrow, Ph.D., at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and...
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Scripps Florida scientists find surprising answers to ‘food coma’ conundrum
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - Nov. 22, 2016 - Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday meal...
Palliative care helpful for cancer patients receiving bone marrow transplants
Integrating palliative care into the treatment of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) - commonly known as bone marrow transplantation - for cancers like...
Study to examine if music-based play helps young cancer patients and their parents
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University School of Nursing researcher has been awarded $1.4 million to determine if a music therapy intervention can be used to...
New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion
Credit: D. Magdalena Sorger RALEIGH, N.C. -- A team of scientists conducting a recent biodiversity survey in the ancient church forests of Ethiopia made an...
UW-Madison researchers study plant aging, gain insights into crop yields and more
MADISON, Wis. - New insights into the mechanism behind how plants age may help scientists better understand crop yields, nutrient allocation, and even the timing...
Thanksgiving dinner’s carbon footprint: A state-by-state comparison
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University The environmental impact of your Thanksgiving dinner depends on where the meal is prepared. Carnegie Mellon University researchers calculated the carbon...
Mark Chance, vice dean for research, named AAAS fellow
Mark R. Chance, PhD, vice dean for research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named a fellow of the American Association...
Mizzou biologist receives $1.6m NIH grant to study how genes shape the effects of diets
Credit: MU Division of Biological Sciences Many human health problems are thought to result from our modern diet, especially in industrialized countries. Foremost among these...
Young blood does not reverse aging in old mice, UC Berkeley study finds
A new study from UC Berkeley found that tissue health and repair dramatically decline in young mice when half of their blood is replaced with...
From champagne bubbles, dance parties and disease to new nanomaterials
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 22, 2016 -- Whether it is clouds or champagne bubbles forming, or the early onset of Alzheimer's disease or Type 2 diabetes,...
UCF research finds google glass technology may slow down response time
Credit: UCF Heads-up display technology -- think Google Glass -- offers lots of information to users in seconds, literally in front of their eyes. Access...
Shaking things up with more control
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 22, 2016 -- This month, Samsung recalled 2.8 million top-loading washing machines due to excessive vibrations that could cause the top to...
Micro-bubbles make big impact
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 22, 2016 -- The quest to develop a wireless micro-robot for biomedical applications requires a small-scale "motor" that can be wirelessly powered...
Innovative technique to curtail illegal copying of digital media
Credit: Yishi Shi, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences WASHINGTON -- In today's digital world it can be challenging to prevent photos, videos and books...
