Study finds cause of pulmonary fibrosis in failure of stem cells that repair lungs
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 22, 2016) - Cedars-Sinai investigators have pinpointed a major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly disease that scars the lungs...
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Scientists shrink electron gun to matchbox size
Credit: Credit: W. Ronny Huang, CFEL/DESY/MIT In a multi-national effort, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from DESY and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has...
Rapid synthesis towards optically active α-aminocarbonyl therapeutics
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University A team of organic chemists at ITbM, Nagoya University, has developed a new reaction to directly install amines into carbonyl compounds...
New study shows ocean acidification accelerates erosion of coral reefs
Credit: Enochs, Manzello, Kolodziej, Noonan, Valentino & Fabricius MIAMI -- Scientists studying naturally high carbon dioxide coral reefs in Papua New Guinea found that erosion...
NTU develops thin foam that keeps vehicles and buildings cooler and quieter
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new material that will make vehicles and buildings cooler and quieter compared to...
Mount Sinai researchers use computer algorithms to diagnose HCM from echos
Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological changes in athletes' hearts, acco..
Social sciences & health innovations: Making health public
The international conference "Social Sciences & Health Innovations: Making Health Public" is the third event organized as a collaborative endeavor between Maastricht University, the Netherlands,...
Fly larvae clean bee-eater’s nest
Credit: Herbert Hoi/Vetmeduni Vienna Birds share their nests with a rich community of other inhabitants like parasites and mainly invertebrates, such as insects, that are...
Right timing is crucial in life
Credit: Copyright: Tobias Kaiser The non-biting marine midge Clunio marinus lives along Europe's tide-shapen coasts, where precise timing is of existential importance: Reproduction and oviposi..
Pregnant women at risk of getting the flu are not getting vaccinated
Credit: UBC Health-care professionals are hesitant to administer the flu vaccine to pregnant women, despite the potential life-saving benefits, according to a UBC study. The...
No association between sex-discordant blood transfusions and risk of death
In a study published in the journal Circulation researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Lund University examined how sex-discordant blood transfusions (i.e. blood from a woman...
Novel type of cell death in Huntington’s disease may lead to effective new therapies
Credit: Department of Neuropathology,Medical Research Institute Researchers centered at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify novel type of cell death in Huntington's disease that..
Road salt can change sex ratios in frog populations, study says
Naturally occurring chemicals found in road salts commonly used to de-ice paved surfaces can alter the sex ratios in nearby frog populations, a phenomenon that...
Research shows preference for non-lethal protection of species
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Americans believe endangered species are best protected when their habitats are protected and not when animal predators are killed, according to new...
Diabetes proves deadly for smokers
CHICAGO - While it is well known that smoking causes lung cancer, heavy smokers with diabetes are also at increased risk of death from causes...
