Green and sweet: How plant sugars influence malaria transmission
Credit: Hien et al. Female mosquitoes are well known blood-feeders, but they also consume sugar sources such as nectar, fruits and tree sap. A study...
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UAB biomarker outperforms current gold standard to detect brain shunt infections
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a study of children with brain shunts at Children's of Alabama, a University of Alabama at Birmingham investigational biomarker outperformed the...
High blood sugar following surgery common, increases risk of…
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin to turn...
SimPath licenses novel ORNL system for enhanced synthetic biology
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2017–SimPath has licensed a novel cloning system developed by the...
Dr. Jackson T. Wright Jr. honored for reducing heart disease among African Americans
When Jackson T. Wright Jr. MD, PhD, began practicing medicine in the 1980's, physicians knew that the risks of high blood pressure were greater in...
CPRIT grant brings personalized-modeling expert to Rice
Credit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University Bone cancer patients facing difficult pelvic surgeries at the Texas Medical Center could soon benefit from Rice University research that will...
Liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes is toxic for kids
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents' electronic cigarettes required immediate eme..
Babies’ first words can be predicted based on visual attention, IU study finds
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University psychologists have shown that a baby's most likely first words are based upon their visual experience, laying...
Blood flow in the developing heart guides maturation of heart valves
Credit: Lauren Goddard, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA –Congenital heart valve defects appear in 2 percent of all live births, making...
Tibetan yoga practice may improve sleep quality for breast cancer…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Participating in twice-weekly practice of Tibetan yoga may reduce sleep disturbances and improve sleep quality in breast cancer patients receiving...
Molecular map shows how to disable dangerous bioweapon
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. DURHAM, N.C. — During World War II, the Soviet Red Army was forced to move their biological...
For older adults, poor vision can lead to physical decline and cognitive problems
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation Nearly 65 percent of adults aged 50 and over have vision problems. Although we know that poor...
Maryland climate and health report identifies state’s vulnerabilities to climate change
As world leaders convene in Washington, DC this week for the Climate Action 2016 summit, a new report by Maryland public health leaders, the Maryland...
Infectious diseases: CTRL + aLT + delete
Credit: Photo by Dino Vournas LIVERMORE, Calif.– Gene editing is revolutionizing the bioscience research landscape and holds great promise for "deleting" diseases from human bodies....
Encouraging clinical results for an antibody drug to prevent or treat…
Credit: The Rockefeller University A new biologic agent–the most potent of its kind so far–is showing early promise as part of a potential new strategy...
