Cataracts linked to increased odds of depression in older adults
December 2, 2016 - Older adults with cataracts are more likely to have symptoms of depression, reports a study in the December issue of Optometry...
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Treatment significantly reduces chemotherapy-induced hearing loss in children
Investigators from Children's Hospital Los Angeles and 37 other Children's Oncology Group hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have determined that sodium thiosulfate prevents cisplatin-induced...
NASA’s AIM observes early noctilucent ice clouds over Antarctica
Credit: NASA/HU/VT/CU-LASP/AIM/Joy Ng, producer Data from NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, spacecraft shows the sky over Antarctica is glowing electric blue...
Alpha blockers more effective for large kidney stones
Credit: University of Michigan Health System Nearly one in 11 Americans will have a kidney stone in their lifetime, causing pain, sometimes missed work and,...
Novel anti-PSMA imaging agent quickly identifies prostate cancer lesions
Credit: Neeta Pandit-Taskar, M.D., and Michael J. Morris, M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New research demonstrates that a novel imaging agent can quickly and...
Controlling chain conformations to enhance electronic devices
Controlling the way fluorinated polymer chains twist and turn may enable fast and flexible electrical circuits, according to collaborative research conducted at Penn State. The...
NASA’s Sun-observing IRIS mission
While it seems static from our vantage point on Earth 93 million miles away, the sun is constantly changing. Under the influence of complex magnetic...
Dabigatran superior to warfarin when anticoagulation is resumed after bleeding
Credit: Tim Betler/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1, 2016 - In the first analysis of how to treat patients on anticoagulants who suffer a major bleeding event,...
New evidence on the formation of the solar system
Credit: Bernhard Mueller, MNRAS 453, 287-310 (2015) International research involving a Monash University scientist is using new computer models and evidence from meteorites to show...
Researchers use genes as early warning system for harmful algae blooms
Credit: Mary Lide Parker, UNC-Chapel Hill In one of the most comprehensive studies to date, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have sequenced...
Biologists unlock 51.7-million-year-old genetic secret to landmark Darwin theory
Scientists have identified the cluster of genes responsible for reproductive traits in the Primula flower, first noted as important by Charles Darwin more than 150...
Open-source tools accelerate plant breeding in developing countries
Credit: Image by Yoseph Beyenne ITHACA, NY--Crop breeders in developing countries can now access free tools to accelerate the breeding of improved crops varieties, thanks...
China’s pristine parks get more merit
Research, published as How Pristine Are China's Parks? in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, found that the numerous smaller parks in the arable farming landscapes...
PolyU and Huawei jointly set up the first lab in optical communication and advanced computing system in Hong Kong
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is proud to unveil the plaque today (30 November) for the "PolyU-Huawei Joint...
Dresden-based carbon concrete scientists win the Deutsche Zukunftspreis 2016
Credit: Deutscher Zukunftspreis / bildschoen TU Dresden's team of researchers was one of the three finalists, and managed to successfully prevail over their competitors. "For...
