Neural network learns to select potential anticancer drugs
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists from Mail.Ru Group, Insilico Medicine and MIPT have for the first time applied a generative neural network to create new...
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First of a kind footage of a living stylodactylid shrimp…
Credit: Dr. Mary Wicksten Depths such as those at the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument are an extreme challenge for explorers, providing scarce information about...
Farming fish
Steephead parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) are picky eaters. In the central Pacific, however, they appear to have taken matters into their own hands — er, fins....
Researcher warns US could see substantial impact of Zika virus
BOSTON – A researcher at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) warns that Zika virus could spread quickly...
Fold formation of the cerebral cortex requires FGF signaling in the mammalian brain
Credit: Kanazawa University The human brain is highly developed compared to other animals, thanks to which humans are believed to have acquired special abilities. One...
Study suggests route to improve artery repair
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (January 4, 2017) – People with any form of diabetes are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular conditions than people...
Type 2 diabetes shows marked increase in pediatric population
Credit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY–January 13, 2017–Private health insurance claim lines with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis more than doubled in the pediatric population...
Shedding consistent pounds each week linked to long-term weight loss
When it comes to losing weight, it’s not necessarily slow, but steady, that wins the race, according to new research from Drexel University. In a...
Nursing homes falling behind with end-of-life directives
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Popular medical dramas such as Grey's Anatomy and Chicago Med often depict the tensions that can arise while...
Do titanium dioxide particles from orthopedic implants disrupt bone…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Sept. 14, 2017 — Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have proposed that negative cellular responses to...
UTHealth awarded nearly $5.7 million for cancer research and…
HOUSTON – (Dec. 21, 2015) – The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded nearly $5.7 million in grants to The University...
Study says some nursing homes gaming the system to improve their Medicare star ratings
Credit: Florida Atlantic University For families faced with the difficult decision of placing a loved one in a nursing home, a government rating system is...
First long-term study on medical marijuana’s impact on opioid use for pain
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Aug. 8, 2017) — BRONX, NY — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at Albert Einstein...
Open data on adolescent health in 41 countries released
IMAGE: This is Professor Oddrun Samdal, HBSC Data Manager. Credit: Thor Brødreskift/University of Bergen A WHO-project on health in the adolescent population is now giving...
Effectiveness of drug to improve natriuretic peptide levels for…
Mihai Gheorghiade, M.D., of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and colleagues randomly assigned 456 patients with worsening chronic HF and reduced left...
