How to monitor global ocean warming — without harming whales
Credit: Zhongxiang Zhao/University of Washington Most of the extra heat trapped by human-generated emissions is ending up in the oceans. But tracking the temperature of...
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NEJM Group expands to engage with medical community in China via new digital platform
Credit: NEJM Group/JMRE NEJM Group, publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), today took important steps to strengthen ties with the Chinese medical...
Among antidementia drugs, memantine is associated with the highest risk of pneumonia
A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that among users of antidementia drugs, persons using memantine have the highest risk of pneumonia....
Researchers reveal new test for cocaine in urine and oral fluid
Credit: Advion Academics in the University of Surrey's Department of Chemistry have developed a new diagnostic test for cocaine and benzoylecgonine (the main metabolite for...
The end of biotechnology as we know it
Credit: acib If there were no biotechnology, the world would stand still. "Biotechnologically derived drugs dominate therapy with eight of the top ten best-selling drugs...
Family ties: Immune response size controlled by cell ‘inheritance’
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian and Irish researchers have gained previously unachievable insights into how the size of our immune response is...
Using light to map the circuitry of the brain
Credit: Chao Zhou and Yevgeny Berdichevsky, Lehigh University Scientific progress has provided a solid understanding of the anatomy of the brain. However, there is still...
Living fossil genome unveiled
Credit: Image Attribution: Fossil is from Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA, Eocene, Ypresian. Stonerose Interpretive Center Collection (https://commons.wikimedia.or..
Serving teens with special diets: A tricky Thanksgiving recipe
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Planning a holiday meal can be hectic, and some families will be...
BGRF scientists publish seminal paper and announce project to develop biomarkers of aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, November 21, 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom: Today the Biogerontology Research Foundation announced the international collaboration on signaling pathway perturbation..
Study finds key protein that binds to LDL cholesterol
New Haven, Conn.-- A Yale-led research team identified a protein that plays an important role in the buildup of LDL cholesterol in blood vessels. The...
Cancer in children adversely affects parents’ income and employment
Having a child with cancer led to income reductions for parents and job discontinuation among mothers in a recent study, even after adjusting for pre-diagnosis...
Survey: 1 in 4 vacations includes a trip to the ER
Credit: Orlando Health Orlando, Fla. - If you've ever had to seek medical attention for an illness or an injury during a vacation, you're not...
What impact do medication errors have on nursing home residents?
A new analysis points to surprisingly low rates of serious impacts from medication errors affecting nursing home residents, despite the fact that these errors remain...
Wastewater research may help protect aquatic life
Credit: UBC New wastewater system design guidelines developed at UBC can help municipal governments better protect aquatic life and save millions of dollars a year....
