Watch your step: How vision leads locomotion
Credit: Photo by Michelle Chiou Using new technologies to track how vision guides foot placement, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin come one...
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Scientists identify genetic catalysts that speed up evolution of antibiotic resistance
Researchers at Oxford University have shown that it is possible to identify genetic catalysts that accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria - and...
Size, structure help poziotinib pose threat to deadly exon 20 lung cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A drug that failed to effectively strike larger targets in lung cancer hits a bulls-eye on the smaller target presented...
Acute aortic dissection should be suspected with pulse or neurologic deficit and hypotension
In the appropriate clinical setting, suspicion for acute aortic dissection should be raised when patients present with findings that have a high specificity and high...
Caregivers can help assess whether older adults are dealing with delirium
Delirium is a sudden change in mental status that often occurs when older adults are in the hospital or after they have surgery. More than...
BU: Guns used in cross-border crimes originate from states with more lax laws
Opponents of gun control have frequently pointed to high rates of gun violence in cities such as Chicago to argue that strong state gun control...
Nation’s oldest and largest conservation tillage event marks 30th Field Day
MILAN, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host the Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at...
Bias keeps women with higher body weights away from the doctor — Drexel study
A study out of Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health linked past experiences with bias and discrimination and avoidance of doctors in women with...
£1 million toolkit to calculate economic value of urban greenspace
(University of Exeter) £1 million is being invested in an online toolkit designed to empower cities and developers to accurately assess the multiple benefits of...
Could eating moss be good for your gut?
Credit: University of Rhode Island An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could...
Study reveals large differences in drug prescriptions for newborns between NICUs
Little is known concerning how extensively drugs are prescribed to newborns in different neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology...
Measles vaccination gaps in teenagers and young adults highlighted in ECDC’s report
ECDC data show that up to 80% of teenagers and young adults who contracted measles in 2017 had not been vaccinated. ECDC analysis of sub-national...
Myonexus Therapeutics receives FDA orphan drug designation for LGMD type 2E treatment
Credit: None (COLUMBUS, OH-- April 23, 2018 10:00 am EDT) Myonexus Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing first ever corrective gene therapies for limb...
Saving a penalty: How science helps predict the score
Have you ever wondered how top goal keepers such as Manuel Neuer or Gianluigi Buffon decide which corner to dive to in a penalty kick...
Bill Gates to keynote ‘Epidemics Going Viral’ program hosted by MMS and NEJM
Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will deliver the 128th annual Shattuck Lecture at "Epidemics Going Viral: Innovation vs. Nature," presented...
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