Study finds up to one-quarter of cancer patients use marijuana
A new study conducted in a cancer center in a state with legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana found that approximately one-quarter of surveyed patients used...
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Lactation hormone also helps a mother’s brain
The same hormone that stimulates milk production for lactation, also acts in the brain to help establish the nurturing link between mother and baby, researchers...
UW to host $15.6 million NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science
Credit: Matt Hagen/UW Clean Energy Institute The University of Washington is home to a new national center of excellence for research, education and training in...
UW to host $15.6M NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science
Credit: Matt Hagen/UW Clean Energy Institute The University of Washington is home to a new national center of excellence for research, education and training in...
Prenatal weight talks are easier with props
Allina Health study shows prenatal weight talks are easier with props Significant improvements in communication between providers and patients surrounding gestational weight gain during prenatal...
Role of microorganisms in the formation of unique iron ore caves
Credit: The University of Akron The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $400,00 to three researchers in the Department of Biology and Geoscience at The...
Three or more cups of coffee daily halves mortality risk in patients with both HIV and HCV
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 25, 2017 - Patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are...
Can stevia help treat metabolic syndrome?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2017--Increasingly popular as a calorie-free sweetener, steviol, as well as other extracts of the...
Researchers identify gene variants linked to a high-risk children’s cancer
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric researchers investigating the childhood cancer neuroblastoma have identified common gene variants that raise the risk of an aggressive for..
Penguin-mounted video captures gastronomic close encounters of the gelatinous kind
Credit: Ecological Society of America Footage from penguin-mounted mini video recorders shows four species of penguin eating jellyfish and other gelatinous animals of the open...
Researchers aim to improve gut health of livestock animals
Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware Researchers at the University of Delaware are looking into what causes that gut feeling in livestock animals such as...
Filter may be a match for fracking water
Credit: ESRI at Swansea University A new superhydrophilic filter has proven able to remove greater than 90 per cent of hydrocarbons, as well as all...
Better pancakes through chemistry (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2017 -- Everyone seems to swear by a different pancake recipe. How can you griddle up the...
Creative Use of Noise Brings Bio-Inspired Electronic Improvement
Credit: Megumi Akai-Kasaya WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25, 2017 -- In conventional electronics, a great deal of effort is devoted to eliminating stochastic resonance (SR) --...
Bacterial nanosized speargun works like a power drill
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum In order to get rid of unpleasant competitors, some bacteria use a sophisticated weapon - a nanosized speargun. Researchers at...
