High fiber diets may alleviate inflammation caused by gout
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, shows that a high-fiber diet likely inhibits gout-related inflammation caused by monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. Specifically,...
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UTA to develop faster, cheaper methods to synthesize compounds used in drug discovery
Credit: UTA Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing new methods to synthesize groups of chemical compounds to provide faster, less expensive...
Researcher examines role of nonprofits in community recovery from Deepwater Horizon oil spill
LAWRENCE -- For 87 days starting April 20, 2010, oil flowed freely into the Gulf of Mexico after a deadly explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon...
Promising results using silver-releasing scaffolds in MRSA infection of bone
Credit: © 2017 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2017--Researchers developed a biocompatible scaffold capable of controlled-release of silver ions and...
Sea sponges offer clues to how human-made structures can resist buckling
Credit: Michael Monn, Haneesh Kesari / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Judging by their name alone, orange puffball sea sponges might seem unlikely paragons of...
New sensor integrates inflammatory bowel disease detection into colonoscopy procedure
Credit: Vanderbilt University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed the first sensor capable of objectively identifying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and distinguishing between its two subtype..
Feature issue on nonlinear optics provides insight into field’s latest ideas
A large number of researchers are working in the area of nonlinear optics, which is the study of all effects that can be described as...
Researchers identify factors responsible for chronic nature of autoimmune disease
Boston, Mass. -- Researchers from Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear have uncovered two factors responsible for the chronic, lifelong nature of...
Cancer authority pulls together the principles, practice and ethics of cancer care
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine Samuel Hellman, MD, the former Dean of the Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine at...
ELFI: Engine for Likelihood-Free Inference facilitates more effective simulation
Credit: SysBio The Engine for Likelihood-Free Inference is open to everyone, and it can help significantly reduce the number of simulator runs. Researchers have succeeded...
Turning your living room into a wireless charging station
Credit: David Smith, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- The flat-screen TV on your living room wall could soon be remotely charging any device within its...
Big data shows how what we buy affects endangered species
Credit: Daniel Moran and Keiichiro Kanemoto. The things we consume, from iPhones to cars to IKEA furniture, have costs that go well beyond their purchase...
Witnessing fear in others can physically change brain, scientists say
Credit: David Hungate/Virginia Tech Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered that observing fear in others may change how information flows in...
It’s a girl! Tweaking the names of a pest fanworm group
Credit: Alexander Semenov The largest group of fanworm species with rigid chalky (calcareous) tubes belong to the Hydroides genus, and are easily recognised thanks to...
When the Arctic coast retreats, life in the shallow water areas drastically changes
Credit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Jaroslav Obu Bremerhaven/Germany, 4 January 2017. The thawing and erosion of Arctic permafrost coasts has dramatically increased in the past years and the...
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