Onion-like layers help this efficient new nanoparticle glow
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new, onion-like nanoparticle could open new frontiers in biomaging, solar energy harvesting and light-based security techniques. The particle's innovation lies in...
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Potential diabetes treatment advances
Researchers at MIT’s David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, in collaboration with scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and several other...
Renal function impairment in patients undergoing elective EVAR vs. elective open repair
Credit: Konstantinos Spanos et al , Bentham Science Publishers Endovascular (EVAR) or open surgical (OSR) repair are current treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)....
The first crowdfunded study in Japan: Micro X-ray observation of a…
Credit: Masanori Okanishi Not only have scientists from Japan performed the first non-destructive morphological observations on the Fleshy brittle star, Asteronyx loveni, using micro X-ray...
Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When given the choice, honey bee foragers prefer to collect sugar syrup laced with the fungicide...
Advances to brain-interface technology provide clearer insight into visual system
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University engineers and cognitive neuroscientists have demonstrated that a new high-density EEG can capture the brain's neural activity at...
Contributions to veterans in the US criminal justice system identified
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – Military veterans currently account for 8 percent of the national prison and jail population, according to the Bureau...
Study finds tube placement may not be necessary for treating upper GI…
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina For many of the millions of patients treated annually in hospitals for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, there is little...
Most doctors ignore one of the most potent ways to improve health, Penn experts say
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Leveraging existing relationships with friends and family may be a more effective way to improve patients' health and encourage new...
Preventing Sperm’s ‘Power Kick’ Could Be Key to…
The switch is a protein receptor that responds to the female sex hormone progesterone, which is released by the egg or oocyte, the ultimate goal...
Memory T cells responsible for long-term immunity have been cross-trained
Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Like employees cross-trained for different jobs, scientists have the strongest evidence yet that memory T cells...
Standard BMI inadequate for tracking obesity during leukemia therapy
IMAGE: Leukemia cells (yellow) are shown dispersed among fat cells (red) and surrounded by supportive cells (blue). Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles An interdisciplinary research...
Are mind-body therapies effective in autism?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 7, 2017–Researchers have shown that mindfulness therapy had significant positive effects on depression, anxiety, and...
Mechanism revealed for side effects of drug used in hematopoietic stem…
Credit: Kobe University A team of Japanese researchers revealed the mechanism for side effects such as fever and bone pain caused by G-CSF, which is...
New collaboration looks for trans-Atlantic common ground in geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2017 Healthcare professionals across the Atlantic and around the world need to think beyond single-disease guidelines as they look to provide high-quality, person-centered...
