UN-backed initiative greatly improves the health of women, children, adolescents
Globally, the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents are improving faster than at any point in history, even in the poorest nations. The...
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New test distinguishes Zika from similar viral infections
A new test is the best-to-date in differentiating Zika virus infections from infections caused by similar viruses. The antibody-based assay, developed by researchers at UC...
Using omega 3 fatty acids to treat Alzheimer’s & other diseases?
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence New Orleans, LA - Understanding how dietary essential fatty acids work may lead to effective treatments...
New study suggests blueprint for adult visual system is present at birth
For decades, researchers have known that the primate brain is organized into "maps" for each of the different senses: one of the body for touch,...
Antibiotic-releasing polymer may help eradicate joint implant infection
Credit: Jeremy Vincentius Suhardi, Harris Orthopædics Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has developed an antibiotic-releasing p..
Failures in stethoscope hygiene can lead to patient infections
Arlington, Va., July 18, 2017 - You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean...or wipe ....or swab a...
AARP, GSA focus on effects of negative attitudes on aging
The ways in which negative attitudes about aging can affect people's health and quality of life are the focus of 12 peer-reviewed research papers in...
National Academies of Sciences and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation fund $10 million for Gulf research
Credit: LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio LSU researchers lead two of the four projects awarded funding today from the National Academies of Sciences' Gulf Research Program...
Improving the ‘wait and see’ approach in MDS blood cancer treatment
Researchers are closer to helping the 50 per cent of people with a group of blood disorders that can transform into acute leukaemia, but who...
UC3M heads cooperation project to promote renewable energies in Cuba and Haiti
Credit: UC3M The project, carried out within the framework of Objective 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, aims...
Sibling bonding is stronger when dad’s around
Credit: Emily C. Lynch, Project Papio, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey For many female mammals, mothers and maternal sisters dominate all aspects of...
A tale of two fishes: Biologists find male, female live-bearing fish evolve differently
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Male live-bearing fish are evolving faster than female fish, according to a Kansas State University study, and that's...
Harvard researchers describe pneumatic actuator that generates cyclical motion
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 18, 2017--A new study demonstrated the design, potential applications, and advantages of an innovative multi-chambered...
Heart tissues of different origins can ‘beat’ in sync
Credit: Konstantin Agladze Researchers from MIPT and the University of Bonn (Germany) have shown that heart tissues of different origins can contract in sync. In...
New bacterial defense mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas system uncovered
The CRISPR-Cas system is an immune system that is found in many bacteria. It provides protection from viruses and other molecular parasites that can invade...
