Improving cardiac ICU outcomes through specialized 24/7 care
Around-the-clock care from senior physicians helped reduce major complications in cardiac surgery patients as compared to receiving care from resident physicians, according to a new...
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Well-known protein stimulates insulin secretion in pancreatic cells, surprising scientists
A study published online in The FASEB Journal demonstrated that a protein complex (Gbeta5-RGS) commonly known for halting cellular functions may actually stimulate insulin secretion...
UC San Diego scientists invent new tool for the synthetic biologist’s toolbox
Credit: Jeff Hasty Researchers at the University of California San Diego have invented a new method for controlling gene expression across bacterial colonies. The method...
Undersea robot reveals ‘schools’ of animals in deep scattering layers
Credit: Image courtesy Kelly Benoit-Bird MOSS LANDING, CA--Throughout the world ocean, animals congregate at certain depths, forming layers that can be hundreds of meters thick...
Dissolvable device could make closing surgical incisions a cinch
Like many surgeons, Dr. Jason Spector is often faced with the challenge of securely closing the abdominal wall without injuring the intestines. If the process...
Malaria drug protects fetal mice from Zika virus, NIH-funded study finds
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat malaria and certain autoimmune diseases in pregnant women, appears to reduce transmission of...
Big, shape-shifting animals from the dawn of time
Credit: Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill Why did life on Earth change from small to large when it did? Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the...
Stanford researchers observe unexpected flipper flapping in humpback whales
When Jeremy Goldbogen, an assistant professor of biology at Stanford University, affixed recording devices to humpback whales, it was with the hope of learning more...
Phase II Ssudy: Radiotherapy dose increase to hypoxic NSCLC lesions
Credit: QuantIF - LITIS EA 4108 - FR CNRS 3638, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France RESTON, Va. - Fluorine-18 (18F)-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) is a positron...
Houston team one step closer to growing capillaries
Credit: Rice University In their work toward 3-D printing transplantable tissues and organs, bioengineers and scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have...
New way to predict when electric cars and home batteries become cost effective
The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created by Imperial researchers. Using a...
Touchscreen test reveals why some birds are quicker to explore than others
Birds such as parrots and crows have been using touchscreen technology as part of an international research study examining whether the ways in which animals...
Kansas State University researchers help with landmark study of wild wheat ancestor
Credit: Pat Melgares, Kansas State University, K-State Research and Extension MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University scientists are part of a breakthrough study in which...
CNIO scientists link new cancer treatments to cardiovascular alterations
Credit: PET images of the heart of wild-type mice (left) and mice with reduced levels of Plk1 (right). Plk1 mutant mice display increased heart activity...
New book provides guide to evidence-based practices in addiction treatment
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (July 10, 2017) - A new book will provide a definitive guide to the findings from cutting-edge clinical research on...
