Unusual soybean coloration sheds a light on gene silencing
Credit: Lila Vodkin URBANA, Ill. - Today's soybeans are typically golden yellow, with a tiny blackish mark where they attach to the pod. In a...
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Discovery could guide immunotherapy for lung cancer
Scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that could predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from immunotherapy treatment, according to a...
Financial incentives increased viral suppression in HIV-positive patients in care
Gift cards offered as financial incentives helped to increase viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients in a community-based clinical trial in New York...
How often do youth with opioid use disorder get buprenorphine or naltrexone?
Dispensing buprenorphine and naltrexone to adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorder has increased over time, although the medications appear to still be underutilized...
Medications underutilized when treating young people with opioid use disorder
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON-- Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder (OUD) are receiving potentially life-saving medications for addiction...
Acetaminophen: A viable alternative for preventing acute mountain sickness
Credit: Buddha Basnyat Philadelphia, PA, June 19, 2017 - Trekking and mountain climbing are quickly growing in popularity, but.one of the challenges that climbers face...
Alloying materials of different structures offers new tool for controlling properties
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research into the largely unstudied area of heterostructural alloys could lead to greater materials control and in turn better semiconductors, advances...
CU Anschutz and Baylor researchers to study Zika virus impact on children
AURORA, Colo. (June 19, 2017) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Baylor College of Medicine will join with Guatemalan...
Cells that make blood vessels can also make tumors and enable their spread
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 19, 2017) - While it's widely held that tumors can produce blood vessels to support their growth, scientists now...
Does roasting level affect the antioxidant & anti-inflammatory properties of coffee beans?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 19, 2017--Researchers compared the caffeine and chlorogenic acid components of coffee beans at different roasting...
Mutant mosquitos make insecticide-resistance monitoring key to controlling Zika
Credit: Photo by Nsa Dada One of the most common insecticides used in the battle against the Aedes aegypti mosquito has no measurable impact when...
A diagnostic test for ALS
Researchers at VIB, KU Leuven, and UZ Leuven, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Jena, have demonstrated that measuring neurofilaments provides reliable confirmation...
Hi-tech vest may help keep heart failure patients out of hospital
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Doctors at The Ohio State University Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital are testing a high-tech vest which...
New study from KKI shows feasibility of acupuncture in young children with ASD
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 19, 2017-A pilot feasibility study to determine if young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...
DNA delivery technology joins battle against drug-resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, affecting anyone, at any age, in any country, according to the World Health Organization....
