Antibiotics promote resistance on experimental croplands
Washington, DC - June 16, 2017 - Canadian researchers have generated both novel and existing antibiotic resistance mechanisms on experimental farmland, by exposing the soil...
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Novel approach may improve valve function in some patients
WASHINGTON (June 16, 2017) -- Pulsed cavitation ultrasound can be used to remotely soften human degenerative calcified biosprosthetic valves and significantly improve the valve opening...
Building a better alligator: Researchers develop advanced 3-D models of bite data
Credit: Casey Holliday COLUMBIA, Mo. - The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some of the most powerful bite...
Investigating emotional spillover in the brain
Life is full of emotional highs and lows, ranging from enjoying an activity with a loved one and savoring a delicious meal to feeling hurt...
I can hear you now: Clinic provides free hearing aids for low-income adults
Credit: Michigan Medicine Low-income people dealing with hearing loss just got a little hope. Doctors from Michigan Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck...
Obamacare key to improving access in Mexican-American patients with hypertension
The Affordable Care Act narrows the gap in care between Mexican-Americans and white Americans with high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease,...
Genes and the environment? Factors, patterns that lead to childhood obesity risk
URBANA, Ill. - In the preschool years, children begin to learn from their environment about self-regulation--both in regards to food choices and how to deal...
Rapid test facilitates malaria diagnosis
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich Diagnosing malaria has been a very time-consuming and error-prone process up to now. Together with his Dutch...
New web calculator to more accurately predict bowel cancer survival
"How long do I have, doctor?" For many cancer patients, following the initial shock of their diagnosis, thoughts quickly turn to estimating how much precious...
Radon increases risk for malignant skin cancer
It is undisputed that radon is a risk factor for developing lung cancer. New research by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)...
Excess risk of cardiovascular events in RA patients decreased since start of 21st century
The results of a meta-analysis presented for the first time today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference showed that the...
Broccoli in focus when new substance against diabetes has been identified
Credit: Margareta Gustafsson Kubista/University of Gothenburg Researchers have identified an antioxidant - richly occurring in broccoli - as a new antidiabetic substance. A patient study...
Scientists solve 30-year old mystery on how resistance genes spread
Credit: DTU/DTU Biosustain To win the war against antibiotic resistant super bugs, scientists seek to find the origin of resistance genes. Further, they try to...
New approach to unlock the genetic potential of plant cell wall
Researchers from the University of York and the Quadram Institute have unlocked the genetic secrets of plant cell walls, which could help improve the quality...
Researchers use light to manipulate mosquitoes
Credit: University of Notre Dame Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses...
