Low oxygen in Chesapeake Bay
Credit: Jeremy Testa The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Each year, low oxygen levels, known as hypoxia,...
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ASHG honors Kári Stefánsson with William Allan Award
(American Society of Human Genetics) The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Kári Stefánsson, M.D., founder of deCODE Genetics, the 2017 recipient of...
Big-data analysis points toward new drug discovery method
A research team led by scientists at UC San Francisco has developed a computational method to systematically probe massive amounts of open-access data to discover...
Everyday chemicals linked to chronic disease in men
Chemicals found in everyday plastics materials are linked to cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure in men, according to Australian researchers. Researchers from...
Behind Green Eyes: New Species of deep-water hermit crab finds itself unusual shelters
Credit: Jannes Landschoff 'Green-eyed hermit crab' is the common name for a new species recently discovered off the West Coast of South Africa. Apart from...
New approach to leukaemia can help improve successful treatment
New University of Liverpool research, presented at an international conference, confirms that a novel approach to the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) can safely...
Insufficient levels of Vitamin D in pregnancy detrimental to child development
Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers during pregnancy has a negative effect on the social development and motor skills of pre-school age children, a new...
Multi-antioxidant nanoparticles to treat sepsis
Credit: IBS With an incidence of 31.5 million worldwide and a mortality of around 17%, sepsis remains the most common cause of death in hospitalized...
Football boosts bone development in boys
Playing football can improve bone development in adolescent boys, new research shows. In a study comparing adolescent footballers to swimmers, cyclists and a control group...
Sinus disease symptoms improve 10 years after patients quit smoking
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis for Massachusetts Eye and Ear (BOSTON) - Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who quit smoking will see their condition improve over a...
Release of treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing contaminates lake
Hydraulic fracturing has enabled a domestic oil and gas boom in the U.S., but its rapid growth has raised questions about what to do with...
House dust spurs growth of fat cells in lab tests
Poor diet and a lack of physical activity are major contributors to the world's obesity epidemic, but researchers have also identified common environmental pollutants that...
Predicting heart events after liver transplant
Liver transplant surgery is among highest-risk cardiac surgery New risk score app may guide preventive treatment and who gets donor organ Old risk score no...
See-through heart tissue reveals hidden complexity
A technique borrowed from neuroscience to see through brain tissue is helping scientists to see the fine structure of the heart. Using an existing approach,...
New research points to treatment breakthrough for viruses
RMIT University scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have led an international collaboration that potentially unlocks better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and common cold....
