New tool from IU and Regenstrief measures communication experiences of…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — More than 13 million older adults are admitted to hospitals annually in the United States. Nearly...
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Study: Process used to select lung transplant patients may need to be changed
Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Md., Nov. 14, 2017 – With a limited number of lungs available, deciding who gets a transplant...
Bacterium named after UQ researcher
Credit: The University of Queensland University of Queensland microbiologist Emeritus Professor John Fuerst has a new bacterial genus (a group of related organisms) named in...
Improved knowledge of shelf life of food
"Best before", "usable at least until" and "expiry date" – those are the Danish shelf life labels used in connection with food. In 2012 a...
Kent State researcher examines vaccine rejection and hesitancy, calls to promote…
Credit: Kent State University The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology...
Scientists build a better cancer drug to pass through blood-brain barrier
Credit: N/A In efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists from Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and the Kimmel Cancer Center's Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for...
The consumption of legumes is associated with a lower risk of diabetes
Credit: CSIRO Legumes are a food group rich in B vitamins, contain different beneficial minerals (calcium, potassium and magnesium) and sizeable amounts of fibre and...
Grill with caution: Wire bristles from barbecue brushes can cause…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 24, 2016) — While many people view Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start of the summer grilling season, they may not...
Kent State biologist nets grant to study calorie-burning process to…
Credit: Kent State University Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A...
Orangutans: Lethal aggression between females
IMAGE: This is Sidony, a much older resident female who had a history of aggressive interaction with Kondor. Credit: Anna Marzec Researchers have for the...
Global maternal mortality fell 44 percent since 1990: UN group, UMass…
AMHERST, Mass. – A new analysis of maternal mortality worldwide conducted by the United Nations inter-agency group on maternal mortality estimation, with lead statistician Leontine...
Got hives? Hold the steroids
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — Despite standard use for the itching associated with urticaria (commonly known as hives), prednisone (a steroid) offered...
Army medicine opens the door for vision prosthetic prototypes
Army medical research funding has supported the development of innovative technologies to assist injured Service members and improve their quality of life. For example, advances...
Supporting pollinators could have big payoff for Texas cotton farmers
According to a new study by The University of Texas at Austin, increasing the diversity of pollinator species, including bees, flies and butterflies, can dramatically...
Manipulating gene expression precisely using light
Credit: Ogasawara S., Duration control of protein expression in vivo by light-mediated reversible activation of translation. ACS Chemical Biology, Jan 4, 2017. A Hokkaido University...