Kindergarten vaccine rates vary widely in Metro Vancouver: UBC study
Children in some local health areas of Metro Vancouver have much lower vaccination rates than others, according to a recent University of British Columbia study....
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Lewis honored by Sexual Medicine Society of North America
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 15, 2016) - The Sexual Medicine Society of North America has renamed its Lifetime Achievement Award to honor Dr....
Autism and human evolutionary success
Credit: University of York A subtle change occurred in our evolutionary history 100,000 years ago which allowed people who thought and behaved differently - such...
Depression during pregnancy is associated with abnormal brain structure in children
Depressive symptoms in women during and after pregnancy are associated with reduced thickness of the cortex--the outer layer of the brain responsible for complex thought...
Antibiotic restores cell communication in brain areas damaged by Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC has found a way to partially restore brain cell communication around areas damaged...
Comic Relief extends funding for entrepreneurial project in rural Kenya
The University of Plymouth is looking to expand its work supporting farmers and families in rural Kenya after receiving a second grant from Comic Relief....
Where can coral grow best? Florida Tech scientist researching optimal habitats
Credit: Florida Institute of Technology MELBOURNE, FLA. - Coral populations in the Florida Reef Tract have declined in the last three decades due to extreme-temperature...
Virginia Tech researchers explore gigantic volcanic eruptions that led to mass extinctions
Credit: Virginia Tech A paper published in Nature Communications by Virginia Tech researchers confirms a major feature in the formation of large igneous provinces --...
Photoimmunotherapy blows up tumors, spares nearby hostages
Credit: Rush PhotoGroup When Kerstin Stenson, MD, describes the innovative technique she is helping develop to fight cancer, it seems like she's describing a Tom...
After decades of research, science is no better able to predict suicidal behaviors
Experts' ability to predict if someone will attempt to take his or her own life is no better than chance and has not significantly improved...
Depression rates growing among adolescents, particularly girls
The rate of adolescents reporting a recent bout of clinical depression grew by 37 percent over the decade ending in 2014, with one in six...
Dr. Linda Fried wins Inserm 2016 International Prize
November 15, 2016 - New York, NY - Linda P. Fried, Dean and DeLamar Professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, will...
Administering repurposed drug to treat TB via lungs vs. orally shows promise
DENVER (Nov. 15, 2016) -- Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for more than 1.8 million deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization, yet there...
How synchrony and asynchrony co-exist
Credit: Ryan Burrus WASHINGTON, D.C., November 15, 2016 -- Order and disorder might seem dichotomous conditions of a functioning system, yet both states can, in...
Structure of ‘Iron Hammer’ protein complex solved
FRANKFURT. Translation of the genetic code in proteins is a central process in life and takes place in the ribosome, a giant molecule consisting of...
