Invisible symptoms impact rheumatoid arthritis patients’ lives, hinder diagnosis
Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 2016 - Rheumatoid Arthritis In America 2016, a national survey by Health Union of more than 3,100 individuals who identified as having...
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International alliance receives grant to improve cassava harvest and nutrition for farmers in Africa
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, December 14, 2016-The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa...
Forsyth study provides new insight in the fight against Sjögren’s syndrome
(Forsyth Institute) Sjögren's syndrome is the second most common autoimmune disease affecting four million Americans -- yet treatments are limited due to a lack of...
UT Dallas scientist discovers new cancer connection
A biologist at The University of Texas at Dallas and his colleagues have discovered that two enzymes previously linked independently with keeping cancer cells alive...
Almost 20 percent of breast cancer patients fail to complete prescribed endocrine therapy
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 14 December, 2016 - Around 20% of breast cancer patients do not complete prescribed endocrine therapy, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress...
Smartphones and tablets and adolescents: Small size, big problems?
Cincinnati, OH, December 14, 2016 -- Research has shown that when children watch too much television, their risk of obesity increases. However, more and more...
Quake-detection app captured nearly 400 temblors worldwide
Credit: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory The University of California, Berkeley's worldwide network of smartphone earthquake detectors has recorded nearly 400 earthquakes since the MyShake ap..
The hidden side of sulfur
Credit: ©UNIGE Synthetic organic chemistry consists of transforming existing molecules into new molecular structures or assemblies. These new molecular systems are then used in a...
Medical care of child with Down syndrome probably not a financial burden for most families
The first study to analyze the out-of-pocket costs to families for the medical care of children and adolescents with Down syndrome finds that monthly costs...
Skin cells ‘crawl’ together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer
Credit: Marit Mitchell / U of T Engineering Time may not heal all wounds, but a proprietary mix of peptides and gel developed by U...
Mass oyster die-off in San Francisco related to atmospheric rivers
Credit: Brian Cheng/UC Davis Atmospheric rivers contributed to a mass die-off of wild Olympia oysters in north San Francisco Bay in 2011, according to a...
Can you bounce water balloons off a bed of nails? Yes, says new study
A group of first year students at Roskilde University, supervised by Dr Tina Hecksher, have shown that water-filled balloons behave very similarly to tiny water...
‘Keystone dialogue’ leads to major breakthrough in ocean stewardship
Eight of the world's largest seafood companies have issued a ten-point statement committing to action on ocean stewardship following the first "keystone dialogue" between scientists...
Indianapolis entrepreneur gives $30 million for IU School of Medicine immunotherapy center
Loading video... Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- One of the largest gifts ever to the Indiana University School of Medicine will enable...
Complex, interrelated global problems require broader ‘connect-the-dots’ science approach: UNESCO
The "business as usual" approach to scientific problem-solving -- characterized too often by narrow, disconnected, uni-dimensional research -- simply isn't up to the vital task...
