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Credit: Kaiyu Guan, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Corn and soybean fields look similar from space - at least ...

Insilico to present the advances in AI for biomarker development of human aging

Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, April 4th, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of ...

Researchers test stem cell-based retinal implant for common cause of vision loss

Credit: USC Roski Eye Institute LOS ANGELES - Physicians and researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute have collaborated with ...

Treating vision loss

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 1.75 million individuals in the United States. Because the population is aging, that ...

Scoliosis surgery in children with cerebral palsy — quality of life benefits outweigh risks

April 4, 2018 - For children with severe cerebral palsy (CP), surgery for scoliosis (sideways curvature of the spine) significantly ...

Long-term caffeine worsens symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease

It is well known that memory problems are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. However, this dementia is also characterised by ...

NAS review: More research needed to develop optimal assessment, treatment standards

(Boston) - A recent JAMA review article stresses that more clinical studies on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) are needed in ...

Ancient paper art, kirigami, poised to improve smart clothing

Credit: Shenqiang Ren BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Like a yoga novice, electronic components don't stretch easily. But that's changing thanks to ...

Anticipating the dangers of space

Credit: Douglas Aircraft Co., 1967 Alongside the well-known hazards of space -- freezing temperatures, crushing pressures, isolation -- astronauts also ...

Study: Double-drug strategy blocks escape route for most lung cancers

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - April 3, 2018 - A one-two combo punch using two currently available drugs could be ...

Children’s facial recognition technology lauded by STAT for impact, novelty

Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(April 2, 2018)-Children's facial recognition technology that enables more timely diagnoses of rare diseases and ...

New compound helps activate cancer-fighting T cells

Credit: Jose Gascon/UConn Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are powerful weapons our body's immune systems count on to fight ...

Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2018

Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy Biology--Lurking mouth microbes An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led team cultivated ...

Single-cell mRNA cytometry via sequence-specific nanoparticle clustering and trapping

Credit: University of Toronto Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of ...

Researchers find new trigger for onset of colon cancer, which may lead to better therapies

LEBANON, NH - Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths. The APC protein has long been ...

Pitt physicians devise emergency and trauma care referral map for US

Credit: David Wallace/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, March 29, 2018 - In response to repeated calls for an integrated and coordinated ...

One species described multiple times: How taxonomists contribute to biodiversity discovery

Credit: Dr. Norman F. Johnson While working on a rare little known group of Oriental wasps that most likely parasitise ...

Is your Easter egg bad for the environment?

With Easter fast approaching, the thought of chocolate is probably on all our minds, but could the UK's love of ...

Human-centered design is key to forming partnerships for large-scale conservation success

Credit: Mike Sorice. To recruit more fishers to help with marine conservation, cast a wider net. This is the conclusion ...

Scientists develop sugar-coated nanosheets to selectively target pathogens