Rare disease in children: the key role of a protein revealed
Canadian scientists take one step closer towards a better understanding of Batten disease Credit: Stéphane Lefrançois, INRS Laval, February 28 ...
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Kids eat more calories in post-game snacks than they burn during the game
Researchers: Interventions help cut-down on unhealthy game treatsCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo Almost every parent knows the drill: When it's your ...
New JACEP Open analyses explore coronavirus risk factors and public health concerns
Credit: ACEP WASHINGTON, D.C.--Emergency physician-led teams are on the frontlines of coronavirus treatment, prevention and response. JACEP Open, a new ...
Early intervention following traumatic brain injury reduces epilepsy risk
UC Riverside-led rat study finds an immune receptor in the hippocampus is responsible for the onset of the disease after ...
Marshall University scientists receive NIH grant for new anti-MRSA antibiotic study
Credit: Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Timothy Long, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Marshall University School of Pharmacy, along ...
Skin and non-adhesive cells found to play pivotal role in the formation of fin
New discovery reveals how congenital malformation involves more than just the insufficient removal of the connective tissue as previously thoughtCredit: ...
Revving habits up and down, new insight into how the brain forms habits
Credit: Image provided by study co-authors Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as ...
Study reveals how green space can reduce violent crime
Researchers seek to enhance public safety by harnessing natureCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Properly designed and maintained outdoor green ...
UC Santa Cruz leads collaboration to speed wound healing with a novel smart bandage
With up to $16 million in funding from DARPA, UC Santa Cruz engineers will work with doctors and scientists at ...
Under reporting of data on the outcomes among older adults in cancer clinical trials
Study provides templates for improving assessment of senior cancer patientsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Creative Services While older adults, defined ...
Newly identified cellular trash removal program helps create new neurons
Credit: Image by Christopher Morrow MADISON - New research by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists reveals how a cellular filament helps ...
Extra olive virgin oil keeps healthy properties when used for cooking
Simulation of cooking conditions in a domestic kitchenCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Consuming extra virgin olive oil has proved to have ...
Hannah Dailey receives NSF CAREER award for virtual mechanical test for bone healing
Lehigh University MechE professor's approach holds promise for avoiding nonunions, which carry risks of depression, opioid abuse; award also supports ...
Support grows for technology aimed at turning bad fat to good fat
Credit: Alexander M. Gokan WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A significant investment from a Purdue University alumnus and his wife will ...
Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Getting printer toner on your hands is annoying. Getting it in your lungs may be ...
Five million euros for the ‘de.NBI’ bioinformatics network
Further funding for the project based in Bielefeld five years after its startCredit: Photo: Bielefeld University/M.-D. Müller It should be ...
Genetic ‘fingerprints’ implicate gut bacterium in bowel cancer
Credit: Cayetano Pleguezuelos-Manzano, Jens Puschhof, Axel Rosendahl Huber, ©Hubrecht Institute. A common type of bacteria found in our guts could ...
New immunotherapeutic strategy shows promise in eradicating infectious biofilms
Communities of bacteria known as biofilms are notorious for forming on implanted medical devices and tissues in the body, where ...
Identifying pathogenic genes in virus strains at a glance
International project to help determine genetic abnormalitiesCredit: Bielefeld University/R. Wittler When new viruses or bacteria spread to humans, it is ...
Team deciphers how myotonic dystrophy generates lethal heart dysfunctions
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Roughly 80% of people with myotonic dystrophy - a common form ...
