For controlling tsetse flies, fabric color matters
Credit: Prof. Steve Tor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Tsetse flies infest an estimated 10 million square kilometers of sub-Saharan ...
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JDRF awards 23 training grants to advance type 1 diabetes research
Nonprofit funding to accelerate laboratory and clinical research to treat, prevent and drive cures for type 1 diabetesCredit: JDRF NEW ...
New drugs more likely to be approved if backed up by genetics
New analysis confirms human genomic data could predict success in clinical trialsCredit: Andy Leppard, Flickr A new drug candidate is ...
Yule log chemistry trivia — 4 hours cozy fireplace for your nerdy holiday parties (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2019 -- Ready to kick back and relax by the fire this ...
To the brain, straight from the vein: IV treatment for TBI
Data supports 'cell-free' exosome injection for traumatic brain injuryCredit: UGA A team of researchers from the University of Georgia's Regenerative ...
New research aims to improve oral delivery of insulin
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough ...
Study finds differences in energy use by immune cells in ME/CFS
NIH-funded research suggests changes in the immune system in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndromeCredit: Image credit: Dave Burbank/Cornell University New findings ...
Chemists’ calculations may advance cancer prediction
Rice University scientists' approach to cell dynamics builds new view of lifetime riskCredit: Hamid Teimouri/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 12, ...
Deforestation, erosion exacerbate mercury spikes near Peruvian gold mining
Modeling mercury release from soil erosion could help mine-heavy, deforested regions create helpful policiesCredit: Axel Berky, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...
Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists have known for decades that aerobic exercise strengthens the brain ...
Tracking lab-grown tissue with light
New proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regenerationCredit: J.L. Lee/NIST Someday, doctors would like to grow limbs ...
The danger behind certain biologics
The surprising role of an immune cell that explains some of the drugs' side effects and could lead to better ...
New insights to major disease pathways
Chemical tool identifies hundreds of modified proteinsCredit: Flinders University Australian researchers are making major inroads into finding the cause of ...
Running research: Heel-toe or toe-heel?
Credit: Unsplash New research from La Trobe University suggests there is no evidence that changing a runner's strike pattern will ...
SMART and NTU researchers design polymer that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
New polymer may pave the way for developing drugs to which bacteria are significantly less resistant, a breakthrough that could ...
‘Football as Medicine’
Prescribing football for global health promotionCredit: Bo Kousgaard The new book "Football as Medicine - Prescribing Football for Global Health ...
Could some people with schizophrenia in poorer nations simply have a vitamin deficiency?
A new hypothesis may hold the key to solving four medical mysteries associated with the chronic brain disorderCredit: University of ...
Depression, anxiety may hinder healing in young patients with hip pain
Pre-operative depression, anxiety linked to worse postsurgical outcomesCredit: Matt Miller New research suggests that physicians evaluating young patients with hip ...
Antiarrhythmic drug identified as potential treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest dofetilide may counteract pathological changes in potassium channels associated with pulmonary ...
Flipping the script on novel cancer therapy leads to insights into lupus
Credit: (Image credit: Chen Lab) In the last decade, scientists discovered that blocking a key regulator of the immune system ...
