Protein serves as a natural boost for immune system fight against tumors
2014-01-31
PHILADELPHIA — Substances called adjuvants that enhance the body's immune response are critical to getting the most out of vaccines. These boosters stimulate ...
Scientists unveil a molecular mechanism that controls plant growth and development
2014-01-31
Barcelona, ...
Does caregiving cause psychological stress? UW study of female twins says it depends
2014-01-31
When it comes to life's stressors, most people would ...
New ER examines arts education, NCLB, student risk factors
2014-01-31
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2014 ─ The January/February 2014 issue of Educational Researcher (ER), a peer-reviewed ...
Don't believe everything you read on the net about vertebroplasty
2014-01-31
Most websites with information on vertebroplasty – a procedure in which a special medical-grade ...
Johns Hopkins animal study reveals sex-specific patterns of recovery from newborn brain injury
2014-01-31
Physicians have long known that oxygen deprivation to the brain around the time of birth causes worse damage in boys than girls. Now a study by researchers from the ...
WSU research study supports new safety rule for truck drivers
2014-01-31
SPOKANE, Wash. –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today released the findings of ...
Penn study finds more than a third of women have hot flashes 10 years after menopause
2014-01-31
PHILADELPHIA - A team of researchers from the Perelman School ...
Like the X-Men, a diversely talented group of cancer cells is hard to defeat
2014-01-31
For a cancer cell, it pays to have a group of eccentric friends.
Like X-Men characters, a group ...
Could you relationship with your mom increase your child's chances of obesity?
2014-01-31
URBANA, Ill. – Could the quality of your attachment to your parents affect your own child's risk for obesity? A new ...
Rice lab clocks 'hot' electrons
2014-01-31
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2014) – Plasmonic nanoparticles developed at Rice University are becoming known for their ability to turn light into heat, but how to use them to generate ...
Forests in Central America paying the price of drug trafficking shift
2014-01-31
A group of researchers focused on sustainable practices, geography and earth sciences found something unexpected during their work in Central America: the effects of drug trafficking ...
What your company can learn from NASA tragedies
2014-01-31
BYU business professor Peter Madsen has been researching NASA's safety climate ever since the Columbia shuttle broke apart upon re-entering Earth's ...
USF psychologist: Childhood depression may increase risk of heart disease by teen years
2014-01-31
TAMPA, Fla. – Children with depression are more likely to be obese, ...
RI Hospital researchers identify components in C. diff that may lead to better treatment
2014-01-31
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island Hospital researchers have identified components in Clostridium ...
Researchers create database to examine vast resources of health legacy foundations
2014-01-31
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jan. 30, 2014 - Local communities can expect the number and asset size of philanthropic foundations to increase, due to the rise in health ...
A detailed look at HIV in action
2014-01-31
The human intestinal tract, or gut, is best known for its role in digestion. But this collection of organs also plays a prominent ...
Third-hand smoke shown to cause health problems
2014-01-31
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Do not smoke and do not allow yourself to be exposed ...
New study finds differences in concussion risk between football helmets
2014-01-31
Football helmets can be designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a new study by some of the nation's leading concussion researchers published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery.
The study ...
Secrets of potato blight evolution could help farmers fight back
2014-01-31
Scientists ...
Lemur lovers sync their scents
2014-01-31
DURHAM, N.C. -- The strength of a lemur couple's bond is reflected by the similarity of their scents, finds a new study.
"It's like singing a duet, but with ...
New study finds no reason to replace fructose with glucose
2014-01-31
TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2014 – Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have found there is no benefit in replacing fructose, the sugar most commonly blamed for obesity, with glucose in commercially prepared ...
Use of testosterone therapy linked to heart attacks in men under 65, study shows
2014-01-30
You may have seen one of the many advertisements geared toward men asking if they suffer from "low T" — low testosterone levels that, according to the ads, can result ...
Clinical study finds 'bubble CPAP' boosts neonatal survival rates
2014-01-30
HOUSTON -- (Jan. 29, 2014) -- The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students ...
Researchers find novel approach for controlling deadly C. difficile infections
2014-01-30
Researchers from the Alberta Glycomics Centre at the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta, ...
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