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Medical mystery solved A variant of NKH is uncovered AURORA, Colorado (December 12, 13) – People from around the country and the world turn to Johan Van Hove, MD, PhD, for advice on a rare metabolic disease known as NKH, which can disrupt the body in devastating and ...
Read the releaseProgramming smart molecules Harvard machine-learning algorithms could make chemical reactions intelligent Cambridge, Mass. – December 12, 2013 – Computer scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically ...
Read the releaseNew models of drug-resistant breast cancer point to better treatments Human breast tumors transplanted into mice are excellent models of metastatic cancer and are providing insights into how to attack breast cancers that no longer respond ...
Read the releaseHealth spending is more efficient for men than for women Health expenditures show stronger association with gains in life expectancy for males than for females throughout the industrialized countries of the world Health care spending is a large – and ever increasing - ...
Read the releaseDeep sequencing of breast cancer tumors to predict clinical outcomes after single dose of therapy New research data presented at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium CLEVELAND: New research from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical ...
Read the releaseNobel winners for discoveries on cellular vesicle transport speak out at ASCB in New Orleans Journalists invited to hear Nobel winners at ASCB in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, LA—DECEMBER 12, 2013—They are coming to New Orleans to talk science with their ...
Read the releaseFirst rock dating experiment performed on Mars Although researchers have determined the ages of rocks from other planetary bodies, the actual experiments—like analyzing meteorites and moon rocks—have always been done on Earth. Now, for the first time, researchers ...
Read the releaseCan we turn unwanted carbon dioxide into electricity? New power plant design to expand use of geothermal energy in the US SAN FRANCISCO—Researchers are developing a new kind of geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) underground—and ...
Read the releaseSimple mathematical formula describes human struggles University of Miami physicist and his collaborators discover a mathematical law that explains a wide variety of human confrontations Would you believe that a broad range of human struggles can be understood ...
Read the releaseResearch shows correlation between adult height and underlying heart disease MINNEAPOLIS, MN – December 12, 2013 – Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation research cardiologist Dr. Michael Miedema is the lead author of a paper published by Circulation ...
Read the releaseDisease, not climate change, fueling frog declines in the Andes, study finds Amphibians at high elevations can tolerate temperature changes, but susceptible to deadly fungus SAN FRANCISCO -- A deadly fungus, and not climate change as is widely believed, is the ...
Read the releaseNew screening strategy to prevent cardiovascular complications in sports Conventional echocardiography is simple, accurate and cost effective Istanbul, Turkey – 13 December 2013: Echocardiography with conventional M-mode and 2D modalities is a simple ...
Read the releaseWrist fracture significantly raises risk of hip fracture Asian study shows patients with Colles' fracture are at higher risk than patients with osteoporosis to have a subsequent hip fracture within one year; Colles' fracture and ...
Read the releaseScientists and practitioners don't see eye to eye on repressed memory Skepticism about repressed traumatic memories has increased over time, but new research shows that psychology researchers and practitioners still tend to hold different ...
Read the releaseObstetric care may differ at rural versus urban hospitals, reports Medical Care Study finds rising cesarean section rates nationally; induction of labor increases more sharply at rural hospitals Philadelphia, Pa. (December 13, 2013) – Rates of unnecessary ...
Read the releaseSnail fever expected to decline in Africa due to climate change The dangerous parasite Schistosoma mansoni that causes snail fever in humans could become significantly less common in the future a new international study led by researchers from ...
Read the releaseNew analysis shows that physician scientists are less likely to be engaged in biomedical research than in past Bethesda, MD – A new analysis published in The FASEB Journal describes the declining participation of physician scientists ...
Read the releaseTurning a blind eye Study by USC Marshall faculty examines the impact of moral preferences on ethical Would you let other people's ethical preferences determine whether you act unethically on their behalf? Or would you instead rely on your own ...
Read the releaseCongregations' smaller racial groups feel less belonging and are less involved, Baylor study finds Even in multiracial congregations, the experiences of all racial groups are not equal, researchers say People who are part of a congregation's largest racial group ...
Read the releaseHormones in the crosshairs UCSB anthropologists find that among Tsimane men, successful hunting boosts testosterone and cortisol levels. While small-scale horticulture is a relatively recent addition to the human repertoire of food provisioning, ...
Read the releaseHalf of psychiatrists reject private and federal insurance, preferring cash Researchers warn that just when the need for mental health services is recognized on a national level, access to help is declining at an alarming rate NEW YORK (December 11, ...
Read the releaseBacterium infecting cystic fibrosis patients genetically evolves to live in lungs and evade antibiotic treatments Research by University of Ottawa and University of Calgary scientists opens the door to more effective treatments for life-threatening disease The ...
Read the releaseBreast cancer treatment selection is improved by genomic tests at Jefferson Breast Care Center Molecular subtyping enables more accurate prognosis and treatment selection, according to research presented at San Antonio conference ...
Read the releaseNeuroscience method of optogenetics as good as electrical stimulation PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Neuroscientists are eagerly, but not always successfully, looking for proof that optogenetics – a celebrated technique that uses pulses of visible light ...
Read the releasePIK3CA gene mutations make HER2- and hormone receptor-positive breast cancers treatment-resistant SAN ANTONIO — Women with breast cancer characterized by high levels of the protein HER2 and hormone receptors gained much less benefit from presurgery ...
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