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Photoacoustic imaging technique provides real-time view of small animal's internal functions

Biomedical engineers are now able to take a live, holistic look at the inner workings of a small animal with enough resolution to see active organs, flowing blood, circulating melanoma cells and firing neural networks.

10 May 2017

ER visits for allergy-induced asthma could increase among children vulnerable to climate change

More children could wind up in hospital emergency rooms suffering from allergy-induced asthma if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and cause longer oak pollen seasons, according to a new study.

10 May 2017

QUT researchers explore how vision can affect child's academic performance

QUT researchers have investigated how vision can affect a child's ongoing learning, with results showing 30 per cent of Year 3 students tested had uncorrected eye problems that could affect their academic performances.

10 May 2017

Personalized music may benefit seniors with dementia living in nursing homes

Across the country, nursing home employees and families are trying personalized music playlists to help seniors cope with the disorienting, anxious experience of living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

10 May 2017

Researchers identify brain cells that drive fruit flies’ food choices based on nutrition needs

Using fruit flies, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a specific and very small set of brain cells -- dubbed dopamine wedge neurons -- responsible for driving the insects' food preferences toward what they need, rather than what they like.

10 May 2017

Media professionals show lower eyeblink rate than others, research suggests

According to a research conducted by Spain's Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Sevilla, media professionals show an eyeblink rate lower than the rest, not only when they look at screens but also when they look at live events.

10 May 2017

New report explores parents' beliefs and actions to protect kids while engaging in wheeled sports

As children across the country take part in National Bike to School Day (May 10), a new report from Safe Kids Worldwide and Nationwide's Make Safe Happen program reveals alarming news about the risks kids take when riding bikes, scooters, skates and skateboards.

10 May 2017

Baby Boomers feel healthier than Generation X and Millennial counterparts, survey finds

With 14.7 million people in the UK estimated to be in the over 60 age group (almost 23% of the population) and the number of over 65s rising by 278,800 per year, it’s clear that we have an increasingly older population in the UK.

10 May 2017

Cotton bud use leads to thousands of hospital visits for children every year

Scientists have warned that in the U.S., more than 12,000 children every year are left needing emergency treatment for ear injuries as a result of cotton bud use.

10 May 2017

Children's bone health could be determined before birth, study shows

The health of children's bones could be determined before they are born, a new University of Southampton study has shown.

10 May 2017

Swiss researchers discover potential way to design new antibiotics

Two Swiss research teams from the University of Bern and the ETH Zurich have developed a new method to shed light onto a mostly unknown process of bacterial protein production. Their results could be used for the design of new antibiotics.

10 May 2017

New analysis finds low adherence to IAEA quality metrics across nuclear cardiology laboratories

A study in 65 countries has revealed low adoption of International Atomic Energy Agency recommendations to reduce nuclear cardiology radiation exposure.

10 May 2017

Scientists study cell’s reaction to Salmonella by visualizing protein chains at near-molecular level

With drug resistance being on the rise worldwide, bacterial infections pose one of the greatest global threats to human health. By deciphering the host-pathogen interaction on a molecular level, researchers hope to pave the way for new therapies.

10 May 2017

Researchers uncover structure of embryo-protecting protein

Revelations about a protein expressed in fetal cells could provide novel insights into its function and future immunosuppressive therapies.

10 May 2017

Use of postmenopausal hormone therapy may increase risk of hearing loss

Hearing loss afflicts approximately 48 million Americans and the number is expected to increase as the population ages.

10 May 2017

UT Southwestern study sheds light on role of hormone ghrelin in blood glucose control

UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone ghrelin may have implications for development of new treatments for diabetes.

10 May 2017

Research illuminates how primary colorectal tumors contribute to premetastatic 'niche' formation

Primary colorectal tumors secrete VEGF-A, inducing CXCL1 and CXCR2-positive myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) recruitment at distant sites and establishing niches for future metastases, report Medical University of South Carolina investigators in an article published online ahead of print on April 28, 2017 by Cancer Research.

10 May 2017

Smiling can make people look two years older, study shows

Turn that frown upside-down? Not if you're keen on looking younger, you shouldn't. A new study shows that smiling can make you appear to be two years older than if you wear a poker face.

10 May 2017

Natural compound in grape seed extract could increase strength, life of composite-resin fillings

A natural compound found in grape seed extract could be used to strengthen dentin -- the tissue beneath a tooth's enamel -- and increase the life of resin fillings, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.

10 May 2017

Two widely used drugs show effectiveness in treating patients with CRVO-associated macular edema

Monthly eye injections of Avastin (bevacizumab) are as effective as the more expensive drug Eylea (aflibercept) for the treatment of central retinal vein occlusion, according to a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

10 May 2017

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Photoacoustic imaging technique provides real-time view of small animal's internal functions

ER visits for allergy-induced asthma could increase among children vulnerable to climate change

QUT researchers explore how vision can affect child's academic performance

Personalized music may benefit seniors with dementia living in nursing homes

Researchers identify brain cells that drive fruit flies’ food choices based on nutrition needs

Media professionals show lower eyeblink rate than others, research suggests

New report explores parents' beliefs and actions to protect kids while engaging in wheeled sports

Baby Boomers feel healthier than Generation X and Millennial counterparts, survey finds

Cotton bud use leads to thousands of hospital visits for children every year

Children's bone health could be determined before birth, study shows

Swiss researchers discover potential way to design new antibiotics

New analysis finds low adherence to IAEA quality metrics across nuclear cardiology laboratories

Scientists study cell’s reaction to Salmonella by visualizing protein chains at near-molecular level

Researchers uncover structure of embryo-protecting protein

Use of postmenopausal hormone therapy may increase risk of hearing loss

UT Southwestern study sheds light on role of hormone ghrelin in blood glucose control

Research illuminates how primary colorectal tumors contribute to premetastatic 'niche' formation

Smiling can make people look two years older, study shows

Natural compound in grape seed extract could increase strength, life of composite-resin fillings

Two widely used drugs show effectiveness in treating patients with CRVO-associated macular edema

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