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New technique enables 3D printing of complex nanoscale metal structures

For the first time, it is possible to create complex nanoscale metal structures using 3-D printing, thanks to a new technique developed at Caltech.

12 Feb 2018

Meat substitutes and legume products prove successful in European market

Within the last four years, products containing grain legumes such as beans, lentils or soybeans have registered an increase of 39 % in Europe.

12 Feb 2018

Burnout makes many GPs to quit general practice

More than half of GPs are planning to leave general practice says the first look at the recruitment crisis. More than a thousand GPs have sought professional help from the NHS GP Health Service since it was set up in 2017, with most cases involving stress, anxiety and depression and about 2% addiction.

12 Feb 2018

Study shows safety, accuracy of implanted continuous glucose sensor in diabetes patients

Results of the PRECISE II study showed the implanted continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system from Eversense to be safe and highly accurate over the 90-day sensor life in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

12 Feb 2018

Experimental molecular therapy restores insulation on peripheral nerves in mice

When the body attacks its own healthy tissues in an autoimmune disease, peripheral nerve damage handicaps people and causes persistent neuropathic pain when insulation on healing nerves doesn't fully regenerate.

12 Feb 2018

Mortality risk found to be higher for Canadian stroke victims treated in rural hospitals

Canadians who suffer a stroke have a higher risk of dying if they are treated in a rural hospital rather than an urban one.

12 Feb 2018

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

Children participating in a 12-week, before-school physical activity program experienced improvement in body weight and social/emotional wellness, compared with their classmates who did not participate.

12 Feb 2018

MRI scans reveal why people often become aggressive after drinking alcohol

Researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging scans that measure blood flow in the brain to better understand why people often become aggressive and violent after drinking alcohol.

12 Feb 2018

Polyploid cells can protect the liver against cancer formation, study shows

Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern have discovered that cells in the liver with whole genome duplications, known as polyploid cells, can protect the liver against cancer.

12 Feb 2018

Study: UK GPs with dyslexia just as likely to pass licensing exam as their counterparts

UK GPs with dyslexia are just as likely to pass the knowledge component of the licensing exam as their counterparts, a new study has found.

12 Feb 2018

New biomarker may indicate success of popular treatment for atrial fibrillation

Johns Hopkins researchers report successful use of heart imaging to predict the benefit or futility of catheter ablation, an increasingly popular way to treat atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder.

12 Feb 2018

Patients with Huntington's have lesser cancer than general population

Patients with Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic illness that causes the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, have up to 80 percent less cancer than the general population.

12 Feb 2018

Measles vaccination provides child survival benefits beyond protecting against infection

In the largest study to date on children in a low/ middle-income country, new research in Ghana finds that the timing of a measles vaccine in an overall vaccination schedule can have a profound impact on child survival rates beyond protecting against measles infection.

12 Feb 2018

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New technique enables 3D printing of complex nanoscale metal structures

Meat substitutes and legume products prove successful in European market

Burnout makes many GPs to quit general practice

Study shows safety, accuracy of implanted continuous glucose sensor in diabetes patients

Experimental molecular therapy restores insulation on peripheral nerves in mice

Mortality risk found to be higher for Canadian stroke victims treated in rural hospitals

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

MRI scans reveal why people often become aggressive after drinking alcohol

Polyploid cells can protect the liver against cancer formation, study shows

Study: UK GPs with dyslexia just as likely to pass licensing exam as their counterparts

New biomarker may indicate success of popular treatment for atrial fibrillation

Patients with Huntington's have lesser cancer than general population

Measles vaccination provides child survival benefits beyond protecting against infection

Scientists develop new array to identify biomarkers for wide range of diseases

New tool measures cell strength 100 times faster than current technologies

GlycoNet researchers to study correlation between sugars and Alzheimer's disease

AMU researchers design new, intelligent stethoscope

People who survive childhood heart defects may be at elevated risk of developing dementia

Scientists uncover the structure of microtubule motor proteins

Testing for alpha fetoprotein may improve early liver cancer detection, finds study

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