Day August 13, 2018

IMAGE: Researchers have revealed the structure of proteins in flowering plants and protozoans that enable sperm cells to fuse with eggs to form a new individual. The research team is hopeful… view more  Credit: Fedry et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University]…

STRASBURG, PA- A new comprehensive natural history study about Amish nemaline myopathy (ANM) in the Old Order Amish population focuses on the promise of gene therapy for this lethal disorder. Amish nemaline myopathy (ANM) is an infantile-onset muscle disease linked…

MAYWOOD, IL – In 1993, neurologist Camilo R. Gomez, MD, coined a phrase that for a quarter century has been a fundamental rule of stroke care: “Time is brain!” “Unquestionably the longer therapy is delayed, the lesser the chance that…

A new study developed by Cornell University researchers will use three waves of surveys to show how voters’ views on issues that include race, immigration and gender will influence the 2018 midterm elections in November and whether those attitudes shift…

Aug. 13, 2018 – Medicare patients nationwide have low rates of preventive care visits – https://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Fulltext/2018/09000/Ethnoracial_Disparities_in_Medicare_Annual.5.aspx?PRID=MC_PR_081318” with the lowest rates found in older adults of minority race/ethnicity, reports a study in the September issue of Medical Care. The journal is…

New technology developed by a team of McGill University scientists shows potential to streamline the analysis of proteins, offering a quick, high volume and cost-effective tool to hospitals and research labs alike. Proteins found in blood provide scientists and clinicians…

Most of the Eastern half of the United States had rainfall during the past week. Some parts of the country experienced heavy rainfall that resulted in flash floods and various other problems. NASA added up that rainfall using satellite data…

IMAGE: Polyploidal “giant ” cancer cells are seen in the middle surrounded by other types of smaller cancer cells. The cells’ nuclei are dyed blue. Actin, the cable-like structures that enable cells… view more  Credit: Michelle Dawson / Brown University PROVIDENCE,…

New research illuminates how some men and boys who are contemplating suicide are finding emotional support in an unexpected place: Reddit. Sometimes referred to as the “front page of the Internet,” Reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion website…

IMAGE: David Porciani and his team demonstrated that specialized nucleic acid-based nanostructures could be used to target cancer cells while bypassing normal cells. view more  Credit: Erica Overfelt, Bond Life Sciences Center More than 100 years ago, German Nobel laureate Paul…