A new mechanism for a bacterial toxin to inhibit inflammation has now been discovered, report…
Month: September 2016
Mystery of colorful giant plants of the subantarctic solved
The mystery of why so many plants on New Zealand’s otherwise bleak subantarctic islands have…
Researchers say to conquer cancer you need to stop it before it becomes cancer
A greater emphasis on immune-based prevention should be central to new efforts like the federal…
Largest-ever study to compare medications to prevent life-threatening clots in orthopaedic trauma patients
Every year in the United States, thousands of high-risk fracture patients who have been admitted…
Big data gives insight into appeal of services like uber
In a novel test of the benefit a company can generate for consumers, a new…
Researchers seek better patient adherence recommendations for diabetic retinopathy
Complications of diabetes can lead to blindness, yet only 29.9 percent of diabetic patients studied…
Turning ubiquitous lignin into high-value chemicals
Abundant, chock full of energy and bound so tightly that the only way to release…
Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure
Cognitive function improves with aerobic exercise, but not for people exposed to high levels of…
HHS takes steps to provide more information about clinical trials to the public
In an effort to make information about clinical trials widely available to the public, the…
NIST releases new ‘family’ of standardized genomes
With the addition of four new reference materials (RMs) to a growing collection of ‘measuring…