For the first time, bioengineered spinal discs were successfully implanted and provided long-term function in the largest animal model ever
Month: November 2018
Two physicians condemn use of disease and famine as weapons of war in Yemen
Two Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians call on medical and public health communities around the world to condemn the attacks
Family dinners improve teens’ eating habits no matter how well family functions, study finds
IMAGE: This is Kathryn Walton. view more Credit: (University of Guelph) A new University of Guelph study has revealed teenagers and
Probiotic no better than placebo for acute gastroenteritis in children
While probiotics are often used to treat acute gastroenteritis (also known as infectious diarrhea) in children, the latest evidence shows
Obesity strongly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in never-smokers
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is much more common among never smoking older women who are morbidly obese (having a
A toxic bullet involved in bacterial competition
A bacterial toxin that allows an infectious strain of bacteria to defeat its competitors has been discovered by Imperial College
Professors use whale earwax to reconstruct whale stress levels spanning 150 years
In a follow-up to their groundbreaking study, Baylor researchers were able to reconstruct baleen whales’ lifetime stress response to whaling
UChicago researchers find simple way to massively improve crop loss simulations
Droughts or heat waves have consequences that spread beyond farmers anxiously watching their fields; these fluctuations in crop yields can
Mobile health has power to transform HIV/AIDS nursing
The abundance of personal smartphones in southern African countries got University of Washington professor Sarah Gimbel thinking: What if these
Magic trick makes shadows vanish: Projection mapping technique developed to reduce shadow
Projection mapping systems that project images onto various-sized curved surfaces ranging from buildings to flowers have been used for scenographic