Additionally, approximately 500,000 children in that same age group died from disease-related cases in that year alone. In the United States, 90 percent of…
That's because people who feel mixed emotions interpret the experience as a signal that they are in an unusual environment and thus respond to it by drawing…
The data published found that more than 75 percent of patients reduced their need for transfusions and two-thirds were completely freed from the need for…
A new bird to science was recently discovered on an unexplored mountain range in northern Colombia by a team supported by the BP Conservation Programme. It was…
DC is a rare, progressive bone marrow failure syndrome that is fatal early on in life. Working with cells derived from DC patients, Drs. Wong and Collins…
Using loss-of-function analysis, Dr. Gao and colleagues demonstrate that mir-9a is required for the precise production of sensory organ precursor cells in the…
Vega, which is being built by European industry under the leadership of ELV SpA (Italy), is a small launch vehicle designed to carry payloads in the range 300…
Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) can have harmful effects on children. Some of the adverse health outcomes include a greater likelihood of ear infections, lower…
The finding could help researchers better understand the functioning of human intelligence. In a review of biological computer models of the brain appearing in…
Postpartum hemorrhage is excessive bleeding experienced by the mother after giving birth. The condition can result from failure of the uterus to contract after…
As researchers seek ways to manipulate stem cells, which have the ability to differentiate into multiple types of tissues, one challenge they face is…
Johns Hopkins researchers have teased out the function of a protein implicated in Williams-Beuren syndrome, a rare cognitive disorder associated with overly…
Cancer survivors, take note. The mental fog and forgetfulness of “chemo brain” are no figment of your imagination.A new UCLA study shows that chemotherapy…
Brain formation involves the carefully timed production of different types of nerve cells by neural stem cells: neurons are produced first, then astrocytes….
Using such knowledge and maslinic acid isolation from olive remains by scientists of the Department of Organic Chemistry of the UGR [http://www.ugr.es], they…
It is a system based on the simultaneous use of ozone and activated coal, highly effective and specialized on the treatment of water for human consumption and,…