New study shows shallow water corals evolved from deep sea ancestors
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New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters. Stylasterids, or lace corals, diversified in deep waters before launching at least three successful ...
Identifying Canadian freshwater fish through DNA barcodes
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New research by Canadian scientists, led by Nicolas Hubert at the Université Laval in Québec and published in this week's PLoS ONE brings some good news for those interested in the conservation of a number of highly-endangered ...
Known genetic risk for Alzheimer's in whites also places blacks at risk
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A commonly recognized gene that places one at risk for Alzheimer's disease does not discriminate between blacks and whites, according to new research led by Florida State University.
First digital music made in Manchester
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Computer scientists and engineers at The University of Manchester took part in the first ever recording of digital music in the early 1950s, it has been revealed.
University researchers promote new animal recognition technology
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Two entrepreneurial researchers from The University of Queensland and the University of Southern Queensland, have taken their collaborative research further along the commercialisation pathway with their appearance tonight ...
Choice of hospital impacts outcomes for inflammatory bowel disease surgery
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Hospitals with higher annual volumes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who undergo surgery have lower in-hospital mortality rates than hospitals with lower volumes of IBD patients, according to a new study ...
UQ-US team targets faster Alzheimer’s detection
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Early detection of Alzheimer's Disease is in the sights of University of Queensland (UQ) scientists who have secured $1.6 million for new research.
Enzyme Discovery Could Lead to No Scent, No Sex for Japanese Beetle
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If a male Japanese beetle is unable to detect the sex pheromone released by a female, he won't be able to locate her and reproduce. UC Davis researchers have discovered how a key enzyme interacts with those pheromones in ...
First gene therapy for heart failure offered at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
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[B]NYC's only medical center offering promising therapy as part of CUPID clinical trial[/B] Could injecting a gene into a patient with severe heart failure reverse their disabling and life-threatening condition? Physician-scientists are ...
FDA approves NeuRx diaphragm pacing system for use in spinal cord- injured patients
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS) for spinal cord-injured patients who are dependent on ventilators for breathing. The light-weight, battery-powered electronic ...
Infant play drives chimpanzee respiratory disease cycles
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The signature boom-bust cycling of childhood respiratory diseases was long attributed to environmental cycling. However, the effect of school holidays on rates of social contact amongst children is increasingly seen as another ...
Tartalo the robot is knocking on your door
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A research team from the University of the Basque Country, led by Basilio Sierra, is devising a robot that can get around by itself. Tartalo is able to identify different places and ask permission before going through a doorway.
Kidney transplant patients may benefit from going off of certain immunosuppressive drugs
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[B]Withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitors provides long-term health benefits and saves money[/B] Withdrawing certain immunosuppressive drugs following kidney transplantation prolongs survival and saves money compared with kee ...
Weight Loss Plays Key Role in Diabetes Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery
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Stomach-reduction surgery is excellent treatment for severe diabetes, but doctors at Duke University Medical Center caution that it is not a magic bullet.
