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The American Health Care Act, a GOP plan designed to replace Obamacare, passed through Congress. The House of Representatives' vote will influence health insurance coverage for people relying on the Affordable Care Act, ...

News The company develops 3D printed prosthetic arms ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler

News Similarly, titanium scaffolds provide strength and support to surgically removed portions of other bones while encouraging regrowth ... Contributed Author: Ken Kingery, Phys.org Topics: Implantables

News NMR technology is able to generate a powerful magnetic field, so powerful that atomic nuclei can be made to absorb and reemit the energy ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

News The results show that the newly designed nanoparticle produced potent anti-tumor immune responses to HER2-positive breast cancers ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Oncology

Product Announcement The E4Ts deliver position and velocity feedback, while fitting National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) motors as small as size eight ... Contributed Author: U.S. Digital Topics: STEM

(University of Delaware) A new study led by the University of Delaware found that kids who are bullied in fifth grade are more likely to suffer from depression in seventh grade; and have a greater likelihood of using alc...

(Elsevier Health Sciences) The factors that affect rates of childhood obesity are complex. Because schools can act as a focal point for engaging students, families, educators, administrators, and community members, resea...

(Georgia State University) Dr. Ming-Hui Zou, director of the Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Molecular Medicine, has received a five-year, $2.3 million fed...

(Frontiers) Research recently published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that Educational apps for kids can be valuable learning tools, but there's still a lot left to understand about how to best design them.

(University of Exeter) Insecticide resistance sounds like a superpower for the average male fruit fly -- but there's a catch.Scientists have found that the single genetic change which protects the flies from the pesticid...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) For people going through a divorce, a technique called narrative expressive writing -- not just writing about their emotions, but creating a meaningful narrative of their experience -- may reduce ...

(McMaster University) There are important risks associated with opioids. The guideline aspires to promote evidence-based prescribing of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.

(Ketchum New York) European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) confirms sucralose is safe and does not cause cancer.

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) According to the study, published last month in Cell Reports, one of the key components in this DNA repair process is the protein SIRT6. BGU researchers have dete...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) A clinical trial of a drug that researchers hope can prevent or delay the onset of epilepsy in children with tuberous sclerosis has begun at McGovern Medical School ...

(University of Surrey) A new cell separator that began life as a tinfoil and epoxy glue prototype built with supplies from a University shop could revolutionize stem-cell and regenerative cell-based therapies.

(Lund University) Previous research has demonstrated that saturated fat is more fattening and less muscle building than polyunsaturated fats. A new study shows that the choice of fat causes epigenetic changes which in tu...

(University of Gothenburg) A stringently designed web form with questions about foot ulcers, deformities and neuropathy will soon be brought into use to better protect the feet of people with diabetes. The tool is a resu...

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Vocalization plays a significant role in social communication across species such as speech by humans and song by birds. Male mice produce ultrasonic vocalizations in the presence of fem...

(University of Southern Denmark) While building molecular machines, researchers stumbled upon a new method to detect ecstasy. The discovery can lead to more reliable drug tests.