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Health experts warn that more American adults are taking high doses of vitamin D supplements. This could lead to an over-absorption of calcium, resulting in soft tissue damage.

Industry Brief MDT had a chance to speak with Kos about AI in today's world to get a better understanding of how it will affect the future ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: STEM

Chronic back pain sufferers can look to yoga as an alternative form of treatment for their condition. A new study suggests that the practice could provide the same amount of pain and function improvement as physical ther...

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News In many sectors, there is a significant demand for highly precise balances, including pharmaceutical companies for precise dosing of medical products ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

News Sugar molecules on the surface of the nanomaterial provide its regenerative power ... Contributed Author: Northwestern University Topics: STEM

News The technology is developed for fully exploiting optogenetics, a combination of optics and genetics to activate or inhibit neurons ... Contributed Author: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT Topics: Neurology

News The tool is the first ultrasound "drill" that can be aimed straight ahead, allowing doctors to better target clots ... Contributed Author: North Carolina State University Topics: Surgical

(European Society of Cardiology) Breast implants may impede an electrocardiogram (ECG) and could result in a false heart attack diagnosis, according to research presented today at EHRA EUROPACE -- CARDIOSTIM 2017.

(Bentham Science Publishers) Oxazaphosphorine cytostatics (Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide) are often used and very effective anticancer agents; but so far little is known about the molecular basis for the antitumor effect.

(Concordia University) New research from Concordia's John Molson School of Business (JMSB) has found that cycling can help reduce stress and improve your work performance.

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) HIV-positive women with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, in their urine at the time of labor and delivery are more than five times likelier than HIV-positive women without...

(Monell Chemical Senses Center) A new study from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions advances understanding of how stem cells on the tongue grow into the different types of mature taste cells that detect eit...

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings by silencing audible medical alarms in...

(University of Nottingham) Scientists studying a mystery link between the dangerous pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia and an increased risk of heart disease in later life for both mother and child have uncovered impor...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Johns Hopkins researchers report that a molecular diagnostic test accurately distinguishes among the three most common causes of vaginitis, an inflammation of vaginal tissue they say accounts for...

(University of East Anglia) Scientists are warning that a water treatment widely used in developing countries could be damaging the DNA of those drinking it.Despite poor evidence of their effectiveness as a water disinfe...

(University of Helsinki) Gene mutations accumulating in cells are typical of the development of cancer. Finnish researchers found that a similar accumulation of mutations occurs also in some patients with rheumatoid arth...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A new drug shows promise in its ability to target one of the most common and sinister mutations of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to researchers at the Perelman Sc...

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) A team led by geneticist Michal Wigler of CSHL has published what they believe is the first rigorous statistical evidence that ancient variations in the human genome contribute to autism -...

(University of Toronto) A new study by the University of Toronto found that the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was much higher for women who had been diagnosed with learning disabilities (16.6 percent) compared ...

(Emory Health Sciences) The absence of a single dominant bumblebee species from an ecosystem disrupts foraging patterns among a broad range of remaining pollinators in the system -- from other bees to butterflies, beetle...