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(Children's National Hospital) Children's National Hospital researchers for the first time have isolated bacterial extracellular vesicles from the blood of healthy donors, a critical step to better understanding the way ...

(Weill Cornell Medicine) Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions to flow in and out of cells, are crucial in neuronal 'firing' in the central nervous system and for brain and heart function. These channels us...

(American College of Cardiology) A new study adds to mounting evidence that the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), or vaping, has increased in recent years among US adults, with nearly 1 in 20 reporting current...

With the coronavirus dictating what people can and cannot do for the short term, and many conferences cancelling or postponing, especially those in the April timeframe, healthy sensors experts should focus on what they c...

Binder USA LP introduces the Series 718 M8 female connector, a 12-contact cable connector with an overmolded, hex screw connection and companion M8 male panel mount connector with single wires. The 12 gold plated contact...

Newark, the Development Distributor, has added Rohde & Schwarz's NGP800 Series of power supplies to its portfolio. The new generation NGP800 Series is made up of five 2- and 4-channel models operating at either 400 W or ...

(American College of Cardiology) Listening to music can be enjoyable, but is it also good for your heart? Patients who suffered episodes of chest pain soon after a heart attack, known as early post-infarction angina, had...

(American College of Cardiology) Nearly half of a cohort of female athletes at two US universities were found to have higher than normal blood pressure levels, according to research presented at the American College of C...

(American College of Cardiology) A new study, presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC), suggests that giving birth to a baby unde...

(American Federation for Aging Research) WEBINAR: COVID-19: Can the Science of Aging Move Us Forward? Tues, March 24, 1pm EDT (free) Hosted by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)Older adults and people with...

(National Institutes of Natural Sciences) Dr. Naoto Ueno from NIBB, Japan and Dr. Ileana Cristea from Princeton Univ. have demonstrated that physical forces, enhance cell-to-cell attachment and increase the stiffness of ...

(American Chemical Society) Maggots on a dead body or wound can help pinpoint when a person or animal died, or when maltreatment began in elder, child care or animal neglect cases. However, the current process for making...

(University of Cincinnati) New research from the University of Cincinnati shows an increased rate of sudden episodes of kidney failure or damage in women who are hospitalized during pregnancy. The increased rates of acut...

(Westmead Institute for Medical Research) An international consensus panel led by researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) has highlighted the need to redefine Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease...

(American Gastroenterological Association) A paper published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology by clinicians at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai outlines key information gastroenterologists and pat...

(American College of Cardiology) Female veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were substantially more likely to have ischemic heart disease than those without PTSD in a study presented at the Amer...

(Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center) Studies indicate patients with a lower socioeconomic status often lack a primary care provider, causing them to receive lower quality health care, experience a higher rate o...

(Elsevier) Hyponatremia is a condition of low sodium concentration in the blood. Prolonged overhydration during exercise is the primary cause of all forms of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) and should be avoided. ...

(University of Utah) One of the biggest unknowns about coronavirus is how changing seasons will affect its spread. Physicists from the University of Utah have received an NSF RAPID grant to study the structure of SARS-CO...

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) Ziva Cooper, research director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, has been awarded a $3.9 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integ...

(The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) Nearly one-third of women who choose to have their ovaries removed before the natural age of menopause are susceptible to negative mood and executive dysfunction. A new study...

(Children's National Hospital) A research team led by Children's National Hospital faculty was able to 'rescue' a pre-clinical model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in juvenile models, reversing motor skill def...