Results of a new study by neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Toronto suggest that
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300 blind mice uncover genetic causes of eye disease
Hundreds of new genes linked to blindness and other vision disorders have been identified in a screen of mouse strains.
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Artificial intelligence system learns to diagnose, classify intracranial hemorrhage: System able to ‘explain’ reasons behind decisions based on CT scan images
A team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Radiology has developed a system using artificial intelligence
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A mountain of evidence on air pollution’s harms to children
A new study led by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) organizes the available scientific evidence
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Study of traditional medicine finds high use in Sub-Saharan Africa despite modern medicine
Researchers who have undertaken the first systematic review of into the use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicines (TCAM) in
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Rapid genetic evolution linked to lighter skin pigmentation
Populations of indigenous people in southern Africa carry a gene that causes lighter skin, and scientists have now identified the
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New two-year data show 39 percent patients treated with CAR T remain in remission
A new article published today in The Lancet Oncology shows 39 percent of large B cell lymphoma patients treated with
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Tool for speedy diagnosis of bacterial infections: Inexpensive biosensor provides instant and accurate results
Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers at UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with the University of Calgary, have built a
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New ‘smart’ material with potential biomedical, environmental uses
Brown University researchers have shown a way to use graphene oxide (GO) to add some backbone to hydrogel materials made
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Human activity may influence the distribution and transmission of Bartonella bacteria
Bartonella bacteria are disease-causing, blood-borne pathogens found in various mammal species. A study in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases by Hannah
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