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• Closer to developing a bioartificial kidney
• Yoga is relatively safe, but know your limits
• How social media impacts consumer spending
• Simple saliva test may help clinicians diagnose kidney disease
• Soybean plants with fewer leaves yield more
• A new understanding of metastability clears path for next-generation materials
• How much attention do drivers need to pay?
• Archaeologist uses 'dinosaur crater' rocks, prehistoric teeth to track ancient humans
• Scientists develop new mouse model to aid Zika virus research
• Dissecting bacterial infections at the single-cell level
• Reflux and ulcer medications linked to kidney stones and chronic kidney disease
• Storing carbon dioxide underground by turning it into rock
• Worrying traces of resistant bacteria in air
• Older first-time mothers are also more likely to live longer
• Women do get better with age
• Reducing salt intake may help protect kidney patients’ heart and kidney health
• Insights on the link between kidney damage and cognitive impairment
• Method to create kidney organoids from patient cells provides insights on kidney disease
• 135,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths predicted by 2035
• Why raising good cholesterol may not always protect against heart disease
• Shared epigenetic changes underlie different types of autism
• How the heart turns into bone
• Estimating survival in patients with lung cancer, brain metastases

Closer to developing a bioartificial kidney Posted: 19 Nov 2016 03:59 PM PST Investigators are getting closer to creating a functional bioartificial kidney.

Yoga is relatively safe, but know your limits Posted: 19 Nov 2016 06:20 AM PST Participating in yoga is relatively safe, according to a new study which was the first large scale analysis of yoga injuries. Yoga-related Injury rates are rising, especially in older participants.

How social media impacts consumer spending Posted: 19 Nov 2016 06:19 AM PST For businesses using social media, posts with high engagement have the greatest impact on customer spending, according to new research.

Simple saliva test may help clinicians diagnose kidney disease Posted: 19 Nov 2016 06:19 AM PST A simple saliva test may be helpful for diagnosing kidney disease, especially in developing countries.

Soybean plants with fewer leaves yield more Posted: 19 Nov 2016 06:15 AM PST Using computer model simulations, scientists have predicted that modern soybean crops produce more leaves than they need to the detriment of yield -- a problem made worse by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide. They tested their prediction by removing about one third of the emerging leaves on soybeans and found an 8 percent increase in seed yield in replicated trials. They attribute this boost in yield to increased photosynthesis, decreased respiration, and diversion of resources that would have been invested in more leaves than seeds.

A new understanding of metastability clears path for next-generation materials Posted: 18 Nov 2016 12:36 PM PST They say diamonds are forever, but diamonds in fact are a metastable form of carbon that will slowly but eventually transform into graphite, another form of carbon. Being able to design and synthesize other long-lived, thermodynamically metastable materials could be a potential gold mine for materials designers, but until now, scientists lacked a rational understanding of them.

How much attention do drivers need to pay? Posted: 18 Nov 2016 12:36 PM PST If it were possible to determine exactly what constitutes inattention while driving, it might be possible to detect inattention before bad things happen. That's critically important in light of advances in automated transportation and perhaps one of the potential outcomes of a new theory of driver distraction.

Archaeologist uses 'dinosaur crater' rocks, prehistoric teeth to track ancient humans Posted: 18 Nov 2016 12:35 PM PST Where's the best place to start when retracing the life of a person who lived 4,000 years ago? Turns out, it's simple -- you start at the beginning.

Scientists develop new mouse model to aid Zika virus research Posted: 18 Nov 2016 11:50 AM PST Mice with healthy immune systems could provide new insights into Zika virus pathology and treatment, report scientists.

Dissecting bacterial infections at the single-cell level Posted: 18 Nov 2016 10:17 AM PST

Reflux and ulcer medications linked to kidney stones and chronic kidney disease Posted: 18 Nov 2016 10:03 AM PST Certain medications commonly used to treat heartburn, acid reflux, and ulcers can have damaging effects on the kidneys.

Storing carbon dioxide underground by turning it into rock Posted: 18 Nov 2016 07:55 AM PST In November, the Paris Climate Agreement goes into effect to reduce global carbon emissions. To achieve the set targets, experts say capturing and storing carbon must be part of the solution. Several projects throughout the world are trying to make that happen. Now, a study on one of those endeavors has found that within two years, carbon dioxide injected into basalt transformed into solid rock.

Worrying traces of resistant bacteria in air Posted: 18 Nov 2016 05:55 AM PST Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers have shown that air samples from Beijing contain DNA from genes that make bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics we have.

Older first-time mothers are also more likely to live longer Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:50 PM PST The average age of a woman giving birth for the first time has risen dramatically in the United States over the past 40 years, driven by factors like education or career. A new study found that women choosing to become first-time mothers later in life may increase their chances of living into their 90s.

Women do get better with age Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:49 PM PST Researchers have found that younger women's concerns about wrinkles and deteriorating health cause them to have lower emotional well-being than those women who've passed the so called 'midlife crisis' phase.

Reducing salt intake may help protect kidney patients’ heart and kidney health Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:49 PM PST New research indicates that reducing sodium intake may provide kidney and heart benefits for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Insights on the link between kidney damage and cognitive impairment Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:49 PM PST People with kidney disease are at high risk of cognitive impairment, but the nature of this relationship remains uncertain.

Method to create kidney organoids from patient cells provides insights on kidney disease Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:49 PM PST A new method to create kidney organoids from patient cells may provide insights into how kidney diseases arise and how they should be treated.

135,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths predicted by 2035 Posted: 17 Nov 2016 05:47 PM PST Alcohol will cause around 135,000 cancer deaths over the next 20 years and will cost the NHS an estimated £2 billion in treatments, according to estimates from a new report.

Why raising good cholesterol may not always protect against heart disease Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:22 PM PST Good cholesterol is well associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk, but just raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels have produced disappointing results in recent clinical trials. A new study may explain why: HDL actually increases the inflammatory response of immune cells called macrophages, potentially counteracting its well-established anti-inflammatory effect in various other cell types.

Shared epigenetic changes underlie different types of autism Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:18 PM PST Those with both rare and common types of autism spectrum disorder share a similar set of epigenetic modifications in the brain, according to a study. More than 68% of individuals with different types of autism spectrum disorder show evidence of the same pattern of a chemical modification of the protein scaffold around which DNA wraps. The findings suggest that a single global epigenetic pattern affecting shared molecular pathways in the brain could underlie diverse manifestations of this psychiatric disease.

How the heart turns into bone Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:18 PM PST Connective tissue cells in the heart turn into bone-producing cells in response to injury, researchers have found. The discovery helps explain why some people who survive heart damage develop abnormal calcium deposits--the main component of bone--in the valves or walls of the heart. The researchers also show that heart calcification can be prevented in mice by blocking an enzyme that regulates bone mineralization with small molecules.

Estimating survival in patients with lung cancer, brain metastases Posted: 17 Nov 2016 12:13 PM PST A new article updates a tool to estimate survival in patients with lung cancer and brain metastases. Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. A frequent and serious consequence of the disease is metastasis to the brain.

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