Month: June 2017

As people grow older, those who are securely attached to God are more likely to have a sense of well-being ...

Selfish gene acts as both poison and antidote to eliminate competition

Credit: Image courtesy of María Angélica Bravo Núñez and Nicole Nuckolls. KANSAS CITY, MO - Researchers from the Stowers Institute ...

How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery

Credit: Kara Bandy, CTTC Vanderbilt University Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before ...

Tiny bubbles provide tremendous propulsion in new microparticles research-Ben-Gurion U.

Credit: Ben-Gurion U. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 20, 2017-- An innovative technique using light and tiny bubbles to propel microparticles at forces ...

Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice

Credit: Patrick Mansell Compounds from grapes may kill colon cancer stem cells both in a petri dish and in mice, ...

Is it sometimes ok to cheat?

Credit: Charlotte Jander When both partners benefit from a relationship -- be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower ...

How cells combat chromosome imbalance

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most living cells have a defined number of chromosomes: Human cells, for example, have 23 pairs. As ...

Chemistry of sea spray particles linked for first time to formation process

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified for the first time what drives ...

Combining immunotherapies effective against mouse model of cancer

Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer made up of cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles, is the most common soft tissue cancer ...

Bacterial classification may be more elusive than previously thought

HANOVER, N.H. - June 19, 2017 - New research from Dartmouth College raises questions over how scientists should interpret observed ...

UTEP doctoral student discovers 3 chameleon species

Credit: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate Daniel Hughes has discovered three new species of ...

Rachel Whitaker receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award

Credit: Photo by Kathryn Faith The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to ...

Researchers find demographic differences in both diabetes rates and care sought

Diabetes is a serious health condition that affects millions of people in the United States and has more than doubled ...

CCNY researchers produce molecules with potential against HIV

As the HIV/AIDS epidemic approaches its fourth decade, each year brings promising news of pioneering research to alleviate the scourge. ...

Discovery could lead to sustainable ethanol made from carbon dioxide

Credit: ?Mark?Shwartz/Stanford?University Most cars and trucks in the United States run on a blend of 90 percent gasoline and 10 ...

Scientists demonstrate adaptation of animal vision in extreme environments

TORONTO, ON - Cell biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered animals can adapt their ability ...

As America ages, new national poll will track key health issues for those over 50

Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Nearly a third of U.S. adults have celebrated their 50th birthday - ...

Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses ...

Brain stimulation protocol reduces spasticity in spinal cord injury patients

Amsterdam, NL, June 19, 2017 - Spasticity, uncontrolled muscle contractions, is a common disorder experienced by patients with spinal cord ...

Mapping how words leap from brain to tongue