Month: March 2018

Study shows omega-3 levels are better predictors of risk for death than serum cholesterol A recent study published in the ...

Credit: Peter Jonas Theory and reality don't always match completely. One contradiction, about how a type of neurons generates signals, ...

Chondroitin sulfate, a dietary supplement taken to strengthen joints, can speed the growth of a type of melanoma, according to ...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 15, 2018) Most people have heard of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, which acts as targeted ...

Credit: Dr Sam Berens Learning a new language may be more of a science than an art, a University of ...

Credit: DJ Rasmussen, Princeton University The 2015 Paris climate agreement sought to stabilize global temperatures by limiting warming to well ...

Credit: Photo: L. Zhou, KIT Fungi forming mold on food are hazardous. Fungi supplying antibiotics are beneficial. Fungi may be ...

Credit: Andrew Engilis, Jr./ UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology A small restored area is having a big ...

A light breeze, a gentle stroke - the human skin can sense the slightest touch. A key player in this ...

A new study shows that higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for many patients with prostate cancer, compared ...

Credit: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Applied Physics Division, Quantum Nanophotonics group WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2018 -- Chemical ...

PITTSBURGH, March 15, 2018 - In an effort to improve birth outcomes, well-child visits provide an opportune time to deliver ...

Adults who have undergone successful cancer treatment years or decades previously become fatigued more quickly than their peers who don't ...

Credit: SOMMa The Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units Alliance (SOMMa) gathers research centres and units that received ...

Credit: Graphic by Victor Corces. Scientists discovered another key to how DNA forms loops and wraps inside the cell nucleus ...

When cost isn't an issue, women will choose more effective, long-term methods of contraception, according to Penn State College of ...

CHAPEL HILL -- Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated ...

The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Therapeutic Delivery, today announced the release of its Special Focus Issue, which offers ...

Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (March 15, 2018) -- Dechen Lin, PhD, a research scientist in the Division of Hematology and ...

Two landmark developments in medicine pave the way for quality medical care to address America's largest and most costly preventable ...