Human activities worsen air quality in Dunhuang, a desert basin in China
Credit: Pixabay Dunhuang is a typical desert basin in western China, with the Qilian mountains to the south, Kumtag desert ...
Solving a sweet problem for renewable biofuels and chemicals
Credit: Joe Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute Whether or not society shakes its addiction to oil and gasoline will depend on a ...
Incremental discovery may one day lead to photosynthetic breakthrough
Credit: N/A Photosynthesis is one of the most complicated and important processes--responsible for kick-starting Earth's food chain. While we have ...
Possible early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 29, 2017 - Measuring a set of proteins in the blood may enable earlier ...
State revenue declines lead to cuts in children’s Medicaid benefits, education spending
HOUSTON - (June 29, 2017) - State spending cuts during economic downturns fall more heavily on children than the elderly, ...
Study shows antibiotics effective for treatment of small skin infections
New multicenter research, which included Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often ...
ACP Applauds House for Passage of Multifaceted Approach to Medical Liability Reform
(Washington, June 29, 2017) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds the House of Representatives for its passage of ...
Researchers ID new mechanism for keeping DNA protein in line
Credit: Susan Tsutakawa/Berkeley Lab The actions of a protein used for DNA replication and repair are guided by electrostatic forces ...
Discovering the early age immune response in foals
Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered a new method to measure tiny amounts of antibodies ...
NASA detects drop in global fires
Credit: Credits: Joshua Stevens/NASA's Earth Observatory Shifting livelihoods across the tropical forest frontiers of South America, the Eurasian Steppe, and ...
Engineering Academies host 2017 Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington – July 18-20
The third Global Grand Challenges Summit (GGCS), jointly organized by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the U.K. Royal ...
A perturbed skin microbiome can be ‘contagious’ and promote inflammation, Penn study finds
Even in healthy individuals, the skin plays host to a menagerie of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Growing scientific evidence suggests ...
Internists make recommendations at meeting with HHS Secretary
Washington (June 28, 2017) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today told a meeting convened by Health and Human ...
Why does acupuncture work?
Credit: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine LOS ANGELES - The use of acupuncture to treat pain dates back to the ...
Common antimicrobials help patients recover from MRSA abscesses
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can ...
Car seat laws for older kids have limited impact
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Laws that require increasingly older kids to sit in car safety seats appear to have limited impact, ...
Even perfectly clean hands can lead to MRSA transmission in NICU babies
Even if hospital workers practice perfect hand hygiene, MRSA can still spread among babies in the NICU, according to new ...
Is this the long-sought answer to the question of tropical biodiversity?
Credit: Steve Paton, STRI Visitors to the tropics are amazed by the huge variety of colorful, complex and sometimes ferocious ...
Scientists find mechanism behind precise spinal cord development
Credit: Anna Kicheva Scientists have uncovered how nerve cells in the spinal cord are organised in precise patterns during embryo ...
Exciting new material uses solar energy to remove man-made dye pollutants from water
Credit: Daniel Jones/Swansea University A novel composite material has been developed by scientists in the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) ...
