Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--Salk Institute scientists have solved the atomic structure of a key piece of machinery that allows ...

There are an estimated 5,000 - 7,000 rare genetic diseases, each of which can vary dramatically and be caused by ...

In 2017, NOAA Fisheries will award up to $100 million to restoration partners to implement projects addressing habitats and coastlines ...

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Credit: John Ulan for the University of Alberta With a storied history that includes more than a half-century of research, ...

A new study suggests patients who recover slowly from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgery may still benefit from delayed chemotherapy ...

New Haven, Conn.-- A new Yale study suggests that patients with a common form of lung cancer may still benefit ...

Credit: Benny Goller Have you ever imagined what the world must look like to hummingbirds as they zoom about at ...

Credit: Leah Stagljar In 2011, Igor Stagljar, a professor in the University of Toronto's Donnelly Centre, came across a study ...

Scientists have revealed how cancer cells are able to break free of the physical restraints imposed by their surroundings in ...

Credit: Kelly Higgins for Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke -- even before conception -- appears ...

Credit: Nature Nanotechnology, 2016, Abdul M. Mohammed, et alia In a microscopic feat that resembled a high-wire circus act, Johns ...

Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 5, 2017--To understand the molecular mechanisms involved in the interaction ...

BROOKLYN, New York - The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected a research consortium led by the New York University ...

WASHINGTON - Recent scientific and technological advances have the potential to improve assessment of public health risks posed by chemicals, ...

ATLANTA -January 5, 2017- A steady decline over more than two decades has resulted in a 25% drop in the ...

WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2017) -- A large international survey on sun exposure behaviors and skin cancer detection found there are ...

Credit: Photo courtesy of VIMS. Earth's oceans have soaked up about a third of the carbon dioxide added to the ...

Credit: J. Ruvalcaba, STRI Thirty years ago a mysterious disease wiped out long-spined black sea urchins across the Caribbean, leading ...

Credit: Peter and Michelle Wong The exhaustive international trade of wildlife has pushed many species to the brink of extinction. ...