Researchers use game theory to successfully identify bacterial antibiotic resistance
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes...
Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety
Lehigh University researchers' novel approach combining climatology, hydrology, structural engineering, and risk assessment could help communities fortify bridges against scour...
Mapping white clover heritage
Credit: Valerio Hoyos-Villegas Four-leaved clovers may or may not bring good luck. What's indisputable is that all white clovers, whether...
How bats relocate in response to tree loss
Credit: Brock Fenton Identifying how groups of animals select where to live is important for understanding social dynamics and for...
UA research shows drug can extend survival rates for heart failure patients
Credit: UA College of Medicine -- Phoenix PHOENIX - Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix...
Endangered black rhino expecting first calf
Credit: D. Turner, Michigan State University For the first time, there's a pregnant black rhino at the Potter Park Zoo...
Large study reveals PTSD has strong genetic component like other psychiatric disorders
Genetic data from 200,000 people reveals the heritability of post-traumatic stress disorder is similar to that of depression and other...
Rice bran may help curb malnutrition, diarrhea for infants
Results from a clinical trial in Nicaragua and MaliCredit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Malnutrition is prevalent on a global scale...
Pharmacists provide patient value in team-based care
The model has been shown to improve outcomes for patients whose chronic diseases make care complexCredit: UNTHSC With inhaler in...
Meet the ‘mold pigs,’ a new group of invertebrates from 30 million years ago
Credit: Provided by George Poinar Jr. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Fossils preserved in Dominican amber reveal a new family, genus and...
Lymphoma stage at diagnosis may predict when and where new cancer forms
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center With improved treatments, especially the use of anti-cancer immunotherapies, more than two-thirds of all...
CDC designates UMass Amherst a flu forecasting Center of Excellence
Biostatistician awarded grant to develop innovative, collaborative modelsCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician will receive up to...
Psychedelic drug to be tested for treatment-resistant depression in Houston
Credit: Photo by UTHealth Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug believed to help rewire the brain, is now being studied to relieve...
McLean Hospital received federal funding to help tackle national opioid crisis
NIH funds nearly $1 billion in opioid-related research through NIH HEAL InitiativeCredit: McLean Hospital As part of its efforts to...
The deeper these octopuses live, the wartier their skin
Credit: Ocean Networks Canada/ CSSF-ROPOS Deep beneath the ocean's surface, surprisingly cute warty pink octopuses creep along the seafloor. But...
HHS awards major funding award to WFIRM
Lung-on-a-chip technology used to study toxic agents, develop treatmentsCredit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, NC, - Oct. 8, 2019 - The Wake Forest...
Researchers to study medical cannabis and chronic pain
The $3.5M NIH project will see if cannabis substitutes for traditional pain medsCredit: UGA A team of researchers at the...
How can ultrasonic brain stimulation cure brain diseases?
The mechanism of neuromodulation by ultrasound is elucidated at the molecular level in astrocytesCredit: IBS Just like the rays of...
Pressure runs high at edge of solar system
Credit: NASA/IBEX/Adler Planetarium Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic...
New large-sized insect species discovered in tropical forest
Credit: Photo: Tapani Hopkins Scientists at the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku in Finland have studied the diversity...
