Sex drug ‘effective’ as heart failure treatment
A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction has been found by University of Manchester scientists to slow or even reverse...
Searching for lost WWII-era uranium cubes from Germany
University of Maryland researchers are piecing together what exactly happened to hundreds of cubes of uranium from a secretive and...
Suicide attempts by self-poisoning have more than doubled in teens, young adults
A new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found rates of suicide attempts by self-poisoning...
Quitting smoking is associated with reduced risk of bladder cancer in postmenopausal women
Bottom Line: A large study of postmenopausal women indicated that quitting cigarette smoking was associated with significantly reduced risk of...
Effort to improve rescue kits for diabetes gets $1.4 million boost with SBIR grant
Monon Bioventures and Purdue University awarded grant to improve diabetes treatment WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Diabetes is a disease of...
New urine tests for bladder cancer may improve patient outcomes; reduce procedures, costs
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2019) - Two new urine tests appear to accurately...
Diabetes drug could help smokers kick the habit
Credit: Photo by Rob Cahill/UTHealth Phillip Robinson has gone from 10 cigarettes a day to one or two every other...
Research funding agencies issue global guidelines on societal and economic impact
Statement of Principles will be issued in São Paulo during annual meeting of Global Research Council attended by representatives of...
Reef engineers
Marine scientists investigate the relationship between bumphead parrotfish and their coral reef habitat on a molecular level The next time...
Mayo Clinic, other experts call for urgent focus on brain disease that mimics Alzheimer’s
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In collaboration with the University of Kentucky, the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center, Rush University Medical...
Biologists warn of peril from biological invasions as White House cuts funding
As the Trump Administration prepares to cut in half the budget for the National Invasive Species Council, a group of...
Do you smell what I smell?
From genes to receptors to perception: Olfaction unraveledCredit: Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (April 30, 2019) - Several years ago the internet...
The global guide to beach garbage
The Beachcomber's Guide to Marine DebrisCredit: Springer Nature Strolling barefoot on the beach is one of life's great pleasures, but...
Pest-killing fungi could protect NYS grapes, apples from invasive insect
Credit: Eric H. Clifton, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University-led research reports that two local fungal pathogens could potentially...
Making glass more clear
New approach predicts glass' always-evolving behaviors at different temperaturesCredit: Wenjie Xia/NIST EVANSTON, Ill. -- Not everything about glass is clear....
Two NYU faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Russel Caflisch, director of NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and Gloria Coruzzi, a professor in NYU's Department of Biology,...
Under the sea: our changing oceans
Oceans in DeclineCredit: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Humans have had a tremendous impact on essentially every ecosystem there is, especially...
Genetic testing has a data problem; New software can help
Credit: Purdue University/Aritra Bose In recent years, the market for direct-to-consumer genetic testing has exploded. The number of people who...
Can we cure cancer by finding out how two proteins interact?
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - In a paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Dr. Özdemir has studied two protein families...
Cryptographic breakthrough helps spies to shake hands
Matchmaking encryption can provide intelligence agencies and media organizations completely secure and private communications When spies meet, they use secret...
