Giant flying squirrel fossil from a Barcelona landfill clarifies the squirrel family tree
Credit: Oscar Sanisidro LAWRENCE -- In 2002, a team of scientists unearthed mysterious fossil remains in a landfill in Catalonia,...
Air pollution leads to millions of ER visits for asthma attacks worldwide
Credit: Susan C. Anenberg/GW Milken Institute School of Public Health WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 24, 2018)-- Nine to 33 million visits...
Breeding beans that resist weevils
Credit: Martin Cooper Beans are awesome. They are packed with nutrients and are high in protein. They can grow in...
New study uncovers the interaction of calcium channels
Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) A research team led by DGIST Professor Byung-Chang Suh at the...
Normal function of ALS and dementia linked gene determined for the first time
The normal function of a gene associated with the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has...
Air pollution and noise increase risk for heart attacks
Credit: Jana Sönksen / Swiss TPH Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated....
Mathematicians propose new hunting model to save rhinos and whales from extinction
Mathematicians have created a new model - of a variety commonly found in the world of finance - to show...
Brain-eating amoebae halted by silver nanoparticles
Halloween is just around the corner, and some people will celebrate by watching scary movies about brain-eating zombies. But even...
Largest census of cancer genes to help understand drug targets
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have created the first comprehensive summary of all genes known to be involved in...
How people power can track alien species — Study
Credit: Please credit Nick Greatorex Davies New research published in the Nature journal Scientific Data shows how the public can...
2018 NCRI Cancer Conference
2018 NCRI Cancer Conference - the UK's largest cancer conference is only a few weeks away. It will take place...
TGen distinguished professor to receive award for advances in treating pancreatic cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Oct. 22, 2018 -- Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff, Distinguished Professor and Physician-In-Chief of the Translational Genomics...
Researchers design ‘smart’ surfaces to repel everything but targeted beneficial exceptions
Credit: Kevin Patrick Robbins, McMaster University HAMILTON, Oct. 24, 2018 - Researchers at McMaster University have solved a vexing problem...
Data does the heavy lifting: Encouraging new public health approaches to promote the health benefits of muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE)
Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, October 24, 2018 - According to a new study in the American...
HPTN 075 study demonstrates high rate of HIV infection among African MSM and TGW
Credit: HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) DURHAM, NC - Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) today presented results...
Insulin discovery a game-changer for improving diabetes treatments
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research An international collaboration co-led by researchers at the Walter and Eliza...
Helping blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow...
Study reveals how the brain overcomes its own limitations
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain...
Mucus, cough and chronic lung disease: New discoveries
Credit: Johan Wingborg As a cold ends, a severe mucus cough starts. Sound familiar? Two studies now give explanations: First,...
Researchers make mice lose weight by imitating effects from cold and nicotine
Inspired by some of the effects from winter swimming and smoking, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have...
