Managing multiple health conditions
In the United States, four out of five older adults have multiple chronic health conditions. Many of these people rely...
Mutations, drugs drive cancer by blurring growth signals
Genetic mutations in a form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may drive tumor formation by blurring cells' perception of...
Growth in first 3 years of life affects respiratory health in children
Credit: Photo by Charlein Gracia Children's growth in the first three years of life affects the development of their lungs...
New guideline aids in diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Sept. 5, 2018--A new international guideline has been developed to help physicians diagnosis idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a rare and...
Stroke doubles dementia risk, concludes large-scale study
People who have had a stroke are around twice as likely to develop dementia, according to the largest study of...
NSF awards $10 million for development, dissemination of genomic tools in diverse species
Credit: Shana Pau, University of Georgia Genetics Department (Image is from the Anolis research colony at the University of Georgia)...
In test with rats, cannabidiol showed sustained effects against depression for 7 days
Commercial antidepressants typically take two to four weeks to have a significant effect on a depressed patient. They are also...
Drug-resistance of gonorrhea in the EU: persistent but stable
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control/ECDC Neisseria gonorrhoea continues to show high levels of resistance to azithromycin across...
WSU scientists clone virus to help stop overwhelming grape disease
Credit: WSU PROSSER, Wash. - A new discovery by Washington State University scientists could help grape growers roll back a...
Rutgers scientists identify protein that may have existed when life began
Credit: Vikas Nanda/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How did life arise on Earth? Rutgers researchers have found among the first and perhaps...
Faster than we thought: sulfurization of organic material
About 94 million years ago, something happened that led to an unusually high amount of organic material being preserved in...
Mechanism of Marburg virus sexual transmission identified in nonhuman primates
Credit: William Discher, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Research published today by a team of Army scientists...
Children’s bone cancers could remain hidden for years before diagnosis
Scientists have discovered that some childhood bone cancers start growing years before they are currently diagnosed. Researchers at the Wellcome...
UMD’s Juntti awarded grant to design tools linking gene changes to traits in cichlid fish
Credit: John T. Consoli Scott Juntti, the William J. Higgins Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Maryland, received...
Mapping trees can help count endangered lemurs
Credit: Photo by David Haring, Duke Lemur Center DURHAM, N.C. -- The vast majority of lemur species are on the...
A FEW good collaborators
Credit: Benjamin Wang '20, Lehigh University Suppose you're a farmer cultivating crops in a major river basin. You rely on...
Predicting how splicing errors impact disease risk
Credit: CSHL Dept of Public Affairs Cold Spring Harbor, NY - No one knows how many times in a day,...
Drug-resistance of gonorrhoea in the EU: persistent but stable
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control/ECDC Neisseria gonorrhoea continues to show high levels of resistance to azithromycin across...
Aspen is making a comeback in and around Yellowstone National Park, because of predators
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park is tied to the recovery of aspen in areas...
Adapt, move or die: how biodiversity reacted to past climate change
Credit: Egle Kudirkiene A new paper reviews current knowledge on climate change and biodiversity. In the past, plants and animals...
