Pitt cancer researchers honored with 2017 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
Credit: The Paul Ehrlich Foundation PITTSBURGH — One of the most prestigious awards in the field of medicine will be...
Hardy corals make their moves to build new reefs from scratch
Credit: Sebastian Hennige Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a...
New boarding procedures, smaller cabin size may limit infection on…
Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but...
Mapping how words leap from brain to tongue
When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is...
More natural history training needed, survey shows
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A survey of early-career scientists and environmental-science professionals found that only 11 percent felt their academic training...
Historic cultural records inform scientific perspectives on woodland uses
Credit: Dr Suzi Richer Scientists at the University of York and University College Cork have investigated how cultural records dating...
Vaccination increases family wealth, girls’ education
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University-led research team found households in rural Africa that vaccinate...
Uncovering the hidden roles management partners play in ACOs
Credit: Dartmouth Institute Despite an uncertain political climate and mixed results when it comes to achieving cost savings, the number...
Are you ready to explore baby’s genome?
Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga CHAPEL HILL, NC – When you have a baby, a nurse or a phlebotomist performs a heel...
Ocean acidification affects predator-prey response
Credit: Gabriel Ng, UC Davis Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators,...
New study shows HIV-infected women not using statins as recommended
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 6, 2017–A new study has shown that HIV-infected women do...
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Credit: Victor Leshyk Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of...
Arsenic accumulates in the nuclei of plants’ cells
Credit: Credit: Mishra et al., adapted from Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw238; Use under CC-BY-3.0… Toxic arsenic initially accumulates...
The chemistry of olive oil (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 20, 2017 — Whether you sop it up with bread or use it...
Discovering, counting, cataloguing proteins
Credit: Artwork: Christian D. Peikert Mitochondria, best known for their role as powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, fulfill numerous vital functions....
Earth’s oldest trees in climate-induced race up the tree line
Credit: Brian Smithers/UC Davis Bristlecone pine and limber pine trees in the Great Basin region are like two very gnarled,...
New research grant awarded to help cut heart disease in South Asia
A new international collaboration has received a £2 million award to fund research into combatting the rising numbers of deaths...
Mice will help reveal the roles of human brown fat
Credit: Miao-Hsueh Chen, Baylor College of Medicine When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to...
‘The blob’ of abnormal conditions boosted Western US ozone…
Credit: Dan Jaffe/University of Washington Bothell An unusually warm patch of seawater off the West Coast in late 2014 and...
Scientists find way to convert bad body fat into good fat
Credit: Irfan J. Lodhi There's good fat and bad fat in our bodies. The good fat helps burn calories, while...
