For spinal fusion surgery patients, taking opioids before surgery is major risk factor for long-term opioid use
July 26, 2018 - Patients taking opioids for at least three months before spinal fusion surgery in the lower spine...
Molecules from breast milk and seaweed suggest strategies for controlling norovirus
Norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis worldwide; it causes tens hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and...
New system can identify drugs to target ‘undruggable’ enzymes critical in many diseases
Credit: Krzyzosiak et al./ Cell A new drug discovery system allows scientists to specifically target members of an important family...
Researchers develop a new method to detect nucleation
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 26, 2018 -- As a solution evaporates, the dissolved chemicals concentrate until they begin forming a crystal...
A calmer horse is just a sniff away
TUCSON, Ariz. -- How many ways can you think of to stress out a horse? Trailering, bathing, clipping, vet visits,...
Genetic variation may increase risk of liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new study has shown that genetic variation may increase the risk of...
Amphibians face many challenges in Brazilian rain forest
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Deforestation remains the biggest threat to animals that call the rain forest...
Turbo-charging chemotherapy for lung cancer
Credit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research A naturally occurring hormone could help make chemotherapy much more effective for many Australians...
Zika viruses show potential as treatment for high-risk childhood cancer
Credit: Nemours Children's Health System Zika virus, long feared for its severe effects on pregnant mothers and unborn babies, may...
Smokers hazy on actual benefits of lung cancer screenings
Credit: VA photo by Jeff Bowen, for illustrative purposes only Regular cancer screenings can lower the chance of death from...
Team shatters theoretical limit on bio-hydrogen production
Credit: Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln In 1977, researcher Rudolf Thauer proposed a theoretical ceiling on the amount of hydrogen...
Feds back Rice U. study of nanoscale electrocatalysis
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 25, 2018) - The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences...
Unisexual salamander evolution: A long, strange trip
Credit: Kevin Fitzsimons, The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - The reproductive history of the unisexual, ladies-only salamander species is...
Bacterial communities use sophisticated strategy to communicate over long distances
Credit: Suel Lab, UC San Diego It's the way we end up with a fresh cup of coffee from a...
A century-old model for life’s origin gets significant substantiation
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science In 1924, Russian biochemist Alexander Oparin claimed that life on Earth developed through gradual chemical...
Homing pigeons use local natural odors to find their way
Homing pigeons use familiar smells to navigate their way across hundreds of kilometers of unfamiliar territory. Researchers have now confirmed...
University researchers discover new species of venomous snake
Credit: Dr. Freek Vonk Researchers at Swansea University's College of Science are part of an international team that has discovered...
Manure slipping through (soil) cracks
Credit: Genevieve Ali Add just enough fertilizer, and crops thrive. Add too much, and you may end up with contaminated...
This cat-borne parasite might just make you more entrepreneurial
Infection from the globally prevalent parasite Toxoplasma gondii may increase a person's likelihood of pursuing entrepreneurial and business-related activities, new...
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces grant to New York Genome Center
NEW YORK, NY -- This week, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced a $1M grant to the New York...
