The hidden hazards of antibiotic resistance genes in air
People are often notified about poor air quality by weather apps, and this happens frequently in urban areas, where levels...
Easy-Bake fossils
It takes a long time to make a fossil. The fossilized dinosaur bones you see in museums spent tens of...
Among golden-crowned sparrows, a false crown only fools strangers
Credit: Bruce Lyon Scientists studying winter flocks of golden-crowned sparrows at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum have discovered surprisingly complex...
Fish body shape holds key to make fishery management cheaper, easier
Credit: International League of Conservation Photographers/Claudio Contreras-Koob A simple body-shape analysis can reveal what part of the ocean a fish...
New target is an apparent triple threat to pneumonia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 25, 2018) - Severe pneumonia causes a buildup of fluid...
First center for female reproductive longevity and equality created at the Buck Institute
The Buck Institute announced today that it is establishing the world's first Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality. A...
Treatments for cancer and sickle cell disease deplete germ cells in young boys
Credit: Dr. Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Scientists have discovered that some treatments for cancer and...
Women and older people under-represented in drug trials for heart disease
MONTREAL, JULY 25, 2018 - Trying to determine how best to treat a patient, doctors often look to randomized clinical...
Multi-disease health fairs, ‘test and treat’ help E. African communities achieve HIV goals
Credit: NIAID People living with HIV in rural East African communities that hosted annual community health campaigns initiated antiretroviral therapy...
Fauci: HIV remission free of antiretroviral therapy is a feasible goal
Credit: NIAID Long-lasting control of HIV infection without antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a feasible goal that deserves vigorous pursuit, Anthony...
New enzyme discovery may help improve drugs against cancer, diabetes and obesity
A new study reveals that several drugs for treating haematological cancers are less effective than expected in inhibiting a special...
How to design better clinical trials to address ‘critically low’ dementia research shortfall
New research gives insights into how the design of clinical trials can improve to address the "critically low" research pipeline...
Study: Intensive blood pressure control reduces risk of mild cognitive impairment
CHICAGO, July 25, 2018 - Significant reductions in the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI)*, and the combination of MCI...
First-time observation of genetic/physiological damage caused by nanoplastics in mussels
Credit: Mariana Teles Plastic pollution is a worldwide environmental problem which worsens when this material degrades into smaller-sized particles such...
Brain activity cautions against buying stocks
(University of Bonn) Despite long-term profit expectations, many Germans shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of...
Switching sides: The betrayal of an anti-cancer gene
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science It doesn't often happen that army generals switch sides in the middle of a war,...
Combined approach offers hope to lung cancer patients who become resistant to drugs
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science New-generation lung cancer drugs have been effective in a large number of patients, but within...
Chemicals that keep drinking water flowing may also cause fouling
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Many city drinking water systems add softening agents to keep plumbing...
Traffic jams in the brain
'Traffic jams' can also occur in the brain and they can be damaging. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have been...
Curbs on legal highs cut need for hospital care, study suggests
Fewer people sought hospital treatment for the toxic effects of so-called legal highs following temporary restrictions, a study based at...
