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Credit: NIAID National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid--a waxy, fatty acid--used by a disease-causing bacterium...

Research suggests new vaccine candidates for malaria

Washington, DC - July 6, 2018 - Researchers have shown that higher levels of Plasmodium falciparum antibodies are protective against...

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center part of longstanding partnership

AURORA, Colo. (June 26, 2018) - The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and UCHealth announced the naming of the...

Biomarker discovered for pathogen that can blind or kill healthy young people

Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Imagine a pathogen that infects completely healthy people and...

Progress in addressing a severe skin disease that affects dogs and humans

Think of the skin as a kind of raincoat for the inner organs. With its densely packed layers of cells...

Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds

The arrival of Europeans to the Americas, beginning in the 15th century, all but wiped out the dogs that had...

‘Molecular movie’ captures chemical reaction on atomic scale

Credit: Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Laser lights. Electron camera. Reaction. A team of physicists from the University...

New study pinpoints ways to improve quality of food & nutrition research

WASHINGTON DC (July 5, 2018) - In a study1 published today in PLOS ONE, experts analyzed reams of past food...

Described 28 years post-collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation

Credit: Alice R. Tangerini Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only...

Researchers link coastal nuisance flooding to special type of slow-moving ocean wave

Credit: UCF: Karen Norum A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to...

Rising seas put salinity stress on Hawaiian coastal plants

With the increased likelihood of extreme weather events and sea-level rise associated with climate change, flooding poses a major risk...

Low-cost needle simulator aims to revolutionize medical training

Credit: Erin Cassidy Hendrick Administering needle-based procedures in anesthesiology, such as epidurals, is a complex and delicate procedure and the...

Machine learning to assist in building muscle

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, July 5th, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the...

Stopping a tiny — and deadly — fly in its tracks

Credit: Tyler Richardson/BYU Photo Sixty million people in sub-Saharan Africa live at risk of African sleeping sickness, a disease caused...

Ancient dog cancer still around today after 10,000 years

Dogs have been man's best friend for more than 10,000 years, but a new study shows it has been a...

Study finds new brain pathway for escaping predators

Credit: The University of Queensland How the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators has been determined by researchers at...

New target in certain leukemias discovered, could be treated with existing drug

CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have discovered a target...

Spiders go ballooning on electric fields

Credit: Michael Hutchinson The aerodynamic capabilities of spiders have intrigued scientists for hundreds of years. Charles Darwin himself mused over...

Exposure of hummingbirds and bumble bees to pesticides

New research reveals that hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are...

Study examines salmon poisoning disease in grizzly bears