Early BPA exposure may influence cardiac function, according to new study in neonatal rats
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - (May 14, 2018) - More than 8 million pounds of bisphenol A (BPA)...
Hungry, hungry hippos
The average hippo weighs more than 3,000 pounds and consumes about 100 pounds of vegetation daily. This naturally results in...
Altered body odor indicates malaria even if microscope doesn’t
Credit: Jim Gathany / CDC Typhoid Mary may have infected a hundred or more people, but asymptomatic carriers of malaria...
Deadly cancers show early, detectable differences from benign tumors
DURHAM, N.C. - Do metastatic cancer tumors "break bad" or are they "born bad"? This question is an essential mystery...
Simple equation directs creation of clean-energy catalysts
New guidelines laid down by Nebraska and Chinese researchers could steer the design of less costly, more efficient catalysts geared...
Researcher studies importance of synchrony in ecological systems such as food webs
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- A recent $426,609, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation will enable a new...
Scientists find missing factor in gene activation
Credit: Kadonaga Lab, UC San Diego Until human genes are activated, they are blocked by structures known as nucleosomes, components...
A new drug shows preclinical efficacy in Rett syndrome
Credit: IDIBELL A new article published in the Cell Reports describes how a new drug is able to reduce the...
Study shows how bacteria guide electron flow for efficient energy generation
Credit: Robert Gennis CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Biochemists at the University of Illinois have isolated a protein supercomplex from a bacterial...
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in long-term survivors of childhood cancer
Bottom Line: A new study assesses chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in 121 long-term survivors of childhood cancer to detail clinical, functional,...
UTA researcher patents ‘roach motel’ for cancer
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts and...
Study reveals that many oncologists recommend medical marijuana clinically despite not feeling sufficiently knowledgeable to do so
While a wide majority of oncologists do not feel informed enough about medical marijuana's utility to make clinical recommendations, most...
New cancer immunotherapy drugs rapidly reach patients after approval
New Haven, Conn.-- The majority of patients eligible for cancer immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors received treatment within a...
OSU researchers question conservation community’s acceptance of trophy hunting
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University are challenging the premise that trophy hunting is an acceptable and effective...
Mapping movements of ocean creatures great and small
A whale and a turtle differ in size, shape and lifestyle but their patterns of movement are surprisingly similar, reveals...
Mini tractor beams help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures
Credit: Imperial College London Researchers have used lasers to connect, arrange and merge artificial cells, paving the way for networks...
New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions
New research reveals the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a "new phase of...
New research says location of protected areas vital to wildlife survival
Credit: Evan Richardson Location, location, location is not just a buzzword for homebuyers. A new study, by 17 conservation scientists...
Researchers may be underestimating roadkill numbers
A new study in the Journal of Urban Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that the number of wild...
What financial markets, cancer cells, and global warming have in common
A team of biophysicists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) presents a mathematically concise method for comparing different pricing models in their...
