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Credit: KAUST 2018 March 12, 2018 - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia: The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and...

Deep impact: Deep-sea wildlife more vulnerable to extinction than first thought

We have only known about the existence of the unusual yeti crabs (Kiwaidae) - a family of crab-like animals whose...

Rate of hip replacement revision surgery declines in all age groups — except middle age

March 22, 2018 - As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip...

Study finds direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to herbicide ingredient

INDIANAPOLIS -- The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of...

IU-invented microscope could make surgeries more effective, disease diagnoses timelier

Credit: Dr. Hany Osman INDIANAPOLIS -- In the not-so-distant future, surgeons could ensure the complete removal of malignant tumors, and...

Study supports biomarker assay for emergency department diagnosis of acute heart failure

A multi-institutional study supports the value of a biomarker to accurately diagnose or rule out acute heart failure in patients...

Waterbirds affected by low water, high salt levels in lakes

MISSOULA - A recent study from researchers at the University of Montana, National Audubon Society, Oregon State University and East...

Men should be included in trials to find better treatments for breast cancer

Barcelona, Spain: Professor Robert Mansel, Chair of the 11th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-11) and Emeritus Professor of Surgery at...

The bassoon causing new brain disorder

March 23, 2018

Credit: Yabe I. et al., Scientific Reports, Jan. 16, 2018 Newly discovered gene mutations may help explain the cause of...

Microorganisms can escape from a dead end by swimming

Credit: Takuji Ishikawa Although microorganisms are too tiny to be seen by the naked eye, they are distributed all over...

New valve technology promises cheaper, greener engines

Credit: University of Waterloo Technology developed at the University of Waterloo reliably and affordably increases the efficiency of internal combustion...

Fixing soybean’s need for nitrogen

Credit: Luiz G. Moretti. Soybean is rich in protein, which is great for the humans and animals eating it. But...

Hunting squid slowed by rising carbon levels

James Cook University (JCU) scientists in Australia have found high carbon dioxide levels cause squid to bungle attacks on their...

Lymph node surgery could be avoided for some women with aggressive types of breast cancer

Barcelona, Spain: Sentinel lymph node biopsies, where lymph nodes are surgically removed to check for signs of breast cancer spread,...

‘Wiggling and jiggling’: Study explains how organisms evolve to live at different temperatures

Credit: Dr Marc van der Kamp and Michael Connolly The brilliant physicist Richard Feynman famously said that, in principle, biology...

Two genes likely play key role in extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Credit: UCLA Health Most women experience some morning sickness during pregnancy, but about 2 percent of pregnant women experience a...

The curse of zombie fossils

Credit: Herschel Hoffmeyer New research has revealed how the history of life can be distorted by the ways animals decompose...

New Jersey Health Foundation funds stroke study by Kessler Foundation & Stevens Institute

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - March 20, 2018 - Karen Nolan, PhD, senior research scientist in Human Performance...

Evidence for a giant flood in the central Mediterranean Sea

Marine scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the largest floods in Earth's history in the central Mediterranean seafloor. The...

A potential drug target against a large family of parasites is identified