Previously unknown ‘supercolony’ of Adélie penguins discovered in Antarctica
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) In a paper released on March 2nd in the journal Scientific Reports, the scientists announced the...
Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend against rubber
Credit: University of East Anglia Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend against rubber plantations Efforts...
Researchers find transferable antibiotic resistance gene in pathogen of developing nations
Washington, DC - March 2, 2018 - A team of investigators has found that the mcr-1 drug resistance gene, which...
Study in six countries identifies groups that are vulnerable to severe mental illness
Young males, ethnic minorities and people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to experience first-episode psychosis, defined as...
Children with marginally low birth weight needs treatment
Credit: Anders Friberg Children with a birth weight under 2.5 kilos stand at risk of becoming underweight and can experience...
New research showed better survival outcomes in one type of heart failure
Singapore - A joint 7-year cohort study of 2039 patients in both Singapore's restructured hospitals and New Zealand's hospitals, revealed...
Two species of ravens nevermore? New research finds evidence of ‘speciation reversal’
Credit: Bjørn Aksel Bjerke/University of Oslo For over a century, speciation -- where one species splits into two -- has...
Here’s how viruses inactivate the immune system, causing cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It's no new news that viruses cause cancer. For example, human papillomavirus (HPV) causes...
Geology in the Natural State
Boulder, Colo., USA: On 11-13 March, geoscientists from the south-central U.S. and beyond will convene in Little Rock, Arkansas, to...
Discovery shows wine grapes gasping for breath
Credit: University of Adelaide University of Adelaide researchers have discovered how grapes "breathe", and that shortage of oxygen leads to...
Fred Hutch announces 2018 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award recipients
SEATTLE -- March 1, 2018 -- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has announced the 2018 recipients of the annual Harold...
UTMB researchers find how Ebola disables the immune system
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas – A new study at The University of Texas...
Genome technology boosts malaria control efforts
While most malaria research has focused on the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is common in Africa, another parasite, Plasmodium vivax...
Antibody-coated drug-eluting stents for coronary heart disease: No hint of benefit
In patients with coronary heart disease requiring a stent implantation, the benefit of treatment with antibody-coated drug-eluting stents (ABC-DES) versus...
Is cupping therapy effective among athletes?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 13, 2018–Swimmer Michael Phelps's continued dominance at the 2016 Rio...
Understanding a fly’s body temperature may help people sleep better
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Confocal Imaging Core CINCINNATI – In findings that one day may help people sleep better, scientists have...
The impact of Hurricane Harvey on pregnant moms
Credit: University of Houston Johanna Bick, assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of Houston, is launching a study...
Suffering warthogs seek out nit-picking mongooses for relief
Credit: A. Plumptre Warthogs living in Uganda have learned to rid themselves of annoying ticks by seeking out the grooming...
TSRI scientists find simple copper complex shuts down botulinum neurotoxin poisoning
Credit: Image courtesy CDC LA JOLLA, CA – May 24, 2017 – Botulinum neurotoxin is probably best known to Americans...
Standard blood pressure target is sufficient for treating some strokes
An international stroke study found that standard and intensive blood pressure treatments were equally effective in the emergency treatment of...
