Researchers receive Patent for Humanity award
Malaria has killed more people than any disease caused by a single organism, including small pox and the plague. Symptoms...
New gene-editing technology partially restores vision in blind animals
Loading video... Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(November 16, 2016) Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing--the...
Looking for a city’s DNA? Try its ATMs
Automated teller machine keypads in New York City hold microbes from human skin, household surfaces, or traces of food, a...
LSU Health New Orleans reports innovations in defining sources of GI bleeding
New Orleans, LA - A team of physicians at LSU Health New Orleans has found that endoscopy combined with the...
New hydrogel can take organoids from dish to clinic
Credit: N. Gjorevski/EPFL EPFL scientists have developed a gel for growing miniaturized body organs that can be used in clinical...
Mutation that triggered multicellular life altered protein flexibility
Credit: Courtesy of Kenneth Prehoda EUGENE, Ore. -- Nov. 16, 2016 -- Just as a boat can be driven off...
TSRI researchers show how circadian ‘clock’ may influence cancer pathway
Credit: Madeline McCurry-Schmidt LA JOLLA, CA - November 16, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at The Scripps...
GW researchers receive $2.2 million grant to study HERV expression in cancer
WASHINGTON (Nov. 16, 2016) - George Washington University (GW) researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute...
Chronically ill women underusing online self-care resources, study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Barriers to internet use may be preventing chronically ill middle-aged and older women from being as healthy...
New Johnson & Johnson Chair honors Susan Lindquist, role model for women in science
(Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research) The Susan Lindquist Chair for Women in Science will advance the work of women who...
Teen stalking victims: Analysis of consequences reveals disturbing trends
Ann Arbor, MI, November 16, 2016 - Stalking is a widely recognized public health concern, yet little information is available...
Researching proinsulin misfolding to understand diabetes
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. - According to the World Health Organization, 422 million adults across...
Public health heroes to receive national recognition the week of Thanksgiving
ARLINGTON, Va.--November 15, 2016--On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Research!America and other health organizations urge Americans to recognize public health professionals...
How to stop human-made droughts and floods before they start
Montreal, November 16, 2016 -- Alberta's rivers are the main source of water for agriculture in Canada's Prairie provinces. But...
Moral values influence level of climate change action
ITHACA, N.Y. - Two moral values highly rated by liberals -- compassion and fairness -- influence willingness to make personal...
Ant bridges connect shy tropical tree crowns
Credit: Patrice78500 (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons Internet and phone connections are essential for effective communicators and for success...
New understanding of brain plasticity may lead to novel treatment approaches
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 16, 2016--A growing understanding of the highly "plastic," changeable nature...
Employment of more nurse assistants is associated with more deaths and lower quality care
Credit: Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) November 16, 2016 - Hospitals that employ more nurse assistants relative to the number of professionally...
Groundbreaking study: Self-injection of contraception is feasible, acceptable in Uganda
Seattle, November 16, 2016 --Self-injection of the contraceptive Sayana® Press is both feasible and highly acceptable among women participating in...
New quantitative technique shows microstructural brain alternations in autism spectrum disorder
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 16, 2016--A new study found significant changes in white matter...