PSU receives Grand Challenges Explorations grant
Credit: Portland State University Portland State University announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded...
Light therapy could save bees from deadly pesticides
Loading video... Credit: UCL Treating bees with light therapy can counteract the harmful effects of neonicotinoid pesticides and improve survival...
New model reveals adaptations of world’s most abundant ocean microbe
Credit: Tara Clemente, University of Hawaii SOEST Researchers from David Karl's laboratory at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM)...
Bacteria discovery offers possible new means of controlling crop pest
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A bacterium common in insects has been discovered in a plant-parasitic roundworm, opening up the possibility of...
New drug beats standard therapy in advanced kidney cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- An experimental kidney cancer drug outperformed the standard first-line therapy for patients with metastatic...
Novel mapping technique targets gene therapy to hibernating heart muscle
, the Official Journal of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy,...
Consuming violent media linked to 13x surge in violent dreams
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The violent and sexual media you consume during the day may infiltrate your dreams at night, new...
Flu vaccine’s effectiveness can be improved, new findings suggest
A team of engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin is reporting new findings on how the...
Once inside a tumor, our immune cells become traitors
New research has found a subset of our immune cells (called regulatory T cells) that are highly abundant in the...
Experts issue urgent call to action for surgeons on antibiotic overuse
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 15, 2016-Overuse and misuse of antimicrobial agents is an urgent...
SAGE Publishing and Perusall partner to support digital pedagogy
SAGE Publishing announces a new agreement allowing access to a selection of SAGE textbooks through the award-winning eBook platform and...
Physicists at Mainz University construct prototype for new component of the ATLAS detector
One of the largest projects being undertaken at the CERN research center near Geneva - the ATLAS Experiment - is...
Are parents willing to have their children receive placebos?
Placebos are essential in any controlled clinical trial, providing a yardstick against which the test drug is measured. Placebos are...
Kindergarten vaccine rates vary widely in Metro Vancouver: UBC study
Children in some local health areas of Metro Vancouver have much lower vaccination rates than others, according to a recent...
Lewis honored by Sexual Medicine Society of North America
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 15, 2016) - The Sexual Medicine Society of North America has renamed its Lifetime...
Autism and human evolutionary success
Credit: University of York A subtle change occurred in our evolutionary history 100,000 years ago which allowed people who thought...
Depression during pregnancy is associated with abnormal brain structure in children
Depressive symptoms in women during and after pregnancy are associated with reduced thickness of the cortex--the outer layer of the...
Antibiotic restores cell communication in brain areas damaged by Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC has found a way to partially restore brain...
Comic Relief extends funding for entrepreneurial project in rural Kenya
The University of Plymouth is looking to expand its work supporting farmers and families in rural Kenya after receiving a...
Where can coral grow best? Florida Tech scientist researching optimal habitats
Credit: Florida Institute of Technology MELBOURNE, FLA. - Coral populations in the Florida Reef Tract have declined in the last...