When a common cold may trigger early supportive care
Credit: Children's National Health System Human rhinovirus (HRV), the culprit behind most colds, is the leading cause of hospitalization for...
TSRI and IAVI researchers harness antibody evolution on the path to an AIDS vaccine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research...
Wolves understand cause and effect better than dogs
Credit: Michelle Lampe/Wolf Science Center A good example of the connection between cause and effect, is that an object which...
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Imaging CoE Monash University (Australia) and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the...
E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study…
Credit: Image courtesy of Karteek Kadimisetty and the journal ACS Sensors. Copyright 2017 American Chemical Society. A study by chemists...
Researchers ‘solve’ key Zika virus protein structure
ANN ARBOR — Researchers have revealed the molecular structure of a protein produced by the Zika virus that is thought...
Study finds climate plays role in decline of one of Asia’s most critical water resources
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — Climate variability — rather than the presence of a major dam — is...
Serving teens with special diets: A tricky Thanksgiving recipe
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Planning a holiday meal can be hectic,...
Gelatin accelerates healing of the blood brain barrier in acute brain injury
Lucas S Kumosa and Jens Schouenborg Credits: Tove Smeds Researchers already know that gelatin-covered electrode implants cause less damage to...
Steps forward in the hunt for easily measurable biomarkers of autism
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, reporting data demonstrating the...
New gene-delivery therapy restores partial hearing, balance in deaf…
Credit: Harvard Medical School Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General...
Ottawa confirmed as the biodiversity hotspot for a subfamily of wasps in North America
Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana What usually comes to mind when speaking about biodiversity hotspots are tropical regions, pristine areas and...
New limits to functional portion of human genome reported
Credit: University of Houston An evolutionary biologist at the University of Houston has published new calculations that indicate no more...
Is ‘ovarian tissue freezing’ superior to egg freezing?
Credit: Fernanda Pacheco, MD, MBA and Kutluk Oktay, MD, PhD Los Angeles, CA (July 13, 2017) Many women are turning...
Pupil response to negative facial expressions predicts risk for…
Credit: Jonathan King/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – Pupil dilation in reaction to negative emotional faces predicts risk for depression relapse,...
OU study clarifies risky decision making during a heart attack
Credit: University of Oklahoma In a recent study to determine why some individuals who experience symptoms for acute coronary syndrome...
Announcing Laureates of the 2016 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
NEW YORK – June 21, 2016 – Three young scientists are being recognized for discovering novel ways to fight the...
Komodo dragons help researchers understand microbial health in captive…
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Humans and Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, could not be more different. In...
Studies help understand why some people are so sure they’re right
Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their beliefs, even when experts disagree and evidence contradicts them. New research from Case Western...
The only video you’ll ever need to watch about gluten (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2018 — Bakers on TV are always talking about whether their goodies...
